Section: TPM (USA)
Did Trump Tell Barr to Cut Stone Slack? Who Cares?
Let’s come back to this brief exchange we had last night with TPM Reader HR and TPM Reader TB. No one believes this was anything more Barr’s effort to be corrupt more effectively and with less press attention. The only question was whether it was all stage managed with Trump or whether it was actually Barr saying ‘Hey, I’m...
Giuliani Claims Dems Want To ‘Literally Kill’ Him Due To His Ukraine Ramblings
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, said Thursday night that Democrats want to “kill” him because of supposed insider information he has about Hunter Biden and Burisma. “We are going to reveal the whole thing,” Giuliani promised Fox Business Network host Trish Reagan about evidence of unsubstantiated Democratic...
Trump Now Freely Admitting He Sent Giuliani To Ukraine After He Previously Denied Doing So
Now that he’s been acquitted, President Donald Trump is now free to finally admit that he did, in fact, send his lawyer to Ukraine after all. Trump made the astonishing confession on Thursday during a podcast interview with Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera. “Was it strange to send Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine, your personal lawyer?” Geraldo...
Trump Demands NY Drop Its ‘Unnecessary Lawsuits’ As He Freezes Travel Program
It looks like New York is the new Ukraine. On Thursday, Trump made a veiled threat toward the state of New York, home of multiple lawsuits against him, ahead of his meeting with New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s freeze on its “Trusted Travelers” programs for New Yorkers. The freeze was...
Marie Yovanovitch Warns State Department ‘Is In Trouble,’ Says Its Leaders Lack ‘Moral Clarity’
Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch issued a grim warning on Wednesday night during her first public appearance since her blockbuster hearing in the House’s impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. “We need a vigorous Department of State, but right now the State Department is in trouble,” Yovanovitch said as she was...
Nunes And Other House Intel GOPers Boycott Meeting To Force Schiff To Investigate FISA
House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) and his eight Republican colleagues on the committee skipped a meeting on Wednesday in protest of committee chair Adam Schiff (D-CA). The GOP lawmakers sent Schiff a letter informing him that they would not attend a Strategic Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) subcommittee...
He Learned His Lesson
My colleagues are covering the details of the emerging DOJ scandal tied to the sentencing of Roger Stone. I want to note a pattern, which seems critical. Famously, the day after Robert Mueller testified before Congress Trump was on the phone with President Zelensky of Ukraine, trying to bully him into opening those investigations. The plot had...
Senators Vote To Acquit President Trump
The Senate voted Wednesday to acquit President Trump of charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress related to his Ukraine conduct, bringing to an end a fast-tracked two-week impeachment trial. We’re following the reactions to the historic decision. …read more Source::...
Senate GOPers Are Totally Fine With Trump’s ‘Friday Night Massacre’
Beyond just dismissing Democrats’ claims of political retaliation, some Senate Republicans on Monday offered a vigorous defense of President Donald Trump’s unceremonious ouster of two key impeachment witnesses just 48 hours after the Senate voted to acquit him. “I’d dismiss him for that,” Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) said of House...
Schumer Urges All Department Watchdogs To Investigate Whistleblower Retaliation
On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) requested all 74 inspectors general, including the Defense Department IG, to investigate retaliation against whistleblowers after President Donald Trump got key impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman kicked out of the National Security Council last week. “Although LTC Vindman lived up...
