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Trump impeachment: Witness fight threatens quick ending to trial
Most Republican senators are agitating for the chance to vote to clear Trump of impeachable offenses, but a handful of their colleagues are still agonizing, beset by unique political factors or a battle with their consciences. The news was the first sign that the band of Republicans open to hearing from Bolton especially might be …
GOP concedes Trump may have withheld aid for probes but says it’s not impeachable
And they are saying that new allegation, first revealed by The New York Times, is consistent with the details laid out by House Democratic managers in their case that Trump used official acts to urge a foreign power to undercut a leading political rival in the 2020 presidential campaign. But they say that nothing in …
Meadows says Senate Republicans would face “political repercussions” for breaking with Trump during trial
In an interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell, Congressman Mark Meadows said there would be repercussions if Republicans break with President Donald Trump on impeachment. O’Donnell sat down with impeachment defense surrogates Representatives Meadows, Doug Collins, Elise Stefanik and Debbie Lesko. “Do you think Republican senators face political repercussions if they break with …
In 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court allows Trump plan to deny green cards to those who may need gov’t aid
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court issued an order Monday allowing the Trump administration to begin enforcing new limits on immigrants who are considered likely to become overly dependent on government benefit programs. The court acted on a vote of 5-4. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan said they would have …
Adam Schiff calls President Donald Trump ‘vindictive’ and says President’s tweet was intended to intimidate
During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Schiff was asked if he viewed Trump’s tweet that “he has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!” as a threat. Schiff responded, “I think it’s intended to be.” Trump’s Twitter attack on Schiff was one of several the President launched …
Trump echoes impeachment team in targeting Schiff
President TrumpDonald John TrumpKaine: Obama called Trump a ‘fascist’ during 2016 campaign Kaine: GOP senators should ‘at least’ treat Trump trial with seriousness of traffic court Louise Linton, wife of Mnuchin, deletes Instagram post in support of Greta Thunberg MORE fired off a series of early morning tweets on Sunday assailing Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam …
U.S. will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump – Reuters
U.S. will not lift sanctions to negotiate with Iran: Trump Reuters Iran news: Aircraft forced into emergency landing in Tehran after Ukraine crash horror Express.co.uk Iran has to act like a ‘normal country’ if it wants to be treated like one, says Saudi foreign minister CNBC Iran’s cover-up of plane crash compounded its trouble in the streets | …
Trump speaks with British PM Johnson about telecoms security: White House
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the White House said, as Britain nears a …
Top takeaways from the start of the Trump team’s impeachment defense
It was important since the White House has, before now, officially refused to cooperate with the impeachment process. 1. Democrats are trying to steal the 2020 election “For all their talk about election interference, they’re here to perpetrate the most massive interference in an election in American history — and we can’t allow that to happen,” …
Recording of Trump calling for Yovanovitch’s ouster appears to corroborate Parnas’s account
The recording, which The Washington Post has not independently verified, appears to corroborate an account of the evening by Lev Parnas, a former associate of Trump’s personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani. In a recent interview, Parnas said he told Trump that evening that Yovanovitch was working against him. “I do remember me telling the president …
