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    Amash: Trump’s Ukraine call a ‘devastating indictment of the president’
    Sep25

    Amash: Trump’s Ukraine call a ‘devastating indictment of the president’

    Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), an Independent who formally left the Republican Party earlier this year, said Wednesday that a memo of President Trump’s conversation with the leader of Ukraine was a “devastating indictment” of… …read more Source:: The...

    Romney On Ukraine Call Memo: ‘This Remains Extremely Troubling’
    Sep25

    Romney On Ukraine Call Memo: ‘This Remains Extremely Troubling’

    Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) remains a lone voice in his party, calling the White House memo of President Donald Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “deeply troubling” on Wednesday. While speaking at The Atlantic Festival in Washington, Romney added that while he’s not as focused on the “quid pro quo” nature of the...

    Nadler: Barr Must Recuse, Trump ‘Dragged The Attorney General Into This Mess’
    Sep25

    Nadler: Barr Must Recuse, Trump ‘Dragged The Attorney General Into This Mess’

    House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NJ) said Wednesday that Attorney General Bill Barr should recuse himself in light of the revelation Wednesday that Trump told the Ukrainian president he should contact Barr to discuss dirt on Joe Biden. During a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, the memorandum of...

    President Trump releases transcript of his phone call with the Ukrainian president that convinced Pelosi to pursue impeachment
    Sep25

    President Trump releases transcript of his phone call with the Ukrainian president that convinced Pelosi to pursue impeachment

    The White House on Wednesday released a transcript of President Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. This phone call became a major point of contention after a “whistleblower” from within the U.S. government reported that Trump had asked Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of...

    Ukraine Whistleblower’s Lead Attorney Donated to Biden
    Sep25

    Ukraine Whistleblower’s Lead Attorney Donated to Biden

    The lead counsel representing the Ukraine whistleblower donated to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign earlier this year, records show. Andrew Bakaj, founder and managing partner of D.C.-based law firm Compass Rose Legal Group, is the lead counsel working on behalf of the Ukraine whistleblower. Bakaj earmarked a $100 donation on April 26...

    Schiff Lambasts Barr, DOJ For Interfering In Whistleblower Complaint
    Sep25

    Schiff Lambasts Barr, DOJ For Interfering In Whistleblower Complaint

    House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) slammed Attorney General Bill Barr and the Department of Justice on Wednesday for helping President Donald Trump cover up a whistleblower’s complaint. During a press conference on the Ukraine scandal, Schiff said that Trump invoking Barr in his request for Ukraine to investigate Joe...

    Gaetz: Some lawmakers reviewed transcript at White House
    Sep25

    Gaetz: Some lawmakers reviewed transcript at White House

    Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said he and a group of lawmakers reviewed and spoke with President Trump about the memo of his call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Wednesday.”I’ve had the ch… …read more Source:: The...

    ‘Unprecedented and unconscionable’: Democrats use Biden scandal to trigger impeachment
    Sep25

    ‘Unprecedented and unconscionable’: Democrats use Biden scandal to trigger impeachment

    by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2019 U.S. Democrats since at least 2016 have repeatedly “exerted pressure on Ukraine … to meddle in U.S. politics and elections,” The Hill’s John Solomon noted in a Sept. 23 report. Democrats were turning the screws on Ukraine long before Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s discussions with Ukrainian...

    The impeachment process: How it all works
    Sep25

    The impeachment process: How it all works

    Calls to impeach President Donald Trump began among some Democrats almost the day he was inaugurated. They ballooned after former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to Congress about interactions between the Trump campaign and Russia and, separately, Trump’s efforts to squash the investigation, potentially obstructing justice....

    Tony Blinken On Trump-Ukraine Call: ‘This Is Worse Than We Feared’
    Sep25

    Tony Blinken On Trump-Ukraine Call: ‘This Is Worse Than We Feared’

    Tony Blinken, a former national security official and current senior adviser to Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden’s campaign, weighed in on the political firestorm over President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine into manufacturing political dirt on Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden on Wednesday. Shortly after the White House...