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    Ukrainian president: We're 'open' to investigating Biden but 'can't be ordered to do anything'
    Sep30

    Ukrainian president: We're 'open' to investigating Biden but 'can't be ordered to do anything'

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country can’t be pressured to conduct an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden or his son but added Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies “are ready to investigate any violation of the… …read more Source:: The...

    Democrats sought dirt on Trump from Ukraine during 2016 campaign
    Sep30

    Democrats sought dirt on Trump from Ukraine during 2016 campaign

    by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2019 As new details emerged on Democrats’ efforts to attack President Donald Trump via Ukraine, the Biden camp, caught up in its own Ukraine scandal, showed signs of desperation as it demanded media stop booking Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani. Furthermore Democrats, their operatives, and their allies in...

    Mark Warner calls on Republicans to condemn Trump’s attacks on whistleblower
    Sep30

    Mark Warner calls on Republicans to condemn Trump’s attacks on whistleblower

    Sen. Mark Warner on Monday called for Republicans to condemn President Trump’s attacks on the anonymous Ukraine phone-call whistleblower, saying it poses a safety concern. “My hope would be that even my Republican colleagues who may not want to weigh in on the substance of the complaint need to stand … …read more Source::...

    Bill Clinton Had a Strategy. Trump Is Doing the Opposite.
    Sep30

    Bill Clinton Had a Strategy. Trump Is Doing the Opposite.

    Donald Trump may have no impeachment war room, but he does have an impeachment strategy. He deployed it this past weekend.It’s the same strategy he brought to his presidential campaign, then to his presidency: all base, all the time. In 1998 and ’99, Bill Clinton directed his anti-impeachment messaging to voters who did not...

    Trump’s Defense Is Not Ready for Prime Time
    Sep30

    Trump’s Defense Is Not Ready for Prime Time

    How do you defend the indefensible? The task proved difficult even for President Donald Trump’s staunchest supporters over the weekend, as the media pressed them to explain why Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in July to investigate Joe Biden and his son. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried to claim on...

    Warner Expresses Concern About Whistleblower Safety After Trump Tweets
    Sep30

    Warner Expresses Concern About Whistleblower Safety After Trump Tweets

    Following a tumultuous weekend of tweets and right-wing media reports on the identity of the anonymous whistleblower, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) expressed grave concern about the safety of the individual who came forward with complaints about President Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president. “This program...

    The Ukraine Scandal Might Be a Bad Gambit for Democrats
    Sep30

    The Ukraine Scandal Might Be a Bad Gambit for Democrats

    Aaron Maté Aaron Maté argues that impeachment is political, not legal—and that the transcript the White House released doesn’t, in itself, implicate the president. The post The Ukraine Scandal Might Be a Bad Gambit for Democrats appeared first on The Nation. …read more Source:: The...

    State Department Envoy to Ukraine Resigns as Whistleblower Case Pursued
    Sep30

    State Department Envoy to Ukraine Resigns as Whistleblower Case Pursued

    Kurt Volker, the U.S. special representative to Ukraine, resigned on Friday amid fallout from a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump regarding a phone call in July with Ukraine’s president. Volker was one of five State Department officials that House Democrats said Friday that they want to depose as part of an impeachment...

    Pelosi Tells Caucus Polls Are Shifting On Impeachment
    Sep30

    Pelosi Tells Caucus Polls Are Shifting On Impeachment

    On a call with her caucus on Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) cited rapidly shifting public polls on impeachment and encouraged her members to adopt a “solemn tone” when discussing the issue. According to the New York Times, she told her members, most of whom are in their home districts during the recess, that “our tone must be...

    Trump Says Rep. Adam Schiff Lied to Congress, Asks Identities of Accusers
    Sep30

    Trump Says Rep. Adam Schiff Lied to Congress, Asks Identities of Accusers

    President Donald Trump accused House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of lying to Congress in a Sunday evening Twitter post. The president added that he wants the identity of the whistleblower who filed a complaint regarding his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss former Vice President Joe Biden’s...