Section: TPM (USA)
Fired-Up Biden: Trump Trying To ‘Smear’ Me Because He Knows I’ll ‘Beat Him Like A Drum’
A visibly fired-up former Vice President Joe Biden snapped at Fox News’ Pete Doocy Saturday when he asked how often he talks to his son about his business dealings, accusing President Donald Trump of trying to “smear” him. “Here’s what I know,” he said from the middle of a media mob. “I know Trump deserves to be investigated....
Biden Calls For Release Of Trump Call Transcript, Whistleblower Testimony
Former Vice President Joe Biden called Friday for the release of the transcript of President Donald Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as the whistleblower’s testimony, so the American people can “judge for themselves.” If these reports are true, then there is truly no bottom to President Trump’s...
Pelosi Stands Her Ground On Impeachment Despite Ukrainian Bombshells
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Friday that while she has not changed her mind on the futility of pursuing impeachment charges against President Donald Trump, she’s all for passing laws to constrain his power and make clear that he can be indicted while in office. She did not, however, explain what would compel Trump to sign or the...
Trump Frantically Tries To Spin Ukrainian Scandal Into ‘Both Sides’ With Unfounded Biden Accusation
President Donald Trump is aggressively trying to weaken the potency of the bombshell revelations that have surfaced this week about his reported pressure of the Ukrainian President to go after former Vice President Joe Biden’s son, hammering away at an unfounded accusation against Biden to even the score. The Fake News Media and their...
We Discuss the Big News
New breaking news episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast. Kate Riga and I talk to TPM’s Josh Kovensky about what we’ve learned on the Ukraine/Whistleblower front over the last 48 hours and how it connects up with Josh’s reporting going back months. If you’re interested in understanding this story I strongly recommend it....
There It Is
The lede in this new Journal article pretty much tells the story. President Trump in a July phone call repeatedly pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ‘s son, urging Volodymyr Zelensky about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, on a probe, according to people...
WSJ: Trump Pressured Ukraine President ‘About Eight Times’ In July Call To Probe Biden
President Donald Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about eight times to work with Rudy Giuliani to investigate Joe Biden, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. It’s the latest revelation about the July call between the two leaders that is reportedly the subject of an alarming, yet so far veiled, whistleblower’s...
How Trump’s Attempt To Attack Biden Turned Into The Ukraine Scandal
It’s been going on all year. The revelation last night that a mysterious whistleblower complaint focused on a July 25 phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shocked many, but also reveals a long-running story that has been playing out just beneath the surface of the news cycle over the past few months....
President Says Going After Biden is Fine
President Trump has just gotten his first crack at responding to last night’s news. Asked whether he discussed Joe Biden in his conversation with the President of Ukraine, he replies: “It doesn’t matter what I discussed” and says “someone out to look into Joe Biden.” …read more Source::...
Trump Again Denies Having ‘Dicey’ Conversation With Foreign Leader
On the heels of news that the whistleblower complaint that reportedly centers on President Trump also involves Ukraine, the President returned to his ritualistic denials on Twitter, blaming the “Radical Left Democrats and their Fake News Media partners” for the story. In tweets on Friday morning, Trump questioned why just one “highly partisan”...
