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    ‘Executive privilege’ could complicate case against Giuliani associates, attorney says
    Oct23

    ‘Executive privilege’ could complicate case against Giuliani associates, attorney says

    Two South Florida businessmen who worked this year to help President Donald Trump’s personal attorney pursue dirt in Ukraine on his political foes pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a Manhattan … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    New Report Undermines Trumpworld Defense On Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
    Oct23

    New Report Undermines Trumpworld Defense On Ukraine Quid Pro Quo

    The Ukrainian government was made aware just a few days after the country’s President spoke with President Donald Trump on the phone that military aid was being held up purposefully, The New York Times reported Wednesday. The new revelation undermines a defense that Trump supporters grasped hold of in the hours after Ambassador Bill...

    House Republicans Literally Storm the Impeachment Hearings
    Oct23

    House Republicans Literally Storm the Impeachment Hearings

    Alex Wong/GettyHouse Republicans took their impeachment grievances to a more confrontational level on Wednesday, barging in to a secure facility during a closed-door witness deposition and refusing to leave until Democrats held open hearings.The gambit—cooked up by the pro-Trump brawler Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and endorsed by House GOP...

    The Latest: Giuliani associates plead not guilty
    Oct23

    The Latest: Giuliani associates plead not guilty

    NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the arraignment for two business associates of Rudy Giuliani (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Two business associates of Rudy Giuliani have pleaded not guilty in their campaign finance case. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arraigned Wednesday on charges they conspired to make illegal contributions to political...

    Watch: GOP Rep. Yells At CNN Reporter When Asked About Bill Taylor’s Testimony
    Oct23

    Watch: GOP Rep. Yells At CNN Reporter When Asked About Bill Taylor’s Testimony

    Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) erupted on Wednesday morning when CNN reporter Manu Raju tried to talk to him about acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor’s bombshell testimony in the House impeachment investigation. Raju told CNN anchor Kate Balduan about his encounter with Brooks after the GOP congressman and dozens of other House...

    Giuliani Associates Parnas And Fruman Plead Not Guilty, Raise Executive Privilege Concerns
    Oct23

    Giuliani Associates Parnas And Fruman Plead Not Guilty, Raise Executive Privilege Concerns

    NEW YORK — Two of the key players in Rudy Giuliani’s efforts to dig up dirt on Trump’s enemies pleaded not guilty in Manhattan Federal Court Wednesday — and embraced the President and his approach to dealing with legal issues. In their first appearance in court, an attorney for Parnas told a federal judge that their case may involve...

    Top Senate Republican Calls Impression Of Taylor Testimony ‘Not Good’
    Oct23

    Top Senate Republican Calls Impression Of Taylor Testimony ‘Not Good’

    John Thune, the second-highest ranked Republican in the Senate, said Wednesday that the impression coming from top Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor’s testimony is “not a good one.” “The picture coming out of it, based on the reporting that we’ve seen, I would say is not a good one,” he said to assembled reporters, per CNN. “But I would...

    Separatists’ Prison Sentence For Ukrainian Journalist Aseyev Sparks Outrage
    Oct23

    Separatists’ Prison Sentence For Ukrainian Journalist Aseyev Sparks Outrage

    Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have sentenced journalist Stanislav Aseyev, an RFE/RL contributor, to 15 years in prison on charges of espionage. Aseyev has already been held since 2017, when he was captured while reporting on the separatist conflict. Rights defenders and press freedom groups are calling his imprisonment...

    Impeachment Just Became Inevitable
    Oct23

    Impeachment Just Became Inevitable

    Ambassador William Taylor’s testimony to House investigators on Tuesday didn’t answer every question about the Ukraine scandal, but it answered the big one: Will President Donald Trump be impeached?Impeachment is now effectively inevitable. Taylor’s testimony fleshed out the biggest open questions, including whether there was a...

    Pentagon official overseeing Ukraine testifies in impeachment inquiry
    Oct23

    Pentagon official overseeing Ukraine testifies in impeachment inquiry

    Cooper is expected to face questions about the Trump administration’s decision to temporarily withhold military assistance to Ukraine over the summer. …read more Source::...