Section: TPM (USA)
This Week: Mulvaney Blows It
This week’s highlights from the impeachment probe: Mulvaney blows it: Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney might not have much time left in President Trump’s good graces. When you’ve lost Sean Hannity, Trump’s often not far behind. During a stunning press briefing on Thursday, Mulvaney made a litany of...
Murkowski Condemns Mulvaney’s Remarks, Few Other GOPers Speak Up
You’d barely know, from the reaction of congressional Republicans, that White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney had publicly confirmed a central question of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry on national television. Mulvaney said in a press conference Thursday that the White House had withheld military funds appropriated by...
Perry Unfazed By Directive To Consult With Giuliani On Ukraine: ‘I Trusted Him’
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Friday that he had no qualms being directed to work with Rudy Giuliani on matters related to Ukraine, since he “trusted him.” “I’ve known Rudy since 2008. I endorsed him for President in 2008,” he said on Fox News. “I worked with him. I trusted him.” When asked if he thought it was strange when President...
Perry Announces Resignation With Video Called ‘The Coolest Job I Ever Had’
Energy Secretary Rick Perry debuted a saccharine video announcing his impending retirement Thursday, entitled “The Coolest Job I Ever Had.” Set to a score not unlike that of sad animal adoption commercials, shots of Perry in slow motion and fuzzy focus chase each other across the screen. With a wry chuckle he recalls: “You know, from my first day...
Sondland: Trump Pressured Me Into Sending That ‘No Quid Pro Quo’ Text
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who played a crucial role in President Trump and his lawyer’s Ukraine pressure campaign, told lawmakers on Thursday that he only sent the infamous “no quid pro quo” text because the President repeatedly told him there wasn’t, Politico reported. During his closed-door testimony...
Why Does One White House Lawyer Keep Coming Up In The Ukraine Scandal?
In a scandal whose reach is getting wider and wider, the role that a top White House lawyer played in the events surrounding President Trump’s Ukraine pressure campaign stands to be a key focus of the impeachment investigation. John Eisenberg — a deputy White House counsel who serves as legal counsel to National Security Council — keeps...
Mulvaney Claims He Didn’t Say What He Actually Said On Ukraine
A few hours after confirming a quid pro quo between a conspiracy theory pursued by President Donald Trump and military aid allocated for Ukraine, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney reversed himself. “Let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo between Ukrainian military aid and any investigation into the 2016 election,” he said in...
Perry Tells Trump He’ll Resign As Energy Secretary
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has informed President Donald Trump that he will resign, Bloomberg first reported Thursday. The New York Times confirmed the news. The Times and Politico reported earlier this month that Perry’s imminent resignation was expected. Perry’s impending resignation will come as the energy secretary has been roped...
How The President’s Lawyer Became Our Shadow Secretary Of State
He has no position in government, but he sure acts like he does. We’re learning, on a near-daily basis, about the ways in which Rudy Giulaini has used official channels to pursue his own interests and those of his clients. And his most famous client, the President, has at times encouraged it. And it’s not just in Ukraine. In 2017,...
The 4 Most Eye-Popping Statements Mulvaney Made On G-7 And Ukraine
In a stunning display of apathy about President Trump’s apparent efforts to promote his business and his reelection prospects while conducting foreign policy, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Thursday made several startling admissions during a press briefing at the White House. Mulvaney came into the room on the defensive, immediately...
