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    How Could GOP Senators Possibly Be ‘Blindsided’ Over Bolton Testimony?
    Jan28

    How Could GOP Senators Possibly Be ‘Blindsided’ Over Bolton Testimony?

    Tuesday, January 28 , 2020 - 0:01 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    Former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s testimony is now at the center of the impeachment trial, with a slew of GOP senators suddenly expressing shock at what the longtime diplomat is set to reveal in a memoir about his time in the White House. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said that “at this stage it’s pretty fair to say that John...

    ‘The facts haven’t changed’: Republicans dismiss Bolton book’s impact on Senate impeachment trial
    Jan28

    ‘The facts haven’t changed’: Republicans dismiss Bolton book’s impact on Senate impeachment trial

    Tuesday, January 28 , 2020 - 0:01 (EEST) Section: The Blaze (USA)

    The Sunday night revelations about former White House national security adviser John Bolton’s forthcoming book have threatened to upend the Senate’s impeachment trial, but several Republican senators are saying that the news doesn’t change anything for them.The New York Times reported late Sunday that Bolton’s new book...

    John Bolton Knows What He’s Doing
    Jan28

    John Bolton Knows What He’s Doing

    Tuesday, January 28 , 2020 - 0:01 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, announced the title of his forthcoming memoir last night: The Room Where It Happened, a reference to the Oval Office, the scene of some of the misdeeds he is likely to attribute to the president. (I had hoped for something jauntier, perhaps ‘Stached in the Cabinet.)...

    Former Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director To Address U.S. Officials On Crimea
    Jan27

    Former Imprisoned Ukrainian Film Director To Address U.S. Officials On Crimea

    Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Oleh Sentsov, the Ukrainian film director who was held in Russian prisons for more than five years, will be meeting with officials on Capitol Hill this week as he seeks to persuade the United States to take a tougher stance on human rights abuses in Crimea and the militarization of the peninsula. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe /...

    Trump, Clinton, and Defining Deviancy Down
    Jan27

    Trump, Clinton, and Defining Deviancy Down

    Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: The American Interest (USA)

    Before Sunday evening, the odds of the Senate voting to remove President Trump from office were between slim and none. But news that John Bolton’s draft book directly ties the president’s intent to withhold aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation of the Bidens has moved those odds up just a bit. How much is difficult to tell...

    Mitt Romney says Bolton book revelation makes it ‘increasingly likely’ GOP senators will vote to call witnesses
    Jan27

    Mitt Romney says Bolton book revelation makes it ‘increasingly likely’ GOP senators will vote to call witnesses

    Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 23:01 (EEST) Section: The Blaze (USA)

    Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Monday that former national security adviser John Bolton’s book excerpt, tying Ukraine military aid with investigations, makes it “increasingly likely” that Republican senators will vote in favor of calling witnesses during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, according to NBC...

    If Investigating Joe Biden Was Perfectly Legitimate, Why Deny a Quid Pro Quo?
    Jan27

    If Investigating Joe Biden Was Perfectly Legitimate, Why Deny a Quid Pro Quo?

    Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: Reason.com (USA)

    In his upcoming memoir, The New York Times reports, former National Security Adviser John Bolton says Donald Trump explicitly drew a connection between his delay of congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine and “investigations into Democrats,” including former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. That account, which is...

    Mainers Care About Collins’ Impeachment Vote. But Her Reelection Is About More Than That
    Jan27

    Mainers Care About Collins’ Impeachment Vote. But Her Reelection Is About More Than That

    Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. With the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is again in the national spotlight, as she looks like she just might vote to hear witnesses at the Senate trial. That impending Collins vote became especially crucial this morning, when new...

    Bolton Leak Sends GOP Scrambling to Justify Quick Trial
    Jan27

    Bolton Leak Sends GOP Scrambling to Justify Quick Trial

    Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: The Daily Beast (USA)

    Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesAn explosive Sunday night leak on ex-Trump adviser John Bolton’s forthcoming memoir—which reportedly reveals a first-hand account of the president’s desire to withhold aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations of his political rivals—left Senate Republicans scrambling on Monday to keep their plans for...

    Bolton Book Reportedly Contradicts DOJ Claims About Barr’s Knowledge Of Trump-Zelensky Call
    Jan27

    Bolton Book Reportedly Contradicts DOJ Claims About Barr’s Knowledge Of Trump-Zelensky Call

    Monday, January 27 , 2020 - 22:01 (EEST) Section: TPM (USA)

    Things just got stickier for Attorney General William Barr. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book manuscript appears to contradict Justice Department assertions about how and when Barr first learned that President Donald Trump mentioned him on a now-infamous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The New York...