Section: TPM (USA)
Will Trump’s Operatives Now Biden Bernie?
We’re in a pretty dramatically situation in the Democratic primaries than we were a week ago. Everything could change on Tuesday. But for now it looks much more likely that Bernie Sanders will be the nominee than it did a week ago or certainly a month or two ago. With that in mind, I wanted to flag a set of facts that tie back to what I...
Fox News Internal Briefing Book Warns Against Top Commentators ‘Spreading Disinformation’
Fox News’ research unit advised colleagues against taking some claims made by the network’s top commentators regarding Ukraine at face value. According to a Daily Beast report Thursday, an internal Fox News research briefing book criticizes contributor John Solomon — who plays an “indispensable role” in a Ukrainian “disinformation...
Schiff: Bolton Refused To Submit Affidavit To House After Senate Rejected Witnesses
House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) revealed on Wednesday night that former National Security Adviser John Bolton shot down House investigators’ request for a sworn affidavit detailing President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme. Schiff told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow that while he and his colleagues haven’t yet...
Trump Taunts ‘Failed Presidential Candidate’ Romney After Senator Votes To Remove Him
“I’m sure to hear abuse from the President and his supporters,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) predicted as he was announcing his momentous vote to convict and remove President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial on Wednesday. Right on cue, President Donald Trump dished out exactly that. “Had failed presidential candidate @MittRomney devoted the...
Senate Acquits Trump Leaving The Presidency Unbound And Unaccountable
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. The vote for conviction was ultimately bipartisan, robbing Trump and Republicans of a key talking point, while those voting for acquittal were...
Hannity Was Set To Play Early Role In Response To Impeachment Inquiry
Fox News host Sean Hannity was set to play an early role in the response to President Trump’s impeachment inquiry. TPM obtained text messages between Lev Parnas and a Fox News producer and booker as they attempted to arrange an interview between Hannity and Viktor Shokin, a disgraced Ukrainian prosecutor with an axe to grind against Joe...
New Evidence Shows Pressure Campaign Started Earlier With Prior Ukraine Prez
As the Senate votes to acquit President Trump over his bid to extort the Ukrainian government into providing him with domestic political help, TPM has new evidence suggesting that the pressure campaign came far closer to succeeding and at an earlier stage than was previously known. Months before President Trump pressured Ukrainian leader...
Romney Will Cast Historic Vote To Convict Trump Of Abuse Of Power
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) on Wednesday announced that he would vote to convict and remove President Donald Trump from office for abusing his power. His voice shaking during a speech on the Senate floor, Romney said Trump was no longer fit to lead the nation. “The great question the Constitution tasks senators to answer is whether the President...
Trump ‘Hasn’t Told Me Not To’: Giuliani Still Sniffing Around For Biden Dirt
Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani acknowledged Tuesday that he’s still sniffing around for “more information” on Joe Biden in Ukraine, even as the Senate approaches its vote to acquit President Trump in his impeachment trial. Witnesses in the impeachment proceedings against Trump described Giuliani’s central role in Trump’s pressure...
AZ Man Allegedly Threatened To ‘Blow Schiff’s Brains Out’ After Watching Fox Segment
Federal prosecutors charged an Arizona man in October over alleged threats to murder House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), a court document filed last week reveals. The document, first spotted by the eagle-eyed Nick Martin of The Informant, stems from the prosecution of Jan Peter Meister. Arizona federal prosecutors charged...
