Section: US & Canada
The System Was Blinking Red
George Tenet, the former CIA director, told the 9/11 Commission that, given the stream of intelligence warnings about potential terrorist attacks against the United States before 9/11, “the system was blinking red.” Those words reflected just how widespread the concern was across the U.S. government that something bad was unfolding—in that case,...
GOP counsel acknowledges ‘irregular channel’ between U.S. and Ukraine
GOP counsel Steve Castor acknowledged what both he and acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor described as an “irregular channel” of policymaking between the U.S. and Ukraine during his line of questioning at We… …read more Source:: The...
Devin Nunes Pushes ‘Ukrainian Collusion’ Conspiracy Theories During Impeachment Hearing
Joshua Roberts/ReutersRep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) used his questions Wednesday in the first public impeachment hearings to push discredited conspiracy theories claiming that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Nunes raised the claims in an attempt to argue that President Donald Trump was correct to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr...
George Kent’s Bow Tie Wins at Trump Impeachment Hearing
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photo Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Eric Trump Calls Impeachment Hearing Boring, But Keeps Tweeting About It
Like father, like son. During the first public impeachment hearing with acting Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor and top State Department official George Kent Wednesday, Eric Trump joined his father in rage-tweeting about the hearing Wednesday. However, unlike his father, who has yet to live-tweet original content during the hearing (he’s only...
Fox’s Chris Wallace: Bill Taylor Was ‘Very Impressive’ and ‘Very Damaging’ to Trump
During the first recess in Wednesday’s public impeachment hearing, Fox News anchor at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
House Intel Chair Adam Schiff claims during impeachment hearing that he does not know the whistleblower’s identity
During the first public impeachment hearing Wednesday, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he does not know the identity of the whistleblower who started the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.At the beginning of the hearing, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked Schiff when the committee would be able to vote on having...
A top State Department official blew a hole through one of Trump’s main talking points in the impeachment hearing
George Kent testified Wednesday that there was no evidence that Ukraine intervened in the 2016 US presidential election. …read more Source:: Business...
Taylor Aide Who Reportedly Overheard Trump Call About ‘Investigations’ Will Testify Friday
The diplomatic aide who reportedly overheard a phone call in which President Donald Trump asked the EU ambassador about “the investigations” is set to testify in the House’s impeachment inquiry Friday. Acting Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor delivered bombshell testimony Wednesday, telling the House that one of his aides who was accompanying...
Meadows Says ‘Everyone Has Their Impression Of What Truth Is’ Amid Damning Hearing
Trump loyalist Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) made a bizarre argument on Wednesday while dismissing Acting Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor’s damning public testimony in the impeachment investigation. During the hearing, Taylor testified that one of his staffers had overheard President Donald Trump asking top diplomat Gordon Sondland in a phone...
