Melissa Quinn, of CBS
News, is reporting that the Pentagon official responsible for
certifying that Ukraine had complied with federal guidelines, is
being removed from his post. (1) According to Quinn, Defense
Secretary Mark Esper, acting on instructions from the White House,
has requested the resignation of John Rood because, according to a
reporter from Bloomberg News the White House had lost confidence in
Rood's ability to carry out the president's *(I) agenda.
Translated it means that
Rood, who signed off on Ukraine's campaign to fight corruption, had
been the one who sanctioned the sending of assistance that our Caesar
Disgustus wanted to withhold. By demonstrating that the government in
Kiev had complied with Congressional requirements the withholding of
such aid would be a violation of the 1974 law prohibiting the
president*(I) from sequestering duly appropriated funds and
unilaterally deciding how much would be spent and for what purposes.
This was a law, passed in the wake of Watergate, that re-asserted the
constitutional prerogative of Congress to control the federal purse;
a function, which if infringed, would neuter the the power of the
legislative branch of government.
Rood had determined that
Ukraine had complied with all the requirements laid out by Congress
in order to receive the 391 million dollars in assistance and that,
therefore, the funds must be dispersed. This caused much
consternation as memo's circulated at the highest levels, including
among the agency heads and the various inspector general's that
withholding these funds violated the law. Accordingly, the action to
withhold, until September of last year as the action by our Caesar
was about to become public, became the basis of the impeachment
probe; a point lost in the ensuing prosecution. Yes, our Caesar
Disgustus had violated law, had failed to faithfully execute the law,
and had violated his oath of office by failure to do so. Case
closed.
But the Senate refused to
fulfill it's responsibility and remove the swine, instead granting
him carte Blanche to run riot. And this is precisely what he
has done in the week since his 'vindication.'. Vindication has
brought vindictiveness'; not repentance, nor remorse. In the week
since the Senate turned its back on justice he has removed Col.
Vindman for his testimony giving lie to the 'perfect' call with
President Zelensky, as well as Vindman's brother from his White House
post. He has removed ambassador Sondland for his role in describing
how 'everyone was in the loop', demonstrating not only that a million
dollar contribution to this White House will get you and
ambassadorship, but that it won't be enough to protect you if truth
be told. Disgustus is hell-bent on scrubbing the White House of
anyone who dares speak truth to power.
And, as to demonstrate how
he can act capriciously and arbitrarily, Disgustus yesterday commuted
the sentences of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, pardoned
junk-bond king Michael Milken and several others. The common
denominator seems to be clemency for those prosecuted by James
Comey's team at the F.B.I., and convicted of white collar crimes.
All this was done in the dead of night, without the customary review
procedure. Capricious and arbitrary, doing it not because it is
right and just, but because he can.
Moscow Mitch and his
cohorts have not chastened the adolescent in the White House. They
have simply taught him what he can do. And so, Disgustus, ever the
vandal, continues to deface everything within reach.
Impeach and Imprison
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