Section: US & Canada
Iranians’ Angry Response to Plane Crash Cover-Up Widens Split in State Media
After Iran finally admitted responsibility for downing a Ukrainian passenger jet this month, its domestic news coverage of the public backlash revealed a deepened divide within state media ranks.Iran’s giant state broadcaster made no apology for disseminating the false denials and found itself under severe criticism from smaller officially...
McConnell Concedes Lacking Votes to Stop Dems from Calling Witnesses, Republicans Say
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told fellow Republicans that he did not have the votes to stop Democrats from calling witnesses in the Trump impeachment trial.McConnell and the president’s defense team oppose calling witnesses, including former national security adviser John Bolton who claims in an upcoming book that Trump directly...
WATCH: Glenn Beck dismantles John Bolton’s book ‘bombshell’
The New York Times reported Sunday that former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s new book, scheduled for release mid-March, claims President Donald Trump asked him to withhold nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine until they cooperated with investigations into the Bidens. As a result, the House Democrats and certain Republicans (like...
How Trump Will Try to Block Bolton’s Testimony in Senate Impeachment Trial
With the U.S. Senate increasingly likely to call former National Security Adviser John Bolton to testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Trump’s lawyers are almost certain to assert executive privilege to block his testimony.Bolton poses a serious threat to Trump’s defense in light of reports of Bolton’s...
Giuliani calls Bolton a “backstabber” over Ukraine claims
In an interview with CBS News’ Catherine Herridge, President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani called John Bolton a “backstabber” in response to claims about Mr. Trump and the pause in aid to Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Lev Parnas wants to see Senate impeachment hearing Wednesday
NEW YORK — An associate of Rudy Giuliani who is awaiting trial on charges that he made illegal campaign contributions has a ticket to Wednesday’s U.S. Senate impeachment trial, but he still probably can’t go. Joseph Bondy, a lawyer for Lev Parnas, wrote to a New York judge Tuesday to ask if his bail conditions might be relaxed enough...
Giuliani calls Bolton a ‘backstabber’ over Ukraine allegations
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani denounced former national security adviser John Bolton as a “backstabber” in an interview set to broadcast Wednesday.Giuliani tore into Bolton in the interview with… …read more Source:: The...
The horsefly around Donald Trump’s head
“Look, I don’t expect anyone to feel sorry for me, but the fact is, I’m only human,” Donald Trump wrote in a book called Time To Get Tough during the Barack Obama regime. “Years of striving for perfection go into creating an image, but just a few potshots from some jerks with word processors can tarnish a reputation.” Now it was a...
Breaking: Mitch McConnell tells Republicans he doesn’t have enough votes to prevent new impeachment witnesses
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reportedly told his caucus that he did not have the votes to prevent the Democrats’ demands for new impeachment trial witnesses. The possible inclusion of new witnesses has been a contentious debate between Democratic critics of President Donald Trump and his Republican allies and supporters....
‘Danger, Danger, Danger’: 4 Highlights From Final Day of Defense Arguments in Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump’s lawyers briskly completed final arguments against removing their client from office Tuesday, taking a fraction of the 24 hours allotted to them in the Senate impeachment trial. Their wrapup Tuesday after less than two hours–following two hours Saturday and eight hours Monday–was a stark contrast from House...
