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‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems tell trial WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors argued in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Thursday that he was swept up by … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
Trial Highlights: Conspiracy Theories and Fidget Spinners
Democrats argued that President Donald Trump sought a phony investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theory about Ukraine, while restless senators played with a new toy Thursday during Trump’s impeachment trial. …read more Source:: U.S....
The 10 Things Dems Say Prove Trump Acted Corruptly In Ukraine Scheme
Sure, the bogus investigations that President Donald Trump wanted Ukraine to launch into Joe Biden and the 2016 election were conspiratorial garbage. But beyond that, House impeachment manager Adam Schiff (D-CA) argued Thursday, there are 10 clear reasons that the push for the investigations was corrupt on its face. On the Senate floor, Schiff...
Democrats: Trump ‘Frequently, Flagrantly’ Abused Power of Presidency
U.S. House Democrats on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of “frequently, flagrantly” abusing the powers of the presidency, actions they said clearly meet the constitutional standard of committing “high crimes and misdemeanors” necessary to remove him from office.Congressman Jerrold Nadler, one of the lawmakers...
Corruption Allegations Against Biden Are ‘Completely Groundless,’ Says Democratic Impeachment Manager
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D–Texas) on Thursday sought to discredit corruption allegations against former Vice President Joe Biden as many Senate Republicans push to have his son, Hunter, testify in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. As vice president, Biden in 2015 pushed for the deposition of Viktor Shokin, a Ukrainian prosecutor, who...
Canadian investigators returning from Iran after crash probe
Two Canadian accident investigators helping probe the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines flight by Iranian missiles are headed home as uncertainty continues to swirl about the jet’s black boxes. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Canada’s TSB says Iran has invited it to examine black boxes
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says it been invited by Iran to participate in the download and analysis of the flight recorders from the downing of a Ukraine International Airlines jet “whenever and wherever” that takes place …read more Source:: ABC...
Schiff tells Senate Ukraine interference conspiracy was ‘brought to you by the Kremlin’
House impeachment managers on Thursday zeroed in on President Trump’s mention of a debunked theory regarding Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election on his call with Kyiv, alleging during the second day of their openi… …read more Source:: The...
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM — Speaker by speaker, world leaders on Thursday denounced the rising threat of anti-Semitism and vowed never to forget the lessons of the Holocaust at a solemn ceremony in Jerusalem marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous Auschwitz death camp. But the high-powered dignitaries also tinged their speeches with...
Meanwhile, In Giuliani-World, The Ukraine Scheme Continues
As impeachment managers churn on through the second day of opening arguments in President Trump’s impeachment trial, one thing hasn’t stopped: the conduct that got Trump impeached in the first place Yes, that’s right. Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani tweeted Thursday morning that he intends to release “the evidence” at an...
