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    Trump involved Pence in his efforts to pressure Ukraine’s leader, officials say
    Oct03

    Trump involved Pence in his efforts to pressure Ukraine’s leader, officials say

    …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...

    The Rudy Dossier
    Oct03

    The Rudy Dossier

    Good TPM Readers, I was in the midst of writing out a post explaining how there was a lot of circumstantial evidence that that packet of pro-Trump conspiracy theories the State Department Inspector General brought up to the Hill was actually Rudy Giuliani’s work product: the packet of information he’d assembled in his trips abroad....

    What to Do if Congress Can’t Get More Information
    Oct03

    What to Do if Congress Can’t Get More Information

    Since the Democrats gained control of the House, the Trump administration has taken the most extreme position on congressional oversight in American history: In essence, it has argued that no demand from Congress, for information about anything, to anyone in the executive branch, is binding on the president. While many presidents have struggled...

    Pence, a loyal No. 2, finds himself caught up in impeachment
    Oct03

    Pence, a loyal No. 2, finds himself caught up in impeachment

    President Donald Trump told Vice President Mike Pence to cancel his plans to attend the inauguration of Ukraine’s new president …read more Source:: The Boston...

    Volker Felt ‘Pushed Out’ By Pompeo. Now He’s Telling His Story To Congress
    Oct03

    Volker Felt ‘Pushed Out’ By Pompeo. Now He’s Telling His Story To Congress

    Former U.S. Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker clearly has some beef with the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Last week, Pompeo unceremoniously forced him out after revelations surfaced about Rudy Giuliani’s contacts with State Department officials who helped him get meetings with Ukrainians to better spread his smear campaign against...

    Putin: Russia Ready To Prolong Gas Deal With Ukraine If Needed
    Oct03

    Putin: Russia Ready To Prolong Gas Deal With Ukraine If Needed

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has indicated he is ready to offer Ukraine a temporary contract for the transit of gas if talks fail before the current one with Moscow expires on January 1. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Former Ukraine president: Biden never asked to close cases
    Oct03

    Former Ukraine president: Biden never asked to close cases

    Ukraine’s former President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday said that former Vice President Joe Biden never asked him to open or close any criminal cases as President Trump continues to rail against what he calls misconduct.Poroshenko refuted… …read more Source:: The...

    Trump Calls It a ‘Scandal’ That Democrat Foe Helped Shape Whistleblower Complaint
    Oct03

    Trump Calls It a ‘Scandal’ That Democrat Foe Helped Shape Whistleblower Complaint

    President Donald Trump called the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee a “fraud” while offering rare praise of The New York Times in a contentious White House press conference in which he assailed the news media for dishonesty as Democrats’ impeachment inquiry advances. Minutes before the president spoke Wednesday, the Times...

    Impeachment inquiry: Lawmakers to collect testimony, records over next 2 weeks
    Oct03

    Impeachment inquiry: Lawmakers to collect testimony, records over next 2 weeks

    Democrats will interview five U.S. officials named in a complaint that says President Donald Trump attempted to pressure Ukraine to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden by threatening to withhold aid. …read more Source:: United Press...

    The Republican Party’s Deafening Silence
    Oct03

    The Republican Party’s Deafening Silence

    The Republican Party is speechless. A week after Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the beginning of an impeachment investigation, Trump’s usual allies in the administration, in Congress, in the media—have no defense for his actions. Instead, as Politico reported on Wednesday morning, “GOP lawmakers and operatives are concerned at...