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    Parnas, Former Ukraine Fixer, Shows Up Outside Trump Trial
    Jan30

    Parnas, Former Ukraine Fixer, Shows Up Outside Trump Trial

    Lev Parnas, an indicted businessman who says he worked to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of President Donald Trump’s political rivals, created a chaotic sideshow Wednesday as he traveled to Washington for Trump’s impeachment trial.Trailed by TV cameras, photographers and a sign that read “FAIR TRIAL,” Parnas posed for...

    Poll: More than half of Americans ‘increasingly convinced’ Trump did something wrong
    Jan30

    Poll: More than half of Americans ‘increasingly convinced’ Trump did something wrong

    More than half of Americans said they are “increasingly convinced” that President Trump committed some wrongdoing in his dealing with Ukraine, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday, amid Trump’s ongoing… …read more Source:: The...

    At least one Democratic senator thinks Hunter Biden is a relevant witness
    Jan30

    At least one Democratic senator thinks Hunter Biden is a relevant witness

    As Democrats push for witness testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, at least one Democrat thinks the Senate should hear from another relevant witness: Hunter Biden.After hearing from the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team, both of whom referred to...

    Ukrainians Mark a Bittersweet Beginning to 2020
    Jan30

    Ukrainians Mark a Bittersweet Beginning to 2020

    KYIV, Ukraine—The holidays are over and the winter doldrums have begun. For Ukrainians, the New Year has gotten off to a particularly bittersweet start, alternating between moments of monumental hope and tragedy. The year began on an optimistic note. The closing days of 2019 saw a landmark prisoner exchange between Ukrainian and Russian forces,...

    U.S. Joins EU, Canada In Imposing Fresh Crimea-Related Sanctions
    Jan30

    U.S. Joins EU, Canada In Imposing Fresh Crimea-Related Sanctions

    The U.S. Treasury Department has joined the European Union and Canada in imposing new sanctions on Russia in response to Moscow’s “continued aggression toward Ukraine and attempted occupation of Crimea,” a news release says. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Supporting Sanders a Bridge Too Far for (Some) Never Trump Republicans
    Jan30

    Supporting Sanders a Bridge Too Far for (Some) Never Trump Republicans

    Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I., Vt.) well-timed surge in the early Democratic primary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire is striking panic into the hearts of one of America’s most irrelevant political demographics. The Washington Examiner reports that so-called Never Trump Republicans are freaking out about the possibility of Sanders...

    The Impeachment Trial Isn’t a Legal Process. It’s a Proxy War.
    Jan30

    The Impeachment Trial Isn’t a Legal Process. It’s a Proxy War.

    The impeachment trial of President Trump has been short on drama. The rules which govern the proceedings effectively preclude it—senators observing the trial sit testily, but quietly, through presentations from either side and submit their questions in writing directly to Chief Justice John Roberts. It’s been left to the two legal teams in...

    Dershowitz Argues Trump Corruption Is OK Because His Re-Election Is in ‘Public Interest’
    Jan30

    Dershowitz Argues Trump Corruption Is OK Because His Re-Election Is in ‘Public Interest’

    Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz argued Wednesday in the Senate that a quid pro quo cannot result in impeachment if the president believes it “will help him get elected in the public interest.”During Wednesday’s question and answer session in the impeachment trial, Dershowitz—who previously at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily...

    Republican Senators Say the Truth Is Irrelevant in Evaluating the Gravity of Trump’s Misconduct
    Jan29

    Republican Senators Say the Truth Is Irrelevant in Evaluating the Gravity of Trump’s Misconduct

    Donald Trump’s lawyers have vigorously disputed the facts alleged in the articles of impeachment against him. But their fallback, bottom-line argument, which is especially important now that former National Security Adviser John Bolton seems prepared to confirm the aid-for-investigations quid pro quo at the heart of the House’s case,...

    Top Democrat reveals private call with Bolton that contradicts Trump claims
    Jan29

    Top Democrat reveals private call with Bolton that contradicts Trump claims

    Rep. Engel said the president is wrong that the ex-national security adviser “didn’t say anything about the Trump-Ukraine scandal at the time the President fired him. He said something to me.” …read more Source::...