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    ‘This is an inquisition’: Schiff denies GOP witness requests on eve of ‘fair’ public impeachment hearings
    Nov13

    ‘This is an inquisition’: Schiff denies GOP witness requests on eve of ‘fair’ public impeachment hearings

    The House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump is slated to go public on Wednesday, and three Democrat-approved witnesses — all of whom have already testified behind closed doors — will be taking the stand. Meanwhile, Republicans are still waiting to find out if any of their nine requested witnesses will be allowed to...

    Senate Dems to DOJ Watchdog: Is AG Barr Going After Trump Enemies?
    Nov13

    Senate Dems to DOJ Watchdog: Is AG Barr Going After Trump Enemies?

    Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via GettyAs the House kicks off public impeachment hearings this week, a trio of Democratic senators are refocusing scrutiny on an important player in the at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...

    Fox News legal analyst says quid pro quo is ‘clearly impeachable’: Trump requested ‘criminal’ act
    Nov13

    Fox News legal analyst says quid pro quo is ‘clearly impeachable’: Trump requested ‘criminal’ act

    Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano on Tuesday pushed back against the argument that President Trump using a quid pro quo in his dealings with Ukraine did not qualify as an impeachable offense.”Oh,… …read more Source:: The...

    4 Things to Expect as the Trump Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public
    Nov13

    4 Things to Expect as the Trump Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public

    After a month of closed hearings, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is slated to hold public impeachment hearings Wednesday and Friday. The committee, under Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will hear testimony from three witnesses regarding President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

    House Democrats Take Trump Impeachment Inquiry Public
    Nov13

    House Democrats Take Trump Impeachment Inquiry Public

    House Democrats launch a new phase in the impeachment investigation into US President Donald Trump Wednesday with a round of public testimony from current and former administration officials. Those witnesses will provide a detailed picture of Trump’s alleged request to Ukraine to investigate his potential Democratic rival in the 2020...

    Bill Taylor Op-Ed Subtweets Entire Trump Ukraine Scandal
    Nov13

    Bill Taylor Op-Ed Subtweets Entire Trump Ukraine Scandal

    Acting Ukraine Ambassador Bill Taylor has emerged as a key witness in the House’s impeachment inquiry. But this week, he made quite a statement in the court of public opinion, in the form of a strikingly topical op-ed. Taylor has testified, and is expected to do so again publicly on Wednesday, that the Trump administration used irregular...

    NYT: Trump Has Talked About Firing IG Who Reported Whistleblower Complaint
    Nov13

    NYT: Trump Has Talked About Firing IG Who Reported Whistleblower Complaint

    President Donald Trump has reportedly discussed with aides whether to fire Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson for disloyalty. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Trump has been privately complaining about Atkinson after he reported to Congress the whistleblower complaint flagging Trump’s infamous July call...

    Laughter As Medicine
    Nov13

    Laughter As Medicine

    As we survey open societies across the world since the heady days of 1989-91, we cannot help but observe—as Freedom House annually documents—not an increase but rather a steady decline in the number of democracies in the world. Once open societies across the democratic world—some so-called new, others old established ones— are one by one turning...

    How Rudy Giuliani And His Indicted Buddies Stormed The ’18 Midterms
    Nov13

    How Rudy Giuliani And His Indicted Buddies Stormed The ’18 Midterms

    Airpods. MAGA. The Lubavitcher Rebbe. Rudy Giuliani. It might not be what you expect, but for Giuliani and his two Soviet-born buddies, that’s what peak political performance looks like. Giuliani barnstormed the country in the week before the 2018 midterms, supporting various GOP candidates. And he brought two trusted political advisors in...

    Trump snaps at fake news media: ‘Be Quiet! Be Quiet!’
    Nov13

    Trump snaps at fake news media: ‘Be Quiet! Be Quiet!’

    On Friday, President Trump spoke to the media before his departure on Marine One. In this clip, Trump addressed questions related to the public hearings and testimony on the impeachment inquiry scheduled this week.”I just told them, ‘I’ve got to come over and see the fake news.’ Let’s go. What do you have,...