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    Pompeo: State Dept. will ‘comply’ with law on release of Giuliani communications
    Oct24

    Pompeo: State Dept. will ‘comply’ with law on release of Giuliani communications

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested on Thursday that the Trump administration plans to comply with a court order to release Ukraine-related documents, including communications between State Department officials and … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...

    Pompeo: State Dept. will ‘comply’ with law on release of Giuliani communications
    Oct24

    Pompeo: State Dept. will ‘comply’ with law on release of Giuliani communications

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested on Thursday that the Trump administration plans to comply with a court order to release Ukraine-related documents, including communications between State Department officials and … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    CNN: Parnas and Fruman Claimed They Were Traveling To Vienna For A Hannity-Shokin Interview
    Oct24

    CNN: Parnas and Fruman Claimed They Were Traveling To Vienna For A Hannity-Shokin Interview

    Two associates of Rudy Giuliani’s arrested for a campaign finance conspiracy earlier this month were on their way to help with a planned interview between Fox News’ Sean Hannity and former Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin, they told others. CNN reported the reason for Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman’s trip on Wednesday, citing four...

    Ukrainian Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Prosecutor-General’s Reinstatement Appeal
    Oct24

    Ukrainian Supreme Court Rejects Ex-Prosecutor-General’s Reinstatement Appeal

    The Chamber of Appeals of Ukraine’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that former Prosecutor-General Viktor Shokin should not be reinstated. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Of Course Trump Loved The House GOP’s SCIF-Storming Stunt
    Oct24

    Of Course Trump Loved The House GOP’s SCIF-Storming Stunt

    The House Republicans’ Wednesday stunt of storming the secure room where an impeachment inquiry-related testimony was being held seems to have won President Trump’s approval. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told “Fox & Friends” hosts Thursday morning that the President was “very supportive” of the Republicans’...

    Report: Rudy Giuliani Is In The Market For A Defense Attorney
    Oct24

    Report: Rudy Giuliani Is In The Market For A Defense Attorney

    Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been asking around for possible defense attorneys, a notable move since he asserted last week that he’d only lawyer up if absolutely necessary. According to CNN, Giuliani said Wednesday that he had not yet been contacted by the FBI or prosecutors at the SDNY, despite reports that federal prosecutors in New...

    Is William Taylor the John Dean of Ukrainegate?
    Oct24

    Is William Taylor the John Dean of Ukrainegate?

    I know that parallels between Watergate and the Ukraine scandal can sometimes stretch pretty thin; I am, for instance, still waiting for someone to step forward to play Alexander Butterfield’s “here-are-the-tapes-you-were-looking-for”** role. **And I’ll lay $50 that if the tape, or full transcript, of the July 25 phone...

    Ukraine's president discussed Trump pressure weeks before July call: reports
    Oct24

    Ukraine's president discussed Trump pressure weeks before July call: reports

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team held a meeting two weeks before he took office during which they discussed pressure they felt from the Trump administration and Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal attorney, to publicly… …read more Source:: The...

    After Republican SCIF Stunt, Cooper Ultimately Testified For Over Three Hours
    Oct24

    After Republican SCIF Stunt, Cooper Ultimately Testified For Over Three Hours

    After her testimony was delayed for five hours as non-committee member Republicans stormed the secure hearing room, top Pentagon official Laura Cooper finally spoke for over three hours on Wednesday. According to Politico, Democrats who sat in on the hearing didn’t share details about it, while Trump ally Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) was quick...

    Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian leader, felt Trump pressure before taking office
    Oct24

    Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian leader, felt Trump pressure before taking office

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader was already worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate his Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden. Volodymyr Zelensky gathered a small group of advisers on …...