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    Pompeo on Sondland testimony: 'I didn't see a single thing today. I was working'
    Nov20

    Pompeo on Sondland testimony: 'I didn't see a single thing today. I was working'

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he “didn’t see” Ambassador to the European Union (EU) Gordon Sondland’s testimony in which Sondland said Pompeo was among officials “in the loop” about efforts to press Ukraine for… …read more Source:: The...

    What Gordon Sondland Does (And Doesn’t) Remember
    Nov20

    What Gordon Sondland Does (And Doesn’t) Remember

    Gordon Sondland this morning delivered the most damning congressional testimony against President Donald Trump since that of James Comey, the former FBI director whose firing led to a two-year investigation that consumed Trump’s presidency.But Sondland, Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, is no Comey, whose seemingly...

    Trump Insists He Told Sondland He Wanted ‘Nothing’ From Ukraine
    Nov20

    Trump Insists He Told Sondland He Wanted ‘Nothing’ From Ukraine

    Amid EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s blockbuster impeachment hearing on Wednesday, President Donald Trump took pains to emphasize he had not told Sondland outright during a particular meeting in September to facilitate a pressure campaign against Ukraine. In response to Sondland’s testimony that the Ukraine scheme was carried out on...

    Rudy Contradicts Sondland Testimony On Ukraine Pressure Campaign
    Nov20

    Rudy Contradicts Sondland Testimony On Ukraine Pressure Campaign

    This post has been updated to reflect that, after deleting the tweet in question Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani posted another tweet with the same claims. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani tweeted a denial of a key detail in the ongoing impeachment inquiry, rejecting a witness’s testimony that Trump ordered him to work...

    Survey: About 1 in 4 Europeans Hold Anti-Semitic Beliefs
    Nov20

    Survey: About 1 in 4 Europeans Hold Anti-Semitic Beliefs

    A new survey shows about one in four Europeans holding anti-Semitic beliefs, with such attitudes on the rise in eastern countries and mostly steady in the west.The poll of 14 European countries released Thursday by the New York-based Anti-Defamation League found anti-Semitic attitudes most prevalent in Poland, Ukraine and Hungary, with more than...

    Republicans formally request to subpoena Hunter Biden and the whistleblower
    Nov20

    Republicans formally request to subpoena Hunter Biden and the whistleblower

    Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) have submitted a formal request to House Intel Chair Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) to subpoena Hunter Biden and the whistleblower in the House impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.In the letter request submitted Wednesday, Reps. Nunes and Jordan argue that despite House Speaker...

    Devin Nunes Is Living in a Fantasyland
    Nov20

    Devin Nunes Is Living in a Fantasyland

    Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican on the Intelligence Committee, opened today with a statement attacking media reporting on the Trump administration. He singled out six stories for attack.One of them was retracted by its publisher, CNN—a form of corporate responsibility never seen from a White House notorious for emitting six false statements...

    7 officials confirmed Trump tried to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens as part of a quid pro quo — here’s the list
    Nov20

    7 officials confirmed Trump tried to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens as part of a quid pro quo — here’s the list

    At least five key witnesses so far have confirmed the account of Trump holding military aid to Ukraine that would suggest a quid pro quo. …read more Source:: Business...

    ‘I want nothing!’ — Trump denies Sondland’s claim there was a Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’
    Nov20

    ‘I want nothing!’ — Trump denies Sondland’s claim there was a Ukraine ‘quid pro quo’

    Trump also says of Sondland that “I don’t know him very well. I have not spoken to him much … seems like a nice guy, though,” Trump said. …read more Source::...

    Giuliani seeks to distance himself from Sondland
    Nov20

    Giuliani seeks to distance himself from Sondland

    Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney for President Trump, sought to defend his involvement in the Ukraine controversy as Sondland testified about his role.”I came into this at Volker’s request. Sondland is speculat… …read more Source:: The...