Section: US & Canada
Trump Lawyers Say We Have ‘All The Information.’ But There’s Still So Much We Don’t Know.
There’s still so much we don’t know about the Ukraine scandal. But in the words of President Trump’s defense attorney Patrick Philbin late last night, “all the information is out, now.” “We have to respect the ability of the voters to take in information,” he said. “They have had plenty of opportunity with the process they ran...
LIVE VIDEO: Republicans poised to finally kill Democrats’ ongoing cries for more impeachment witnesses
The U.S. Senate will reconvene at 1 p.m. ET Friday to debate and vote on whether the upper chamber will call witnesses for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. You can watch a live feed of the proceedings below once it begins. Thursday marked the final day of the questioning phase of the trial, which followed three days of accusations...
John Bolton said Trump personally asked him to help pressure Ukraine to give in to his political demands
Bolton wrote in his new book that Rudy Giuliani, Mick Mulvaney, and Pat Cipollone all witnessed Trump asking him to help pressure Ukraine. …read more Source:: Business...
NYT: Trump Asked Bolton To Join Ukraine Pressure Campaign In Early May
President Trump tried to enlist then-national security adviser John Bolton in the Ukraine pressure campaign in early May, according to a manuscript of Bolton’s forthcoming book reported by the New York Times. Trump allegedly ordered Bolton to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and have him meet with Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani....
Most Bonkers Team Trump Arguments From The Impeachment Q&A Sessions
As the Senate impeachment trial hurtles to a close, the President’s lawyers and House impeachment managers wrapped up around 16 hours of arguments during the question and answer sessions — some serious, and some downright laughable. Here are some of the most ludicrous moments of the two-day presentations, courtesy of team Trump:...
State Department Pressed Pompeo to Emphasize ‘One Mission’ in Ukraine
Memo urges secretary of state to cut through confusion created by impeachment testimony. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Fox News Host Pete Hegseth: Ukraine Scandal Is ‘Learning Opportunity’ for Trump’s ‘Second Term’
Fox News host at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Charities Steered $65M to Trump Lawyer Sekulow and Family
Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump’s lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White House.The Pennsylvania Avenue box appears to be the sole physical location of the Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Group, a for-profit corporation...
Pompeo Insists There’s ‘No Condition’ For Zelensky To Visit WH But Won’t Say When He Can
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied on Friday that there were any conditions for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House, though America’s top diplomat wouldn’t say when that potential meeting would happen. Pompeo held a post-meeting press conference with Zelensky in Kyiv, during...
RFE/RL Journalist’s Car Set Ablaze In Ukraine
An unknown assailant has set fire to a car belonging to RFE/RL correspondent Halyna Tereshchuk on a street in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. According to witnesses, a masked individual approached the car, placed something on the windshield of the vehicle, set fire to it, and then fled. Local police have begun an investigation. …read...
