Circling back to the original post, just published yesterday from the Washington Post, opens with a summary of the Ukraine negotiations in Miami

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Good explainer from Lawfare on Hill's congressional testimony from Nov. 2019:

She confirmed that Bolton had told her that he wanted "not part of whatever drug deal Sondland and Mulvaney are cooking..."

Orig. published 11/11/19
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/summ...

So, is history repeating itself? Will the Shenanigans in Miami lead to a 3rd Trump impeachment?

Time will tell, I guess!

At that time, Hill's testimony included information to Congress that Trump's corruption of Ukraine freaked out John Bolton so much, he had to inform what he had heard:

The previous YT video is oddly named, useful for roughly a minute.

Here's a better share, from Late Show with Stephen Colbert YT:

Colbert made a simple jingle to help everyday people understand the gist of the reason for impeachment. "Perfect phone call, just do (Ukraine) do us a favor." @ 5:00

Probably the best way to remember those times is through late-night comedy:

Fiona Hill, very serious, very professional, and not at all amused:

4th search result for "Patel," in Hill's testimony to Congress.

This was an important piece of her testimony; she gave a first-hand account of 1st Trump administration shaking down Ukraine, to manipulate foreign policy towards its own ends.

You can read Hill's transcript of her testimony to Congress (impeachment hearing) from November 2019, here:

Found the transcript for Hill's testimony and I did a keyword search for Patel, this was the first result:

And that was a good refresher. I did forget all about that connection!

Here's a reminder of Hill's testimony to Congress from Nov. 2019:

2nd clip:

From article:

My latest book talk is now available on the Linda Hall Library YouTube site:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=81KT...

Stunning! Beautiful voice, and I love how easy she makes plucking look!

I am also a big fan of Martha Redbone. If people have not heard of her, her "Tiny Desk" concert is a good intro. I love her album, "Skintalk."

Thanks for sharing it. 🎶🎼

Giddens said she was inspired by an old advertisement she read in a book for a 22 year old woman, a human being, for sale who also had a baby, available "at the purchaser's option". The song is from her perspective.

"At The Purchaser's Option"
Rhiannon Giddens