Section: TPM (USA)
Giuliani: You’ll See What Trump Did Was ‘Perfectly Justifiable’ Over Next Couple Months
Rudy Giuliani argued that the public will soon see that President Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign was “perfectly justifiable” even after his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial. During an interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo Sunday morning, Giuliani called Trump’s acquittal “wonderful but it never should have...
Graham: DOJ ‘Process’ Set Up For Giuliani To Send Biden Dirt To Barr
The dirt-digging on the Bidens appears to be far from over. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claims that Attorney General Bill Barr told him Sunday morning that the Justice Department has set up a “process” for Rudy Giuliani to send dirt on Joe Biden directly to Barr. In an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday morning, Graham said that...
NSC Expected To Purge More Staffers As Soon As Next Week
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s Friday ouster was just the beginning. National security adviser Robert O’Brien is set to overhaul the NSC staff as early as next week, according to a CNN report Saturday. Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN that O’Brien was expected to oust around a dozen officials as part of an effort to...
GOP Senators Urged Trump Not To Fire Sondland. He Went Ahead Anyway.
Two days after voting to acquit President Trump in the Senate impeachment trial, several Republican senators attempted to stop him from firing EU ambassador Gordon Sondland to no success. According to a New York Times report Saturday evening, people briefed on the discussion said that the Republican senators were worried about the optics of Trump...
Trump’s Vindman Ouster Tweet Further Bolsters WH Retribution Campaign
President Trump weighed in on the ouster of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council in a Saturday morning tweet, appearing to bolster the White House’s references to “retribution” following the Senate’s acquittal of both impeachment charges against him. Following his acquittal by the Senate Wednesday, the White...
Gordon Sondland Fired As EU Ambassador, Second Impeachment Witness To Lose Job Friday
The crucial impeachment probe witness and U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, said Friday that he had been recalled to the United States effective immediately. He joins the National Security Council’s Europe Director, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who also lost his job Friday after testifying in the impeachment probe last...
Key Impeachment Probe Witness Vindman Escorted Out Of WH, Lawyer Says
The National Security Council official and impeachment probe witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was escorted from the White House Friday, his lawyer said. Vindman was the subject of right-wing vitriol in the wake of his testimony to the House impeachment inquiry in November — including from the White House and Fox News. In a statement,...
We Only Know A Sliver of the Drive to Extort Ukraine to Intervene in the 2020 Election
Through the Ukraine scandal, there’s been a persistent question about the rush to get Zelensky to play ball and whether similar efforts occurred before Zelensky took office. Josh Kovensky has unearthed new evidence that confirms just that. As has been long suspected, the Trump Team thought they had a deal with Zelensky’s predecessor...
CNN: Mulvaney In Jeopardy Following Trump’s Acquittal In Impeachment Trial
The knives are out now that President Donald Trump’s impeachment saga has come to a close, and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney may become one of the casualties. CNN reported on Friday morning that Trump may oust Mulvaney after having waited through the House impeachment investigation and the subsequent Senate impeachment...
Reports: Trump Set To Boot Key Impeachment Witness Out Of White House
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is expected to pay a price for providing crucial testimony in the House’s impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign, according to multiple reports late Thursday. According to Bloomberg News and the Washington Post, Trump is posed to have Vindman reassigned from his...
