Section: TPM (USA)
McConnell Was ‘Not Given An Explanation’ For Trump Delaying Ukraine Aid
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on Tuesday that the Trump administration didn’t tell him why it had delayed almost $400 million in aid for Ukraine in July, about a week before President Donald Trump reportedly tried to get the Ukrainian government to investigate 2020 rival Joe Biden. McConnell told reporters that he has...
Senate Intel Pushes For Interview With Whistleblower In Ukraine Scandal
The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee is pushing to secure an interview with the mysterious whistleblower who came forward last month with allegations that reportedly relate to President Trump pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. According to a Tuesday letter reported by Yahoo News, the Senate panel...
Trump Promises Release Of ‘Unredacted’ Zelensky Call Transcript
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that he would release the “fully declassified and unredacted” transcript of his July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday. ….You will see it was a very friendly and totally appropriate call. No pressure and, unlike Joe Biden and his son, NO quid pro quo! This is nothing more than...
Pelosi Expected To Launch Formal Impeachment Inquiry ‘Later Today’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is expected to announce a formal impeachment inquiry this afternoon, according to multiple reports. The Washington Post, the New York Times and NBC News reported that Pelosi intends to back the 150-plus Democrats in her caucus who are pushing for a formal impeachment inquiry. Pelosi is set to meet with her caucus...
Lot Coming This Afternoon
We just recorded today’s episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast with David and Kate and I joined by TPM Reporter Josh Kovensky. I highly recommend your listening when it comes out this afternoon. Josh has a unique handle not only on this story but the different personages involved, many of whom he’s interviewed because of his work as a...
Dems To WH Counsel: Stop Ukraine Stonewalling Or Face ‘Escalated Measures’
Three Democratic committee leaders wrote to the White House Tuesday demanding that it stop stonewalling attempts to investigate the President’s Ukraine-related actions — or else. In a letter to White House counsel Pat Cipollone, the chairmen of the House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight Committees said that Trump “must...
Several Senate Democrats Push For Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump
Several Senate Democrats are now calling on the House to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump as the Ukraine scandal heats up, including a member of Democratic leadership. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, posted a Twitter thread on Tuesday urging “the initiation of a formal...
WaPo: Biden To Call For Trump’s Impeachment If He Refuses To Comply With Info Requests
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday will call for the House to impeach President Donald Trump if the President continues to stonewall the congressional investigation into his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the Washington Post. Biden is expected to deliver a statement at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday...
Pence: The Media’s Just Assuming The Worst Of Trump’s Call To Ukraine!
Vice President Mike Pence on Monday night accused the media of overstating the troubling nature of President Donald Trump’s phone call in July with the president of Ukraine. During an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Pence defended the call in which Trump reportedly pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate...
Doocy Thinks Ukraine Scandal Is ‘Off The Rails Wrong’ If One Aspect Is True
“Fox and Friends” host Steve Doocy, who President Donald Trump ranked 12/10 for loyalty, responded to the Trump-Ukraine scandal Tuesday. During a “Fox and Friends” segment, the co-hosts weighed in on the Washington Post’s Monday night report that Trump personally ordered a hold on about $400 million in military aid to Ukraine for about a...
