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    House Democrats subpoena Rick Perry as part of impeachment inquiry
    Oct11

    House Democrats subpoena Rick Perry as part of impeachment inquiry

    Energy Secretary Rick Perry has now been pulled into the House Democrats’ impeachment probe against President Donald Trump, as committee chairs subpoenaed Perry asking for a slew of documents Thursday.What are the details?Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and...

    The Mystery of Rudy Giuliani’s Vienna Trip
    Oct11

    The Mystery of Rudy Giuliani’s Vienna Trip

    Last night, when Rudy Giuliani told me he couldn’t get together for an interview, his reason made sense: As with many nights of late, he was due to appear on Hannity. When I suggested this evening instead, his response was a bit more curious. We would have to aim for lunch, Giuliani told me, because he was planning to fly to Vienna,...

    Democratic senators press Pompeo for answers on dismissal of ambassador to Ukraine
    Oct11

    Democratic senators press Pompeo for answers on dismissal of ambassador to Ukraine

    Ten Democratic senators on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Thursday seeking answers on the May removal of then-ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.The senators, le… …read more Source:: The...

    READ: Rick Perry Subpoenaed In House Impeachment Probe
    Oct11

    READ: Rick Perry Subpoenaed In House Impeachment Probe

    Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been subpoenaed as part of the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry, the committees pursuing the inquiry announced Thursday. In a letter to Perry, the House committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight outlined documents the secretary is required to turn over. Failure to do so, the committees...

    Trump Adviser Says China Gave Him Biden Dirt, Then Takes It Back Less Than 24 Hours Later
    Oct11

    Trump Adviser Says China Gave Him Biden Dirt, Then Takes It Back Less Than 24 Hours Later

    Michael Pillsbury, President Donald Trump’s informal adviser on China, can’t seem to decide whether China gave him dirt on 2020 candidate Joe Biden’s son or not. On Wednesday night, Pillsbury told Fox News Business host Lou Dobbs that he had brought up Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, to his Chinese associates during a trip to...

    Joe Biden was warned in early 2017 about problematic Ukraine ties by man recently indicted for funneling Russian money to US politicians
    Oct11

    Joe Biden was warned in early 2017 about problematic Ukraine ties by man recently indicted for funneling Russian money to US politicians

    One of the four men indicted Thursday for a scheme to funnel foreign money to U.S. politicians to buy political influence issued a cryptic warning to former Vice President Joe Biden about his and his son’s Ukraine ties — all the way back in January 2017.David Correia was among those charged with trying to buy influence from state and...

    What Do We Know About Parnas And Fruman’s Two Business Partners?
    Oct10

    What Do We Know About Parnas And Fruman’s Two Business Partners?

    In addition to Rudy Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, two other men were indicted Thursday morning for violations related to various campaign donations — David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin. And while Parnas and Fruman’s connections to Rudy’s search for Trump-friendly political dirt is well known, their alleged business...

    Gardner Refuses To Say It’s A Bad Thing For Trump To Ask Foreign Gov’t To Meddle
    Oct10

    Gardner Refuses To Say It’s A Bad Thing For Trump To Ask Foreign Gov’t To Meddle

    Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) refused to say yes or no. When pressed on whether he believes it’s appropriate for the President of the United States to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival — referring to President Donald Trump’s now-infamous July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showing efforts to pressure...

    Ukraine Whistleblower Appears to Skirt Law by Going Straight to Rep. Adam Schiff’s Office
    Oct10

    Ukraine Whistleblower Appears to Skirt Law by Going Straight to Rep. Adam Schiff’s Office

    The impeachment drive by House Democrats appears to be focused on the July 25 telephone call between President Donald Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which came to light through a whistleblower complaint. That whistleblower complaint, and the circumstances surrounding its filing Aug. 12 with the Office of the Intelligence...

    The Ukraine Plot Yields Its First Two Arrests
    Oct10

    The Ukraine Plot Yields Its First Two Arrests

    If the president’s fundamental defense against impeachment is that there’s nothing to see here and people should move along, Thursday morning was not a good day for the president.As The Wall Street Journal first reported, two men who assisted in Rudy Giuliani’s investigations in Ukraine on behalf of Donald Trump were arrested...