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    Trump Administration Quietly Releases Over $100 Million in Lebanon Military Aid
    Dec03

    Trump Administration Quietly Releases Over $100 Million in Lebanon Military Aid

    WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months of unexplained delay that led some lawmakers to compare it to the aid for Ukraine at the center of the impeachment inquiry. The $105 million in Foreign Military Financing funds for the Lebanese Armed Forces was released...

    Trump Admin Lifts Unexplained Months-Long Hold On Military Aid To Lebanon
    Dec03

    Trump Admin Lifts Unexplained Months-Long Hold On Military Aid To Lebanon

    President Donald Trump’s administration has unfrozen the $105 million in congressionally approved military aid to Lebanon that it had been withholding since September without explanation. According to the Associated Press and CNN, lawmakers were informed on Monday that the aid was released shortly before Thanksgiving. Though Congress had...

    Govt: Upgraded Indictment Likely Against Giuliani Associates
    Dec03

    Govt: Upgraded Indictment Likely Against Giuliani Associates

    A prosecutor says an upgraded indictment is likely in the criminal case against two Rudy Giuliani associates with ties to Ukraine. …read more Source:: U.S....

    GOP report: Trump Ukraine actions ‘entirely prudent’
    Dec03

    GOP report: Trump Ukraine actions ‘entirely prudent’

    A Republican report designed to counter Democrats’ impeachment case will argue that President Donald Trump’s hesitation to meet with Ukraine’s president and provide military aid to the country was “entirely prudent.” The report, obtained by The Associated Press, disputes that Trump was laying out a “quid pro...

    Govt: Upgraded indictment likely against Giuliani associates
    Dec03

    Govt: Upgraded indictment likely against Giuliani associates

    A prosecutor says an upgraded indictment is likely in the criminal case against two Rudy Giuliani associates with ties to Ukraine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Zolkind made the prediction during … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...

    The Latest: GOP report calls Trump actions ‘prudent’
    Dec03

    The Latest: GOP report calls Trump actions ‘prudent’

    A Republican report designed to counter Democrats’ impeachment case will argue that President Donald Trump’s hesitation to meet with Ukraine’s president and provide military aid to the country was “entirely prudent.” …read more Source:: The Boston...

    Kellyanne Conway: If Adam Schiff testifies at impeachment hearing, I’ll show up to represent Trump
    Dec03

    Kellyanne Conway: If Adam Schiff testifies at impeachment hearing, I’ll show up to represent Trump

    After White House counsel Pat Cipollone declined an invitation by chair Jerry Nadler to participate in Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway presented a (probably sarcastic) alternative.”Is Adam Schiff going to testify? Because he is a fact witness. That would be great....

    Prosecutors Say They’ll Likely Let Parnas Hand Over Docs To Impeachment Inquiry
    Dec03

    Prosecutors Say They’ll Likely Let Parnas Hand Over Docs To Impeachment Inquiry

    NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors said in federal court Monday that they expect to allow Lev Parnas to provide evidence for the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also said the investigation into Parnas’ activities continued, and that they expected to file a superseding indictment in his case, which...

    Zelenskiy: Allies ‘Can’t Go Blocking’ Aid at Time of War
    Dec03

    Zelenskiy: Allies ‘Can’t Go Blocking’ Aid at Time of War

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview Monday that he didn’t speak with President Donald Trump “from the position of a quid pro quo” last summer. Zelenskiy says, “That’s not my thing. . I don’t want us to look like beggars.”Trump later claimed Zelenskiy had said Trump had done nothing wrong. But Zelenskiy...

    New charges likely in case of Rudy Giuliani associates
    Dec03

    New charges likely in case of Rudy Giuliani associates

    Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman helped Rudy Giuliani in an effort to get the government of Ukraine to launch investigations of former Vice President Joe Biden. …read more Source::...