The Illustrated Laptop From Hell - Part IX

The Ukraine Cover-up

A dramatization of real events. Click here for Part I. Paid subscribers here get full access to The Illustrated Spygate Scandal and The Illustrated Laptop From Hell!

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September 30, 2019 - Washington, D.C.

By the end of September, all the pieces were in position for President Trump’s impeachment.

Inspector General Atkinson released a statement on September 30 defending his handling of the whistleblower complaint. In it, he claimed—unbelievably—that no rules had been changed regarding firsthand versus secondhand information.

Which was bullshit.

Meanwhile, the political battle lines were hardening. Democrats had the whistleblower complaint, the transcript, the testimony from concerned diplomats, and a clear narrative: Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival.

Republicans had Zelensky’s denial of pressure, questions about the whistleblower’s credibility and connections, concerns about the form change, and the fact that investigating actual Biden corruption was legitimate.

The media had chosen sides. The news coverage was relentlessly anti-Trump. The major newspapers treated the impeachment as justified. The social media platforms were already beginning to suppress information that contradicted the narrative.

And Hunter Biden’s laptop—with its emails documenting the very corruption Trump had asked about—sat in Robert Costello’s office, unknown to the public, while the impeachment machinery ground forward.

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October 3, 2019 - The South Lawn

Standing on the South Lawn with reporters shouting questions, President Trump did something that shocked even his own advisors. Asked about the Ukraine controversy and Joe Biden, he looked directly into the cameras and said clearly: “China should start an investigation into the Bidens.”