Section: TPM (USA)
The Great Gaslighting, Or Inside the Great ‘Predication’ Debate
Over the last three days we’ve witnessed a furious debate over just how and why the Russia probe (“Crossfire Hurricane”) began and whether political “bias” played a role in that decision. You will note that even in his statements and report, Inspector General Michael Horowitz stated that while he found no evidence of political or anti-Trump...
Pence Won’t Declassify Details Of Zelensky Call, Despite Schiff’s Demands
Vice President Mike Pence will not declassify additional testimony provided to the House Intelligence Committee by his national security aide Jennifer Williams, claiming through his lawyer that the impeachment inquiry is over. Williams turned over the information, which details a September 18 call between Pence and Ukraine President Volodymyr...
A Million Here, a Million There
Today federal prosecutors asked a judge to revoke the bail of Giuliani associate Lev Parnas. A main reason was that he had not disclosed to prosecutors that in September he received a million dollars from a bank account in Russia. This is certainly enough to make your ears prick up. But it’s a mystery at this point just what this money...
Prosecutors Want Giuliani Pal Detained Immediately After Alleged Financial Fibs
Manhattan federal prosecutors asked a judge late Wednesday to revoke Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas’ bail package and detain him pending trial. The unexpected move came after Parnas allegedly lied to the government and to his pretrial services officer about the extent of his financial assets and about whether a judge had already...
Horowitz Hints That IGs Are Discussing Potential Probes Of Trump-Ukraine Mess
Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz dropped several hints in congressional testimony Wednesday about discussions he and the inspectors general at other departments have had about investigating President Trump’s and his allies’ Ukraine gambit. The comments came during a line of questioning from Sen. Kamala Harris...
Pompeo Believes Trump ‘Made Clear’ That He Warned Lavrov Against Election Meddling
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the White House’s insistence that President Trump warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov against election meddling. On Tuesday, Trump met with Lavrov at the White House and claimed that election meddling was brought up during the meeting, which was closed off to the press. According to the...
We All Get Stupider
Presidential lawyer Rudy Giuliani has found new friends in Ukraine and they’ve spun him up on a new scandal, which he hopes to present shortly to authorities in DC. His finding is that Adam Schiff owns about $250,000 in mutual funds from Franklin Templeton, the mutual fund company. And some of their funds have invested in Ukraine. In other...
Pelosi And Nadler Were At Odds About Including Mueller Findings In Articles Of Impeachment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerry Nadler (D-NY) were not on the same page about how many “high crimes and misdemeanors” to charge President Trump with, Politico reported. Pelosi, as well as House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) and several members of the Democratic caucus and House...
White House Says Trump Warned Russian Minister Against Election Meddling
The White House said President Donald Trump warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov against election meddling on Tuesday during their meeting, which was closed off to the press. According to the White House’s readout of the meeting, Trump “warned against any Russian attempts to interfere in United States elections” and “urged Russia...
Giuliani Has A New Conspiracy Theory To Mainline Into GOP Bloodstream
The seed of another wacky conspiracy theory is sprouting in Ukraine. And this time, it purports to implicate both President Barack Obama and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA). According to a Tuesday report in the Washington Post, Trump asked Giuliani to brief Trump and GOP Senators about what he was told while in Kyiv last week. The Ukrainians who met with...
