Section: US & Canada
Judge: Trump Can’t Block McGahn From Complying With Congressional Subpoena
A federal judge ruled Monday that President Trump does not have the power to block former White House Counsel Don McGahn from showing up for compelled testimony in front of Congress. In a 120-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of Washington ruled: “Executive branch officials are not absolutely immune from compulsory...
Trump Shrugs Off Giuliani’s Comments About ‘Insurance’: ‘Rudy’s A Great Guy’
President Donald Trump apparently isn’t bothered by his personal lawyer hinting at having damaging information in case Trump decides to chuck him under the bus. “What do you think of Rudy Giuliani saying he has ‘insurance?’” a reporter asked Monday during a media scrum in the Oval Office. “Oh, I don’t know,” Trump replied....
Trump impeachment report to come early next month, House intelligence chair says
The chairman of the U.S. congressional committee that is leading the inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine said on Monday the impeachment process would move to the next step shortly after lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., next week from a break. …read more Source::...
Republicans Struggle To Find a Coherent Defense During Trump Impeachment Hearings
The public impeachment hearings in the House of Representatives reached their conclusion last Thursday, capping off a contentious two weeks during which Republicans defended President Donald Trump from allegations that he improperly pressured Ukraine into announcing corruption investigations that served to benefit him politically. For the most...
Ukrainian gas executive says indicted Giuliani associates tried to recruit him for company takeover
An executive with Ukraine’s state-owned oil and gas company said two recently indicted associates of Rudy Giuliani attempted to recruit him to take control of the firm from its CEO, who they said was part of a plot to undermine President Trump along… …read more Source:: The...
State Department Misled Congress on Ouster of Ukraine Ambassador
A new trove of State Department emails sheds new light on events surrounding the impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Former GOP senator to Republicans: Trump subjected Ukraine leader to a ‘shakedown’
Former GOP Sen. Slade Gorton (Wash.) is urging Republicans to stop dismissing the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine as a “partisan witch hunt.”In an … …read more Source:: The...
Schiff: House Intel Preparing To Hand Off Impeachment To Judiciary Committee
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Monday that his committee was preparing to hand off the impeachment proceedings to the House Judiciary Committee. In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to House Democrats, Schiff said that his and the other committees that have been leading the impeachment probe are currently assembling a report...
Judge orders Pentagon, budget office to give Ukraine documents to news outlet
A federal judge on Monday ordered two federal agencies to hand over records to a news organization regarding the Trump administration’s withholding of military aid to Ukraine, a focal point in the presidential impeachment… …read more Source:: The...
A Parnas Claim Drags Nunes Into Inner Folds Of The Impeachment Probe His Committee’s Investigating
House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) used the majority of his public witness-grilling time during the past two weeks’ impeachment hearings to air conspiracy theories about the Ukrainian government, the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 election. Most wrote it off as nothing more than another poorly...
