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    A Shared Text, but No Shared Reality
    Sep26

    A Shared Text, but No Shared Reality

    Did President Trump commit an offense that the Framers would regard as impeachable in his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky?A non-verbatim memo describing the call has been available since yesterday. But a common text has done little to create consensus. Indeed, no question is more hotly contested in Washington. And rival...

    The Mess Trump Has Made in Ukraine
    Sep26

    The Mess Trump Has Made in Ukraine

    In the wake of his now-infamous July phone call with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, it’s not surprising that President Donald Trump has received the lion’s share of American analysis, especially after his actions have now triggered an impeachment process. But there hasn’t been very much analysis of Zelenskiy, nor...

    Full NBC exclusive: Warren calls Trump-Ukraine call ‘the smoking gun’
    Sep26

    Full NBC exclusive: Warren calls Trump-Ukraine call ‘the smoking gun’

    Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks exclusively with NBC News’ Ali Vitali about Democrats moving forward on impeachment, the White House summary of Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president, and why she doesn’t think impeachment is necessarily “DOA” in the Senate. …read more Source::...

    Trump’s Ukraine Call Was an Abuse of Power—and This Time, He Can’t Claim Ignorance or Inexperience
    Sep26

    Trump’s Ukraine Call Was an Abuse of Power—and This Time, He Can’t Claim Ignorance or Inexperience

    One method occasionally used to excuse or explain President Donald Trump’s behavior is an appeal to the president’s lack of formal political experience. After fired FBI chief James Comey testified back in 2017, for example, Paul Ryan, who was at the time the speaker of the House, said Trump is “new at this” and “not...

    Acting DNI Didn’t Think Whistle Blower Complaint Was Election Security Issue
    Sep26

    Acting DNI Didn’t Think Whistle Blower Complaint Was Election Security Issue

    The acting director of national intelligence didn’t consider the whistleblower’s complaint that’s led to an impeachment inquiry to be an election security matter — but rather one concerning “a conversation by the President with another foreign leader.” The complaint largely focuses on events surrounding a July 25 call in which...

    John Yoo Warns That Impeachment Would Undermine Presidential Power. That’s the Point.
    Sep26

    John Yoo Warns That Impeachment Would Undermine Presidential Power. That’s the Point.

    The Berkeley law professor John Yoo warns that impeaching Donald Trump over his alleged solicitation of re-election assistance from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy could undermine presidential powers to conduct foreign policy and protect national security. Given Yoo’s expansive understanding of those powers, that prospect may count...

    Manafort Is the Key
    Sep26

    Manafort Is the Key

    I’ve been waiting for this to come up. According to Murray Waas writing in the New York Review of Books, Rudy’s excellent Ukraine adventure began not as an effort to damage Joe Biden but to discredit the case against Paul Manafort and lay the groundwork for a pardon. It will take a while to suss out the precise order of events and...

    Harris on whistleblower complaint: ‘This is a cover-up’
    Sep26

    Harris on whistleblower complaint: ‘This is a cover-up’

    Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), a Democratic presidential candidate, said Thursday the whistleblower complaint over President Trump’s alleged misconduct in his communications with Ukraine is “a cover-up.” … …read more Source:: The...

    GoFundMe for anonymous whistleblower raises more than $58K
    Sep26

    GoFundMe for anonymous whistleblower raises more than $58K

    The identity of the author of the whistleblower complaint that alleges misconduct by President Trump in his dealings with Ukraine is unknown, but that hasn’t stopped people from showing their support online.A GoFun… …read more Source:: The...

    Mark Levin: Today’s Hearing on Trump-Ukraine Is Another Spectacle, Another Drama for the Media
    Sep26

    Mark Levin: Today’s Hearing on Trump-Ukraine Is Another Spectacle, Another Drama for the Media

    Nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mark Levin (Screenshot) Editor’s Note: This blog has been updated as of 11:36AM. …read more Source:: CNS...