Section: TPM (USA)
Giuliani Says Transcript Of Phone Call Between Trump And Ukraine Was Read To Him
President Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani admitted during an interview with “Fox and Friends” that he was read the transcript of the phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky. Giuliani seemed to casually admit he knew about the contents of the call — which is not only at the center of Democrats’ new impeachment inquiry,...
Schiff: This Is Trump’s ‘Most Serious Misconduct Thus Far,’ Has Left Congress ‘No Choice’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) Wednesday called President Donald Trump’s behavior in the Ukrainian scandal his “most serious misconduct thus far” that left the House with “no choice” but to launch an impeachment inquiry. Schiff said that as bad as his actions were with Russia while he was a candidate for office and...
Trump Admin Prepares Redacted Version Of Whistleblower Complaint For Congress
The Trump administration is preparing to release a redacted version of the DNI whistleblower complaint to Congress to quash the growing calls for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, and to assuage lawmakers angry at the blatant disregard for oversight law. According to the New York Times, Trump called House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)...
WH Aides Worry Trump Will Be Too Distracted To Get Anything Else Done This Year
President Trump is bound to be distracted by the House’s launch of an impeachment inquiry for at least the next couple weeks. But White House aides are holding their breath hoping the latest mania won’t linger long in Trump’s mind. According to a new Politico report, White House aides are privately concerned that...
Chuck Todd Tussles With John Kennedy Over Trump Scandal: ‘You Can’t Gaslight Us, Sir’
NBC News host Chuck Todd shut down Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-LA) attempt to equate the President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal with a conspiracy theory about 2020 candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday. Shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry against Trump, Kennedy (who had told Democrats to “buy a spine” on...
Inside The State Department’s Weird Role In Giuliani’s Ukraine Pressure Campaign
As President Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani mounted a pressure campaign on Ukraine to manufacture dirt on Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden, they may have received help along the way. But it’s not an outside fixer, but rather the U.S. State Department. Accounts differ, but the agency appears to have played a crucial role in connecting...
‘PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!’ Trump Tweet Storms After Pelosi Launches Impeachment
President Donald Trump released a tweet storm Tuesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House would begin an impeachment inquiry into reports that he’d pressured the President of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden’s son. Tweeting from Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, where earlier Tuesday he’d addressed the...
Pelosi Announces Formal Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump
The dam has broken. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially launched impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon in one of the most consequential moments of the Trump presidency. “The actions of the Trump presidency revealed the dishonorable fact of the President’s betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of...
Senate Unanimously Votes For Resolution Demanding Whistleblower Complaint
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) resolution calling on the Trump administration to hand over a whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump to the Senate and House Intelligence Committees. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) put the resolution for a vote after...
Biden: Congress Has ‘No Choice’ But To Begin Impeachment If Trump Keeps Stonewalling
Former Vice President Joe Biden declared on Tuesday that Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump if he continues to stonewall attempts to investigate his alleged wrongdoing, including his call to the Ukrainian president. Biden’s statement came amid rising calls among Democrats to begin impeachment...
