Section: TPM (USA)
How Rudy Lost his Mind and (Probably) His Freedom
There’s some backstory to the current Rudy Giuliani drama I’d like to share. After he left the mayoralty at the end of 2001 Giuliani made tens of millions of dollars on his reputation as “America’s Mayor” and a 9/11-based terrorism and security expert under the shingle Giuliani Partners. In the nature of things that rep was more...
Giuliani’s Lawyer Forced Him To Call Trump To Tell Him He Was Just Kidding About ‘Insurance’
Robert Costello, a lawyer representing Rudy Giuliani, said on Wednesday that he had to make his mercurial client call President Donald Trump “within the last day” to reassure him that all his “insurance” talk was just a joke. Costello told Reuters that Giuliani had called Trump to reassure him “at my insistence.” “He shouldn’t joke, he is...
Giuliani Was In Talks To Represent Ukrainian Ministry While Digging For Trump Dirt There
Rudy Giuliani almost represented Ukraine, the country, as a client while he searched for dirt there on President Donald Trump’s behalf. In January and February, at the same time he was looking around for political dirt for Trump in Ukraine, Giuliani was also in talks to represent the country’s Ministry of Justice in its top...
Pompeo To Appear With McConnell In Latest Hint At Senate Run
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) isn’t hiding his desire for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to run for Kansas Senate next year. According to a Kansas City Star report Tuesday, Pompeo revealed that he is set to share a stage with the Senate majority leader — who has been outspoken about his desire for Pompeo to potentially...
Trump Learned Of Whistleblower Complaint Just Before He Released Ukraine Aid
President Donald Trump learned of the whistleblower’s complaint in late August, just before he released the frozen military aid to Ukraine in September. According to the New York Times, that debriefing by White House lawyers Pat Cipollone and John Eisenberg could also explain where Trump got the phrase “quid pro quo,” which he used on a...
Under The Bus You Go, Rudy: Trump Claims He Didn’t Tell Giuliani To Go To Ukraine
It was only a matter of time. During a radio interview with former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump attempted to distance himself from his personal lawyer’s efforts to dig up dirt on 2020 candidate Joe Biden in Ukraine. “What was Rudy Giuliani doing in Ukraine on your behalf?” asked O’Reilly. “Well,...
Former Clinton Adviser Gave Trump Guidance On Dealing With Impeachment
Mark Penn, an adviser for both President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign, met with President Donald Trump last week to offer advice on navigating the impeachment proceedings against him. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that Penn spoke with Trump for more than an hour in the Oval Office on November 18. Andrew Stein,...
READ: Top OMB Official Describes Order To Freeze Ukraine Funds
The House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday released the transcript from the depositions of Mark Sandy, a top career official in the White House budget office. Sandy, who testified behind closed doors on Nov. 16, is deputy associate director for national security at the White House Office of Management and Budget. Sandy’s supervisor, political...
READ: Top State Official Testifies About Smear Campaign Against Ambassador
The committees leading the House impeachment probe released on Tuesday the transcript of their interview with Philip Reeker, a top State Department official. Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, described for House investigators the smear campaign against Marie Yovanovitch, the former...
WH Froze Ukraine Money Within Hours Of Trump-Zelensky Call
The White House first officially froze $250 million in Pentagon military aid funds destined for Ukraine within hours of the now-infamous July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky. That’s according to documents the White House provided to the House Budget and Appropriations committees. The Budget committee...
