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    Maybe Trump Should Have Listened to These Guys
    Nov14

    Maybe Trump Should Have Listened to These Guys

    Republican lawmakers made a few interesting points while defending President Donald Trump during the House’s first day of public impeachment hearings. They noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has publicly asserted that he didn’t feel pressured by Trump to deliver on his end of a quid pro quo during the infamous July 25...

    Trump Fires Warning Shot At Intelligence IG After First Public Impeachment Hearing
    Nov14

    Trump Fires Warning Shot At Intelligence IG After First Public Impeachment Hearing

    President Donald Trump made his displeasure toward his hand-picked intelligence community inspector general known on Wednesday after the first public hearing in the impeachment investigation wrapped up. When asked for his response to the testimonies of Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor and State Department official George Kent, Trump complained that...

    Only 3 House GOP Inquisitors Pushed Conspiracy Theories At Impeachment Hearing
    Nov14

    Only 3 House GOP Inquisitors Pushed Conspiracy Theories At Impeachment Hearing

    Expectations were set for the first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday: Democrats would mine the two diplomat witnesses for the details of President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Ukraine, and Republicans would attempt to turn the same conspiracy theories Trump sought as political dirt into headline news. But the majority of...

    Trump: ‘I Know Nothing About’ Taylor’s Bombshell Claim During Public Testimony
    Nov14

    Trump: ‘I Know Nothing About’ Taylor’s Bombshell Claim During Public Testimony

    President Trump denied the bombshell claim that acting ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor dropped during his public impeachment testimony earlier Wednesday. In his public testimony, Taylor revealed details of a previously unknown phone conversation that President Trump had with EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland on July 26 that directly implicated the...

    Trump denies knowledge of call mentioned in impeachment hearing
    Nov14

    Trump denies knowledge of call mentioned in impeachment hearing

    President Trump on Wednesday denied knowledge of a phone call that he allegedly had with U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland in July about investigations he sought from Ukraine.”First time I heard… …read more Source:: The...

    At impeachment hearing, GOP’s Ratcliffe disputes idea of quid pro quo
    Nov14

    At impeachment hearing, GOP’s Ratcliffe disputes idea of quid pro quo

    Rep. John Ratcliffe Wednesday argued strongly that President Donald Trump was not conditioning American military aid on a request that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate former Vice President Joe Biden … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    The Made-for-TV Impeachment
    Nov14

    The Made-for-TV Impeachment

    They’re both silver-haired septuagenarians, Vietnam veterans, Ivy League–educated public servants for Republican and Democratic presidents alike, with reputations for unswerving rectitude. But Robert Mueller and William Taylor could not have made for more different congressional witnesses. On July 24, in the glare of television lights,...

    Trump campaign dismisses Taylor, Kent testimony as ‘third-hand opinions’
    Nov14

    Trump campaign dismisses Taylor, Kent testimony as ‘third-hand opinions’

    President Trump’s campaign called the testimony from William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, a top State Department official, “third-hand opinions,” dismissing its value in the ongoing impeachme… …read more Source:: The...

    Why Ukraine matters, and not only to Trump and his rivals
    Nov14

    Why Ukraine matters, and not only to Trump and his rivals

    Ukraine is playing a starring role in the historic U.S. impeachment hearings _ and Ukrainians themselves wish the whole thing would just go away …read more Source:: ABC...

    Republicans Defend Trump in Public Impeachment Hearings  
    Nov14

    Republicans Defend Trump in Public Impeachment Hearings  

    Republicans contended Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump did not improperly pressure Ukraine to investigate political rivals for political advantage, with Representative Devin Nunes declaring the accusations were based on “zero evidence” and that Democrats “made it up.” At the urging of Trump, Republican lawmakers...