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    White House Refusing to Participate in Impeachment Inquiry
    Oct09

    White House Refusing to Participate in Impeachment Inquiry

    The White House says it will not participate in what it calls the unconstitutional impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.White House lawyer Pat Cipollone sent an eight-page letter to House Democratic leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who are looking into whether Trump broke the law by urging Ukraine to investigate Democratic...

    Ukraine Spy Agency Says Extracted ‘Witness’ Of Russian Army Presence In Donbas
    Oct09

    Ukraine Spy Agency Says Extracted ‘Witness’ Of Russian Army Presence In Donbas

    Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) says it extracted a witness of Russia’s military presence in the separatist-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine from the city of Sorokyne (formerly Krasnodon) in the Luhansk region into government-controlled territory. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    New polls show Americans support impeachment inquiry but aren’t sold on removing Trump
    Oct09

    New polls show Americans support impeachment inquiry but aren’t sold on removing Trump

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — A trio of polls released Tuesday show Americans support an investigation into accusations that President Donald Trump asked Ukraine to probe his 2020 rival Joe Biden but they are not sold on the idea of the President being removed from office. Almost three-in-five Americans support House Democrats’ move to start an...

    House Democrats subpoena diplomat Gordon Sondland, who was blocked by Trump administration from test
    Oct09

    House Democrats subpoena diplomat Gordon Sondland, who was blocked by Trump administration from test

    WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats subpoena diplomat Gordon Sondland, who was blocked by Trump administration from testifying about Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Bipartisan Senate Report Undercuts Trump’s Account of 2016 Meddling
    Oct09

    Bipartisan Senate Report Undercuts Trump’s Account of 2016 Meddling

    Both Republicans and Democrats affirm that Russia, not Ukraine, was responsible for tampering with the U.S. election. …read more Source:: Foreign...

    Poll: Majority back impeachment investigations, split on removing Trump
    Oct09

    Poll: Majority back impeachment investigations, split on removing Trump

    A new poll show a majority of respondents support a probe into the president’s ask to Ukraine for Joe Biden to be investigated, but the public is split on whether Trump should be removed from office.An NBC/Wall Str… …read more Source:: The...

    Ukrainian Prosecutor Says First Invite From Giuliani Came Earlier Than Previously Known
    Oct09

    Ukrainian Prosecutor Says First Invite From Giuliani Came Earlier Than Previously Known

    The former top prosecutor in Ukraine who originally claimed to have dirt on Joe Biden said in a Tuesday radio interview in Kyiv that discussions with Rudy Giuliani began far earlier than previously known. Ex-prosecutor general of Ukraine Viktor Lutsenko said that Giuliani first invited him to New York City to discuss “Ukrainian interference in...

    READ: White House Launches Full Frontal Assault On Impeachment Process
    Oct09

    READ: White House Launches Full Frontal Assault On Impeachment Process

    White House Counsel Pat Cipollone sent a letter Tuesday to House Democratic leaders that outright rejected Congress’ impeachment inquiry and sought to delegitimize the entire effort. “President Trump and his Administration reject your baseless, unconstitutional efforts to overturn the democratic process. Your unprecedented actions have left...

    Watergate Jury Report Would Have Stayed Secret Today, DOJ Argues In Mueller Docs Case
    Oct09

    Watergate Jury Report Would Have Stayed Secret Today, DOJ Argues In Mueller Docs Case

    If Watergate happened today, the Justice Department argued in court Tuesday, the grand jury report that contributed greatly to President Richard Nixon’s resignation would not be released to Congress. “Wow, OK,” replied Chief Judge Beryl Howell, of the D.C. District Court, according to the accounts of multiple reporters who were in the...

    Giuliani: No administration officials will testify or provide documents to impeachment probe unless Adam Schiff is removed as House Intel Committee chairman
    Oct09

    Giuliani: No administration officials will testify or provide documents to impeachment probe unless Adam Schiff is removed as House Intel Committee chairman

    Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, said that he will not testify before House investigators as part of Democrats’ ongoing impeachment efforts against the president unless Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is removed as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and the House votes in full on taking up the...