Section: US & Canada
Dems contend President Trump committed ‘multiple federal crimes’ worth at least 20 years in prison in Judiciary Committee summary report
In a House Judiciary Committee report set to accompany articles of impeachment this week, Democratic lawmakers contend that President Donald Trump committed “multiple federal crimes” worth at least 20 years in prison.According to Politico, in the 169-page report, Democrats allege that Trump committed the criminal acts of bribery and...
Impeachment Is Warranted, but It’s Also a Bad Idea
I don’t have the courage of my convictions. President Donald Trump deserves to be impeached for trying to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political opponents. With every week, he says or does something worse than what he already said or did. But to say Trump deserves impeachment is different than saying that impeachment is good for the...
The Remedy for Mitch McConnell
Senator Lindsey Graham put it crisply. “This thing will come to the Senate, and it will die quickly, and I will do everything I can to make it die quickly,” he said. “I am trying to give a pretty clear signal I have made up my mind. I’m not trying to pretend to be a fair juror here.”Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, speaking to Fox...
Graham Invites Giuliani To Testify Before Senate Judiciary About Ukraine Trip
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-SC) invited Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani to come testify in front of the committee about his recent trip to Ukraine. Graham made the remarks during an interview on “Face the Nation” Sunday, saying the testimony could be handled separately from the impending impeachment trial. “Rudy, if you want...
Schumer requests four witnesses, including Mulvaney and Bolton, in letter to McConnell about Senate impeachment trial
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made it clear in a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Sunday night that he prefers a Senate impeachment trial with witness testimony and new documents, a direct rebuttal to top Republicans who have argued in recent days that a shorter trial without witnesses would spare the Senate from...
Prosecutor Chosen As Ukraine’s New Anti-Corruption Chief
A selection commission has named a new chief for Ukraine’s National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPZK), an independent body that outlines and implements policies to prevent fraud. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
What’s next in impeachment: A vote in the House, then a trial in the Senate
The House will vote on the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump this week after spending the past three months investigating the president’s dealings in Ukraine and deciding whether his behaviour was grave enough to qualify as high crimes and misdemeanours. …read more Source:: CTV...
House vote, and on to the Senate: What’s next in impeachment
WASHINGTON — The House will vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump this week after spending the past three months investigating the president’s dealings in Ukraine and deciding whether his behaviour was grave enough to qualify as high crimes and misdemeanours. The House Judiciary Committee on Friday approved two articles of...
Glenn Beck, the Nutty Professor
Today, Glenn Beck looks almost nothing like the clean-shaven pundit who became famous delivering tearful Fox News monologues and emceeing Tea Party rallies. He has traded his signature dress shirts for scholarly sweater vests, horn-rimmed glasses, and a sage Vandyke beard. He also has a new role to match: as an anti-impeachment conspiracist who,...
Meet Trumpworld’s Next Top Ukrainian Grifter
Ever since Rudy Giuliani decided to torch his legacy, by gallivanting across Europe in search of potential “dirt” on former Vice President Joe Biden, the repercussions have been as swift as they’ve been mind-boggling. Through the former New York City mayor’s enabling, Donald Trump has become the first president in American history to...
