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    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::...

    Behind Mike Pompeo’s Big ‘We Care’ Trip to Ukraine
    Jan29

    Behind Mike Pompeo’s Big ‘We Care’ Trip to Ukraine

    Hobbled by the impeachment trial, the U.S. secretary of state faces the tricky task of explaining a Trump administration policy that has often looked two-faced. …read more Source:: Foreign...

    The Impeachment Trial Lawyers Have Joined the 2020 Campaign
    Jan29

    The Impeachment Trial Lawyers Have Joined the 2020 Campaign

    The impeachment trial of President Donald 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...

    Why Ukraine’s Zelensky remains so focused on getting a White House meeting
    Jan29

    Why Ukraine’s Zelensky remains so focused on getting a White House meeting

    For President Volodymyr Zelensky, an Oval Office visit would show the world Ukraine’s Trump problem is resolved. …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Let’s Unpack This Weak Dershowitz Idiocy
    Jan29

    Let’s Unpack This Weak Dershowitz Idiocy

    The argument given a few moments ago about quid pro quos from Alan Dershowitz was so disingenuous and willfully bamboozling I think it’s important to briefly unpack it. Dershowitz argued that with many foreign policy decisions a President is both advancing the national interest and also looking to his personal political fortunes. That...

    Trump administration rolls out new sanctions over Russian occupation of Crimea
    Jan29

    Trump administration rolls out new sanctions over Russian occupation of Crimea

    The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new sanctions related to Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula.The Treasury Department designated eight individuals in Ukraine in response to Russian agg… …read more Source:: The...

    US Issues Fresh Sanctions Over Ukraine’s Crimea -Treasury Website
    Jan29

    US Issues Fresh Sanctions Over Ukraine’s Crimea -Treasury Website

    The United States on Wednesday issued a fresh round of sanctions related to Russia’s 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea, targeting eight individuals and one entity, according to a notice on the U.S. Department of Treasury’s website. Such sanctions block assets under United States control and prohibit U.S. individuals and...

    John Bolton Is Trying to Make a Buck. So Is Everyone Else in Washington.
    Jan29

    John Bolton Is Trying to Make a Buck. So Is Everyone Else in Washington.

    There is good reason to think that John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is in it for the money. Bolton has spent the last several months playing footsie with Congress, teasing that he has secrets to spill about Trump’s involvement in the Ukraine scandal but refusing to participate in the impeachment inquiry or...

    Taking It In Stride, Again: As Pompeo Visits, Ukraine Seems Set To Shrug Off Controversy
    Jan29

    Taking It In Stride, Again: As Pompeo Visits, Ukraine Seems Set To Shrug Off Controversy

    Days before a trip to Kyiv, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly questioned whether Americans care about Ukraine. But Ukrainian officials, fearful of straining relations with the country’s most powerful supporter, aren’t dwelling on it — and ordinary citizens more concerned about big domestic challenges don’t...

    NBC: Trump Fan Tied To Yovanovitch Surveillance Scheme Pretended To Be DEA Officer
    Jan29

    NBC: Trump Fan Tied To Yovanovitch Surveillance Scheme Pretended To Be DEA Officer

    Anthony de Caluwe, a Dutch Trump fan with ties to indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, pretended to be an officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration while purportedly tracking former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, NBC News reported Wednesday. Several people told NBC News that de Caluwe, who provided the updates of...