Section: The Blaze (USA)
Sen. Rand Paul blocked from asking questions stating alleged whistleblower’s name
Chief Justice John Roberts reportedly refused to read a question from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) during the ongoing impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, because the name of the alleged whistleblower was included.What are the details?Politico reported that Paul has composed questions including the name of the whistleblower,...
Breaking: After meeting with centrist Republican, Mitch McConnell has enough votes to block witnesses in impeachment trial
Republicans believe they now have the votes in order to block Democrats’ demands to bring new witnesses in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the US Senate. The news came after a meeting between Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and centrist Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Democrats were hoping...
National Security Council found top secret info in Bolton book manuscript, warned classified details must be removed
The National Security Council notified an attorney for former national security adviser John Bolton last week that the manuscript for Bolton’s upcoming book “appears to contain significant amounts of classified information” that must be removed prior to publishing or any other kind of disclosure.Three days later, The New York...
Lee Zeldin calls reporters ‘shills’ for Adam Schiff after fiery exchange with NBC reporter
Republican lawmakers had such a contentious briefing with reporters about the impeachment trial that one representative called the media “shills” for Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the lead impeachment manager. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) was being aggressively questioned by Heidi Przybyla of NBC News when he made the comments....
At least one Democratic senator thinks Hunter Biden is a relevant witness
As Democrats push for witness testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, at least one Democrat thinks the Senate should hear from another relevant witness: Hunter Biden.After hearing from the House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team, both of whom referred to...
Democratic congressman claims John Bolton tipped him off about looking into ousted Ukraine ambassador after leaving WH
A top House Democrat said Wednesday that former national security adviser John Bolton tipped him off months ago about the ouster of a former U.S. diplomat to Ukraine.In a statement sent out shortly before the Senate’s impeachment trial resumed on Wednesday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Elliott Engel (D-N.Y.) issued a statement...
Who’s laughing now? CNN mocked Trump voters, now the joke is on them in a devastating new ad
Surely, when “CNN Tonight” host Don Lemon invited anti-Trump Republican Rick Wilson and New York Times writer Wajahat Ali on his program, the last thing that crossed his mind was that their appearance would boost Republicans’ 2020 prospects. Yet, that’s exactly what may have happened after the trio mocked supporters of the...
Don Lemon defends himself over segment ‘belittling’ Trump supporters
CNN host Don Lemon offered no apology Tuesday when he finally addressed the way he conducted himself during a segment over the weekend wherein he was brought to tears laughing while his guests portrayed supporters of President Donald Trump as illiterate hicks. What are the details? On Saturday night, Lemon hosted anti-Trump Republican Rick Wilson...
DOJ fires back at John Bolton over accusations in his book
The Department of Justice disputed the claims reportedly made in John Bolton’s book against President Donald Trump and personal favors he made for leaders of foreign governments. According to a report based on numerous sources that read portions of the book, Bolton claims that he brought up his concerns about Trump’s interactions with...
WATCH: Glenn Beck dismantles John Bolton’s book ‘bombshell’
The New York Times reported Sunday that former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s new book, scheduled for release mid-March, claims President Donald Trump asked him to withhold nearly $400 million in aid to Ukraine until they cooperated with investigations into the Bidens. As a result, the House Democrats and certain Republicans (like...