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Very Important to Unpack This
Among many other things, in his just concluded remarks, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney slightly shifted the White House explanation. He said one reason for the hold up of weapons aid to Ukraine was about the “corruption related to the DNC server.” This needs to be unpacked. It is just a shard of information. But it is a reference to the...
What We Learned From The Testimonies This Week On Trump’s Ukraine Scheme
As the Ukrainian scandal unfurls, many players, both leading and supporting, have come to the attention of the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. This week saw the testimonies of three current or former administration officials, with still more to come. They helped paint a picture of President Trump’s...
Mulvaney Confirms Trump Held Up Ukraine Aid Over DNC Server Conspiracy
White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged Wednesday that President Trump held up military aid to Ukraine over a conspiracy theory about the DNC servers hacked by Russians in 2016. “Did he also mention to me in passing the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely,” Mulvaney said at a press conference Thursday. “No question...
Sondland Will Express Disappointment In Trump, Giuliani During His Testimony
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will criticize President Trump for the Ukrainian pressure campaign — which Sondland helped orchestrate — and will express his disappointment in being forced to work through unofficial channels on Ukraine-related matters during his Thursday testimony, according to his prepared testimony,...
We Need A Truth-In-Advertising Commission — For Voters
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was published here and on the website for the Brennan Center for Justice. It was a pretty good troll. On Friday, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign ran an ad on Facebook saying that the social media giant had endorsed President Trump. It hasn’t, of course —...
House Lawyers: Trump ‘Obstructing Own Impeachment,’ Acting ‘Above The Law’
House lawyers said in a filing Wednesday that President Donald Trump is currently acting “above the law” in his attempts to “obstruct his own impeachment” by barring witnesses from testifying before various committees. According to Politico, the filing pertains to the lawyers’ months-long attempt to compel former White House lawyer Don...
New Podcast Episode
New episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is out. We discuss the latest Trump/Ukraine investigation developments and try to make sense of the Dems’ marathon twelve-person on one stage debate. Listen here or it should be on your device if you signed up. …read more Source::...
Trump Directed Perry To Call Giuliani To Learn More About His Ukraine Concerns
Upon his return to the United States after attending the new Ukrainian president’s inauguration, Energy Secretary Rick Perry urged President Trump to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. But Trump responded by ordering Perry to call his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to better understand why Trump didn’t trust the Ukrainian...
Perry, One Of The ‘Three Amigos’ On Ukraine, May Not Comply With Subpoena
Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose involvement in the Ukraine scandal is becoming steadily clearer, would not commit Wednesday to complying with a House subpoena related to his role in the scheme. “Listen, the House has sent a subpoena over for the records that we have, and our general counsel and the White House counsel are going through the...
NYT: Recently Resigned Pompeo Adviser Objected To Sidelining Of Diplomats In Ukraine
Just days after resigning as a top adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Michael McKinley told the House on Wednesday that he resigned over the sidelining of career diplomats in Ukraine, The New York Times reported Wednesday. McKinley resigned on Thursday of last week, according to the Washington Post. Soon after, the House scheduled him for...
