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Trump Lashes Out At Bolton In Wake Of Bombshell Manuscript: ‘Nasty & Untrue Book’
President Donald Trump blew up at former National Security Adviser John Bolton on Wednesday morning after Bolton’s damning accounts in his unpublished manuscript threw a wrench in Republican senators’ plan to block witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial. “For a guy who couldn’t get approved for the Ambassador to the U.N....
McConnell Tells GOP Senators There Aren’t Enough Votes To Block Witnesses Yet
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told his GOP caucus on Tuesday that he doesn’t have the votes needed to block witnesses from the impeachment trial at the moment, according to multiple reports. Fox News, the Washington Post, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal reported that McConnell broke the news to his fellow Republican...
Fruman Demands Parnas Take Back Docs From Congress
Lev Parnas’ longtime associate wants him to take back documents supplied to Congress, accusing the South Florida businessman of potentially breaking attorney-client privilege. In a series of letters, Igor Fruman accused Parnas and his attorney Joe Bondy of giving away information potentially protected by Fruman’s attorney-client...
‘You Did A Good Job On Her,’ Trump Tells Pompeo On Spat With NPR Reporter
President Donald Trump on Tuesday piled on the veteran NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly, who’s been the target of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after she grilled him on Ukraine in a recent interview. “I think you did a good job on her,” Trump told the secretary. Pompeo erupted at Kelly after a recent interview when she asked why he had not...
Republicans Crafting Way To Avoid Calling Bolton As A Witness
The Ukraine bombshell revealed in former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s unpublished manuscript has made it more difficult for Republican senators to insist that additional witness testimony is unnecessary. The previously unreported episode, where President Donald Trump allegedly told Bolton that the withheld military aid was linked...
State Dept. Kicks NPR Reporter Off Ukraine Trip After Pompeo’s Clash With Outlet
NPR diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen was booted from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s upcoming trip to Ukraine after Pompeo berated NPR “All Things Considered” co-host Mary Louise Kelly for asking him about the Ukraine scandal during an interview on Friday. NPR Executive Director of Media Relations Isabel Lara told TPM that the...
Bolton Told Barr He Was Worried Trump Was Doing Favors For Xi And Erdogan, Book Reportedly Says
Former National Security adviser John Bolton last year reportedly expressed his concern to Attorney General Bill Barr that the President was effectively doing favors for the leaders of two foreign countries. In response, Barr reportedly expressed his own concerns — specifically, that Trump had made it look as if he had an undue influence over...
How Could GOP Senators Possibly Be ‘Blindsided’ Over Bolton Testimony?
Former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s testimony is now at the center of the impeachment trial, with a slew of GOP senators suddenly expressing shock at what the longtime diplomat is set to reveal in a memoir about his time in the White House. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) said that “at this stage it’s pretty fair to say that John...
Mainers Care About Collins’ Impeachment Vote. But Her Reelection Is About More Than That
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. With the impeachment of Donald J. Trump, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine is again in the national spotlight, as she looks like she just might vote to hear witnesses at the Senate trial. That impending Collins vote became especially crucial this morning, when new...
Bolton Book Reportedly Contradicts DOJ Claims About Barr’s Knowledge Of Trump-Zelensky Call
Things just got stickier for Attorney General William Barr. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s book manuscript appears to contradict Justice Department assertions about how and when Barr first learned that President Donald Trump mentioned him on a now-infamous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The New York...
