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    House Intel Chair Adam Schiff claims during impeachment hearing that he does not know the whistleblower’s identity
    Nov13

    House Intel Chair Adam Schiff claims during impeachment hearing that he does not know the whistleblower’s identity

    During the first public impeachment hearing Wednesday, House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he does not know the identity of the whistleblower who started the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.At the beginning of the hearing, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) asked Schiff when the committee would be able to vote on having...

    A top State Department official blew a hole through one of Trump’s main talking points in the impeachment hearing
    Nov13

    A top State Department official blew a hole through one of Trump’s main talking points in the impeachment hearing

    George Kent testified Wednesday that there was no evidence that Ukraine intervened in the 2016 US presidential election. …read more Source:: Business...

    Taylor Aide Who Reportedly Overheard Trump Call About ‘Investigations’ Will Testify Friday
    Nov13

    Taylor Aide Who Reportedly Overheard Trump Call About ‘Investigations’ Will Testify Friday

    The diplomatic aide who reportedly overheard a phone call in which President Donald Trump asked the EU ambassador about “the investigations” is set to testify in the House’s impeachment inquiry Friday. Acting Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor delivered bombshell testimony Wednesday, telling the House that one of his aides who was accompanying...

    Meadows Says ‘Everyone Has Their Impression Of What Truth Is’ Amid Damning Hearing
    Nov13

    Meadows Says ‘Everyone Has Their Impression Of What Truth Is’ Amid Damning Hearing

    Trump loyalist Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) made a bizarre argument on Wednesday while dismissing Acting Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor’s damning public testimony in the impeachment investigation. During the hearing, Taylor testified that one of his staffers had overheard President Donald Trump asking top diplomat Gordon Sondland in a phone...

    GOP counsel’s defense of back channel to Ukraine: ‘Not as outlandish as it could be’
    Nov13

    GOP counsel’s defense of back channel to Ukraine: ‘Not as outlandish as it could be’

    An attorney for Republicans on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee suggested that an “irregular” team conducting back-channel negotiations with Ukraine was “not as outlandish as it could be.” William Taylor, … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    Democratic lawmaker: It ‘defies logic’ for Trump to push Ukraine to investigate Biden
    Nov13

    Democratic lawmaker: It ‘defies logic’ for Trump to push Ukraine to investigate Biden

    Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna (California) said on Wednesday that it “defies logic” for President Trump to have pushed Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden in a call where others were listening in.”Fo… …read more Source:: The...

    Chris Wallace: Taylor testimony ‘very damaging to President Trump’
    Nov13

    Chris Wallace: Taylor testimony ‘very damaging to President Trump’

    “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace called the testimony to the House Intelligence Committee of William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, “very damaging to President Trump” during impeachment hearings analysis… …read more Source:: The...

    The Latest: Ukrainians perplexed by impeachment hearings
    Nov13

    The Latest: Ukrainians perplexed by impeachment hearings

    WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump (all times local): 1:30 p.m. Ukraine is playing a starring role in historic U.S. impeachment hearings – but Ukrainians themselves seem more worried about a divisive government plan for land reform. Ukraine’s day was wrapping up …...

    Americans Tune in as First Public Impeachment Hearing Opens
    Nov13

    Americans Tune in as First Public Impeachment Hearing Opens

    Cattle rancher Jeffery Gatzke was tuning in between morning chores on his South Dakota farm, ready to witness what he already believed was a waste of time and a political sham: the first public hearings into impeaching President Donald Trump.In Denver, a tech manager arranged to work from home for the moment he hoped might mark the end of the...

    Impeachment hearing: Diplomat William Taylor says Ukraine aid depended on Biden probes
    Nov13

    Impeachment hearing: Diplomat William Taylor says Ukraine aid depended on Biden probes

    The impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump moved into the open realm Wednesday with public testimony from two top U.S. diplomats, William Taylor and George Kent — both of whom offered new details in the case. …read more Source:: United Press...