Section: TPM (USA)
Bolton Posts Cryptic Tweet Amid Speculation Over His Testimony Intentions
Ousted National Security Adviser John Bolton posted an bizarrely cryptic tweet on Friday morning, promising a “backstory” on why he was off Twitter for two months. “Stay tuned……..” he said. Glad to be back on Twitter after more than two months. For the backstory, stay tuned…….. — John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) November 22, 2019 Many speculate that...
Trump Accuses Yovanovitch of Not Hanging His Picture At Embassy
“She wouldn’t hang my picture in the embassy. She is in charge of the embassy. She wouldn’t hang it. It look a year-and-a-half, two years to get the picture up. She said bad things about me … This was not an angel this woman, okay?” Video after the jump … Trump on Yovanovitch: “She wouldn’t hang my picture in the embassy....
Like Clockwork, Graham Launches Probe To Further Bogus Biden Conspiracy Theory
Just as the public impeachment inquiry hearings wrapped on Thursday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeking materials related to then-Vice President Joe Biden’s interactions with Ukrainian officials. Graham is attempting to give credence to Republicans’ baseless conspiracy theory that Biden...
4 Major Moments From Hearing Day Dominated By Fiona Hill
Indications that Thursday’s impeachment inquiry hearing would be electric came early, when former NSC senior director Fiona Hill’s opening statement leaked before the day got started. In her opening remarks, Hill thoroughly dismantled Republicans’ baseless conspiracy theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, chiding...
McCarthy Suggests Pulling The Plug On Impeachment Just As Testimony Heats Up
As damning testimony after damning testimony emerges from the House impeachment hearings this week, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suggested it was time to shut the whole thing down. “I think we’ve had enough. I think it’s time to shut it down,” he said during his weekly press conference Thursday as House investigators...
Diplomat Points Out Ukraine Is Still Under Pressure From Trump Even Now
David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Kiev, made an alarming point during his testimony on Thursday: Though the military aid has been released, Ukraine isn’t necessarily off the hook from President Donald Trump’s demands due to the fact that Trump still hasn’t fully given them what they wanted. Holmes told House impeachment...
Correcting The Record, Fiona Hill Says She Wasn’t Concerned About Vindman’s Judgment
The Ukraine director on the National Security Council — a star witness in the impeachment probe — is “excellent” and “highly decorated,” his former boss Dr. Fiona Hill said Thursday, denying the testimony of her successor who claimed that Hill had expressed concerns about the director’s judgement. “I did not relate any concerns in general...
GOP Counsel Once Again Accidentally Elicits Testimony Damaging To Trump
A line of questioning went completely off the rails for Republican staff attorney Steve Castor when he prompted former National Security Counsel senior director Fiona Hill to describe a disagreement she had with Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. In response, Hill shared a damning recollection as she mapped out her realization that...
WH Accuses Dems Of Having ‘Sick Hatred’ For Trump Amid Public Impeachment Hearing
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham lashed out at Democrats on Thursday as another public impeachment hearing was underway. “The Democrats’ [sic] are clearly being motivated by a sick hatred for President Trump and their rabid desire to overturn the 2016 election,” Grisham said in response to the hearing. “The American people...
Witnesses Blow Up Sondland, Volker By Confirming How Obvious Biden-Burisma Link Was
Thursday’s witnesses thoroughly undermined EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland and former Special Envoy for the Ukraine Kurt Volker’s repeated insistence that they didn’t realize investigating Burisma was code for investigating the Bidens. Throughout his opening statement, David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Kyiv, consistently referred...
