Section: TPM (USA)
Romney Says There’s ‘No Question’ That Burisma Probe ‘Appears Political’
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) isn’t sold on his fellow Senate Republicans’ renewed interest in a probe of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, who sat on the board of a Ukrainian energy company. While speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill Thursday, Romney aired his concerns about Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-WI) request...
Burisma Is Back! Senate GOPers Suggest Probe Will Haunt Biden’s Campaign
It’s not just former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign experiencing a resurrection in light of his strong Super Tuesday performance. After telling CNN reporter Manu Raju Wednesday morning that he told President Trump that Biden will be “tough” to beat in the general election, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) appeared to suggest that...
Read: Dems Bid To Block GOP Probe Into Biden Allegations, Fearing ‘Disinformation Efforts’
Senate Democrats tried last week to block the Republican-controlled Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs from issuing a subpoena for testimony from a Ukrainian who has peddled conspiracy theories central to the extortionate dirt-digging project that got President Trump impeached. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) moved in a Friday letter...
Sen. Johnson Pushes For Subpoenas In Ukraine-Hunter Biden Probe
It still hasn’t ended. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent a letter March 1 indicating that he wants to begin issuing subpoenas in his investigation of the same debunked allegations that featured in President Trump’s impeachment. SCOOP: Chairman Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee @RonJohnsonWI wants to subpoena...
House Dems Seek Interviews With Prosecutors Key To DOJ Interference Claims
House Democrats are seeking interviews with several Justice Department officials that could speak to improper political interference in the Department, including the handful of prosecutors who quit Roger Stone’s case over a sentencing dispute. The request was made in a letter Friday from House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler to Attorney...
Report: GOP Senate Intel Chair Worried Biden Investigations Could Backfire
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Richard Burr (R-NC) was reportedly nervous that his fellow Republicans’ investigations into Joe Biden could end up giving Russia exactly what it wants. According to a Politico report, Burr privately warned Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Chuck...
Ukrainian Court Grants Ex-Prosecutor Shokin’s Bid To Force A Biden Probe
The ex-Ukrainian prosecutor who helped fuel President Trump’s smear campaign against the Bidens secured a court ruling forcing Ukraine to open an investigation into his allegations, several outlets reported Thursday. The prosecutor Viktor Shokin went to court to demand the investigation earlier this year, just as the Senate’s...
Giuliani Laments Having Only ‘Five Friends Left’ After Failing To Hang Up On Reporter
Sad! Upon thinking that he hung up on a Daily News reporter Wednesday, Rudy Giuliani began complaining about former New York Gov. George Pataki and how he only has “five friends left.” Giuliani, who’s gained a reputation for butt-dialing journalists, was overheard by the Daily News reporter confessing to someone he called “Tony.” The...
Trump Claims Purging Officials Who Are ‘Disloyal’ To Him Is Good For America
President Donald Trump wants America to know that his plans to remove government officials deemed insufficiently loyal to him is actually for the country’s own good. When a reporter asked Trump about the purge during a press conference in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, the President initially downplayed the number of people he felt deserved...
Trump Threatens Schiff Again By Baselessly Claiming That He Leaked Briefing Info
President Trump appeared to suggest in a Sunday afternoon tweet that Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) could face consequences over reports of a classified intelligence briefing earlier this month warning House lawmakers of Russian interference in the 2020 presidential election. In his Sunday afternoon tweet, Trump baselessly claimed that Schiff leaked...
