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    GOPers Largely Ignore Witnesses While Monologue’ing On Conspiracy Theories
    Nov13

    GOPers Largely Ignore Witnesses While Monologue’ing On Conspiracy Theories

    House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) and GOP staff attorney Steve Castor seemed to have little use for the witnesses at Wednesday’s impeachment inquiry, preferring to use their time to advance sometimes baseless assertions of which the witnesses had no knowledge. A typical exchange between Nunes and top Ukraine...

    The System Was Blinking Red
    Nov13

    The System Was Blinking Red

    George Tenet, the former CIA director, told the 9/11 Commission that, given the stream of intelligence warnings about potential terrorist attacks against the United States before 9/11, “the system was blinking red.” Those words reflected just how widespread the concern was across the U.S. government that something bad was unfolding—in that case,...

    GOP counsel acknowledges ‘irregular channel’ between U.S. and Ukraine
    Nov13

    GOP counsel acknowledges ‘irregular channel’ between U.S. and Ukraine

    GOP counsel Steve Castor acknowledged what both he and acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor described as an “irregular channel” of policymaking between the U.S. and Ukraine during his line of questioning at We… …read more Source:: The...

    Devin Nunes Pushes ‘Ukrainian Collusion’ Conspiracy Theories During Impeachment Hearing
    Nov13

    Devin Nunes Pushes ‘Ukrainian Collusion’ Conspiracy Theories During Impeachment Hearing

    Joshua Roberts/ReutersRep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) used his questions Wednesday in the first public impeachment hearings to push discredited conspiracy theories claiming that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Nunes raised the claims in an attempt to argue that President Donald Trump was correct to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr...

    George Kent’s Bow Tie Wins at Trump Impeachment Hearing
    Nov13

    George Kent’s Bow Tie Wins at Trump Impeachment Hearing

    Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photo Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Eric Trump Calls Impeachment Hearing Boring, But Keeps Tweeting About It
    Nov13

    Eric Trump Calls Impeachment Hearing Boring, But Keeps Tweeting About It

    Like father, like son. During the first public impeachment hearing with acting Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor and top State Department official George Kent Wednesday, Eric Trump joined his father in rage-tweeting about the hearing Wednesday. However, unlike his father, who has yet to live-tweet original content during the hearing (he’s only...

    Top U.S. Envoy In Ukraine Testifies In Trump Impeachment Hearing
    Nov13

    Top U.S. Envoy In Ukraine Testifies In Trump Impeachment Hearing

    William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, testified on November 13 during the public impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. In his testimony, Taylor recounted a conversation with a staff member who asked the U.S. ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, what Trump thought about Ukraine. He said Sondland’s response was that...

    The Big New Revelation in the First Impeachment Hearing
    Nov13

    The Big New Revelation in the First Impeachment Hearing

    It took all of about 90 minutes for the public phase of the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump to yield its first big new revelation.Appearing this morning before the House Intelligence Committee, Ambassador William Taylor told lawmakers—and the millions of people watching around the world—that on the day...

    Ukraine diplomat drops new info that Trump was overheard saying he cares more about Biden investigation than Ukraine
    Nov13

    Ukraine diplomat drops new info that Trump was overheard saying he cares more about Biden investigation than Ukraine

    A member of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor’s staff overheard President Donald Trump asking U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sondland about the progress toward a requested Ukrainian investigation, presumably into the Bidens, while Taylor and Sondland were in Ukraine in July. Taylor also said the staffer asked Sondland what...

    Fox’s Chris Wallace: Bill Taylor Was ‘Very Impressive’ and ‘Very Damaging’ to Trump
    Nov13

    Fox’s Chris Wallace: Bill Taylor Was ‘Very Impressive’ and ‘Very Damaging’ to Trump

    During the first recess in Wednesday’s public impeachment hearing, Fox News anchor at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...