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    Former NSC chief of staff suggests whistleblower aided by Democrats, lawyers
    Sep29

    Former NSC chief of staff suggests whistleblower aided by Democrats, lawyers

    Fred Fleitz, who served as the National Security Council chief of staff last year, believes the whistleblower who filed a complaint against President Donald Trump was aided by congressional Democrats and lawyers.Writing in the New York Post, Fleitz said the complaint suggests the whistleblower was “pursuing a political agenda” and...

    Student journalist scores big scoop in Trump-Ukraine story
    Sep29

    Student journalist scores big scoop in Trump-Ukraine story

    PHOENIX (AP) – A 20-year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President Donald Trump and the Ukranian government had stepped down from his post, the New York Times reports. Andrew Howard, a managing editor of The … …read more Source:: The...

    Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general
    Sep29

    Trump blurs lines between personal lawyer, attorney general

    Attorney General William Barr finds himself mired in a political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump’s outreach to Ukraine and administration attempts to keep a whistleblower complaint from Congress …read more Source:: The Boston...

    Student Journalist Scores Big Scoop in Trump-Ukraine Story
    Sep29

    Student Journalist Scores Big Scoop in Trump-Ukraine Story

    A 20-year-old student at Arizona State University broke the news that a key State Department official who was involved in talks between President Donald Trump and the Ukranian government had stepped down from his post, the New York Times reports. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Susan Rice blasts Trump for keeping transcript on top-secret server — then admits Obama did the same
    Sep29

    Susan Rice blasts Trump for keeping transcript on top-secret server — then admits Obama did the same

    Former national security adviser Susan Rice slammed President Donald Trump for storing the notes from his phone conservation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on a top-secret server — then admitted the Obama administration stored communications on the same server.Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival, Rice tore into the Trump...

    Report: McConnell Urged Trump To Release The Ukraine Call Memo
    Sep29

    Report: McConnell Urged Trump To Release The Ukraine Call Memo

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reportedly advised President Donald Trump to release the memo this week on his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the Washington Post, McConnell had urged the White House to do so in order to prove Trump’s repeated claims that the call was “perfect” and above...

    Trump Says He Brought Up His Hunter Biden Accusations With His China Intermediary
    Sep29

    Trump Says He Brought Up His Hunter Biden Accusations With His China Intermediary

    During his closed-door speech at the United Nations on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he brought up his unfounded claims about 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s son with his emissary to the Chinese government. Trump told the audience he had talked to Blackstone chief executive Steve Schwarzman, who works with the President and...

    Trump Blurs Lines Between Personal Lawyer, Attorney General
    Sep28

    Trump Blurs Lines Between Personal Lawyer, Attorney General

    Attorney General William Barr finds himself mired in a political firestorm, facing questions about his role in President Donald Trump’s outreach to Ukraine and the administration’s attempts to keep a whistleblower complaint from Congress. …read more Source:: U.S....

    Trump Rants About ‘Democrat Savages’ Amid Impeachment Inquiry
    Sep28

    Trump Rants About ‘Democrat Savages’ Amid Impeachment Inquiry

    President Donald Trump began his Saturday by firing off angry tweets about the Democrats leading the House’s impeachment inquiry against him. “Can you imagine if these Do Nothing Democrat Savages, people like Nadler, Schiff, AOC Plus 3, and many more, had a Republican Party who would have done to Obama what the Do Nothings are doing to me,”...

    Evidence Increasingly Indicates Trump’s Ukraine Pressure Tactics Usurped Congress’ Power of the Purse—and that he may have Committed a Federal Crime in the Process
    Sep28

    Evidence Increasingly Indicates Trump’s Ukraine Pressure Tactics Usurped Congress’ Power of the Purse—and that he may have Committed a Federal Crime in the Process

    President Donald Trump.Last week, I wrote a post explaining why, if Trump used withholding of US aid as leverage to try to force the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son, it would be an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’ power of the purse. Quite simply, it would be a case of the president trying to use federal...