Section: TPM (USA)
Trump Tries To Explain Away ‘Favor’ Comment During Zelensky Call
President Donald Trump addressed his request of a favor from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday, insisting that by “us” he meant “U.S.” ….”I would like to have the Attorney General (of the United States) call you or your people…..” This, based on what I have seen, is their big point – and it is no point at a all (except for a big win...
Seriously? Nunes Accuses Democrats Of Peddling Conspiracy Theories About Him
Are we really going there, Devin? House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA), who has spent most of his committee’s impeachment proceedings attempting to legitimize bogus conspiracy theories about Ukraine, accused Democrats on Wednesday of spreading conspiracy theories about him. “I think it’s what happens when it...
A ‘Media Report’ In June Piqued Trump’s Interest In Ukraine Aid. But Which One?
In testimony to Congress last month, career Office of Management and Budget official Mark Sandy testified that President Donald Trump’s interest in a $250 million aid package to Ukraine was piqued by a June “media report.” Within days, Trump’s order to freeze that aid was handed down the chain of command to Sandy and his team....
Kennedy Says He’s Done Pushing DNC-Ukraine Conspiracy After Retracting His Retraction
Silence is golden. After appearing to retract his DNC-Ukraine conspiracy theory retraction, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) claimed that he’s done pushing the debunked conspiracy touted by President Trump. According to a CNN report Tuesday night, Kennedy said that has “nothing else” to say about his wishy-washy stance on whether Ukraine attempted...
Here’s Nunes’ Bumbling Defense Of Those Key Giuliani, Parnas Calls
House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes’ (R-CA) defense of those crucially-timed calls with key Ukraine schemers is about as solid as his conspiracy-laced approach to his panel’s impeachment hearings last month. Upon revelations that Nunes was in contact with Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and indicted Giuliani associate...
Nunes Hits CNN With $435 Million Defamation Suit Over Its Ukraine Report
On Tuesday, House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) made good on his threat to sue CNN over its report that he had met with a former Ukrainian official to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. In a defamation suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Nunes demands CNN shell out $435,000,000 in damages....
The Hill Promises To Release A ‘Transparent And Public’ Review Of John Solomon’s Stories
Bob Cusack, the editor-in-chief at the Hill, promised to publicly release a review of former columnist John Solomon’s stories about Ukraine on Tuesday, after the House’s impeachment investigation report revealed frequent contacts between Solomon and one of Rudy Giuliani’s indicted associates. “The Hill is conducting a meticulous...
Intel Report Shows Nunes In Touch With Giuliani During Key Parts Of Ukraine Scheme
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) just found himself more deeply entrenched in the impeachment inquiry. House Intelligence Committee Democrats’ report surfaced a litany of new phone records Tuesday afternoon, revealing in part that ranking member Nunes was in communication with Rudy Giuliani during key aspects of his Ukraine pressure campaign. In...
We Were ‘Required By Law’ To Turn Over Call Records To Congress, AT&T Says
Phone records provided by AT&T to the House impeachment inquiry provided some of the most concrete evidence yet of the behind-the-scenes machinery that fueled President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine. The company said Tuesday that it was “required by law” to provide the records. Dozens of footnotes in the inquiry’s...
Schiff Says Still Investigating Whether Pressure Campaign Predated Zelensky
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) said shortly after the release of the report into President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign that his committee is still investigating whether the situation predated Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Did this scheme begin far earlier than we first understood?” Schiff asked. “Was...
