Section: TPM (USA)
House Assures Court It Won’t Subpoena Bolton Aide Even For Senate Impeachment Trial
The House of Representatives assured a federal judge Tuesday that it would not seek to compel the testimony of former National Security Council official Charles Kupperman, even as it prepared for a Senate impeachment trial. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon asked for the assurance at a hearing in a case brought by Kupperman, who is seeking a...
Jim Jordan, Who Has Berated Impeachment Witnesses, Isn’t Sweating His Legacy
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) can’t be bothered with his reputation as he continues to boisterously defend President Trump amid the ongoing impeachment inquiry. According to a HuffPost report Tuesday, Jordan expressed his lack of concern regarding how he will be remembered in light of the impeachment proceedings. “I don’t care how I’m...
Trump Rails Against Articles Of Impeachment Within Minutes Of Announcement
President Trump and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney jumped at the chance to disparage House Democrats’ announcement Tuesday of two articles of impeachment. In a series of tweets posted within minutes of the announcement, Trump took aim at House Judiciary Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA). The...
Dems Settle On 2 Articles Of Impeachment: All Ukraine, No Mueller
House Democrats on Tuesday announced just two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his Ukraine pressure campaign. The articles did not appear to impeach the President for anything in Robert Mueller’s report, which presented evidence that Trump had obstructed...
House Dems Will Unveil Articles Of Impeachment In Press Conference Tuesday
House Democrats will unveil articles of impeachment in a press conference on Tuesday morning, recommending that President Trump be removed from office for obstructing justice and abuse of power, according to multiple reports. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced Monday evening that several committee leaders would announce the “next steps...
Oh The Places The GOP Will Go To Defend Donald Trump
They have brains in their heads. They have feet in their shoes. They could steer themselves in any direction they choose. And yet … Republicans pretzeled themselves Monday into ever-more contorted defenses of President Trump’s Ukraine pressure scheme. If you missed the House Judiciary Committee hearing, here’s a quick rundown of the...
GOP Impeachment Counsel Won’t Admit Biden Was Top 2020 Contender When Trump Targeted Him
The staff lawyer for the Republicans in the impeachment inquiry was not willing to acknowledge that Joe Biden was a leading 2020 presidential contender at the time President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine for dirt on Biden. Trump’s effort to weaken Biden’s candidacy by demanding the investigations from the Ukrainians is at the center of...
Trump And Pompeo Will Meet With Russia’s Foreign Minister
President Donald Trump will hold a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday, the Kremlin said on Monday. Trump and Lavrov will meet in Washington, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told CNN. TPM could not independently confirm the meeting with the White House. Additionally, the State Department announced...
Linda Ronstadt Shuts Down Pompeo After He Wonders ‘When Will I Be Loved’
Tough love, indeed. Singer Linda Ronstadt didn’t hesitate to rip into Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a State Department reception at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington on Saturday night, according to a Variety report Sunday. During his first turn as the official host of the event, where honorees receive their Kennedy...
READ: Top House Intel Investigator Makes The Ukraine Case In Opening Statement
The House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released the prepared remarks of Daniel Goldman, the committee’s director of investigations and its witness before the Judiciary Committee in Tuesday’s hearing on the impeachment inquiry. Read Goldman’s full opening statement below, as prepared for delivery. I. President Trump Abused...
