Section: US & Canada
U.S. House investigators given tape of Trump calling for ambassador’s ouster
An associate of Rudy Giuliani has provided congressional investigators with a recording of U.S. President Donald Trump saying he wanted to get rid of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, whose ouster emerged as an issue in the president’s impeachment, his attorney told The Associated Press on Friday. …read more Source::...
Closing Dems’ Opening Argument, Schiff Says That Trump Is Threat To Republic
President Trump presents an unprecedented threat to the country’s Constitutional structure and would “make himself a monarch,” said lead impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) as he closed his opening argument Friday night. “That has been proved,” the House Intelligence Committee chief added. He repeated that sentence — “that has been...
NPR Reporter: Pompeo Lashed Out at Her After Testy Interview
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cursed at a National Public Radio reporter and repeatedly “used the F-word” in a shouted diatribe after she questioned him about Ukraine and the ousted American ambassador to Kiev in an interview on Friday, the reporter said.Mary Louise Kelly conducted a testy interview lasting about nine minutes with Pompeo...
Trump’s Lawyers Ready to Argue That Abuse of Power Is Not Impeachable
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyers begin three days of opening statements in his impeachment trial on Saturday, they’ll push a widely disputed theory: that abuse of power is not an impeachable offense. The first of two articles of impeachment against Trump alleges that Trump abused the powers of his office by asking Ukraine to...
Schiff Methodically Preempts And Rebuts Likely Team Trump Arguments
Towards the end of the proceedings Friday night, lead impeachment manager Adam Schiff (D-CA) laid out predictions of what he thinks President Donald Trump’s lawyers will argue Saturday, rebutting them as he went. He broke down the process attacks, including Republican complaints about “secret” House depositions. “Those super secret...
Trial highlights: Dems cry cover-up, Trump hails activists
From the floor of the Senate, Democratic impeachment prosecutors said Friday that President Donald Trump tried to cover up his actions with Ukraine, another reason to remove him from office. … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
Secretary Pompeo yelled the f-word at a NPR host following a tense interview about Ukraine and Marie Yovanovitch
“He asked, ‘Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?'” NPR host Mary Louise Kelly said. “He used the F-word in that sentence and many others.” …read more Source:: Business...
Trial Highlights: Dems Cry Cover-Up, Trump Hails Activists
Democratic prosecutors say President Donald Trump’s attempts to cover up his actions with Ukraine are another reason to remove him from office, while Trump is drawing support from anti-abortion activists. …read more Source:: U.S....
6 Big Moments in Democrats’ Final Arguments to Remove Trump
In their final day of arguments that the Senate should remove President Donald Trump from office, House Democrats questioned the president’s character and defended former Vice President Joe Biden. The seven House Democrats who are impeachment managers, acting as prosecutors, aimed to finish their allotted 24 hours on their third day of...
The Best Defense of Donald Trump
President Donald Trump’s lawyers will start delivering their opening statement on Saturday. Their defenses of his actions are unlikely to be cogent or persuasive. The trial brief his team filed earlier this week took alarming stances on executive power, effectively arguing that there are no constraints; therefore, the president cannot abuse...
