Judges Orders Trump’s Former White House Counsel to Testify Before Congress
Melina Mara/ZUMA A federal judge has ordered Don McGahn, President Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, to comply with a subpoena issued last April by the House Judiciary Committee, dealing a blow to the White House’s ongoing efforts to prevent current and former officials from testifying before Congress. McGahn “is not immune from compelled congressional…
Gordon Sondland’s Testimony Could Lead to Yet Another Article of Impeachment
Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, may have given Democrats fodder for an additional article of impeachment against President Donald Trump.Drew Angerer/Getty Before even opening his mouth Wednesday, Gordon Sondland gave Democrats even more evidence that the White House and State Department are obstructing Congress’ impeachment inquiry. Sondland has repeatedly changed or…
Kurt Volker Says He Tried to “Thread the Needle” on Ukraine Investigations
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker entered Tuesday’s afternoon impeachment hearing as one of the few witnesses with testimony that could potentially be favorable to President Donald Trump. Unlike other government officials who described a strategy of pressuring the Ukrainian leader to investigate Trump’s political rival, Volker told House investigators in…
Impeachment Day 3: Republicans Continue Their Attack on Reason and Reality
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP (2); Getty “Are you aware that Democrats were accused in 1968 of voting irregularities? Do you know that Democratic officials were involved in private opposition research efforts targeting the president? Do you know that Bob Woodward was part of a secret society at Yale University?” Those are the sort…
Mike Pompeo Took Over a Crumbling State Department. Marie Yovanovitch’s Testimony Shows How He Made It Worse.
Former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch addresses lawmakers as part of the second public impeachment hearing conducted by the House Intelligence Committee.Win McNamee/Getty When Mike Pompeo took over as secretary of state last year, he inherited a slimmed-down workforce still reeling from the impact of a 16-month hiring freeze. In his first address to…
Stone Trial Opens With Information Indicating Donald Trump May Have Lied to Robert Mueller
Roger Stone and his wife Nydia arrive at Federal Court for the second day of jury selection for his federal trial on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.Cliff Owen/AP Photo Roger Stone is on trial, and the proceedings are bad news for President Donald Trump, with federal prosecutors citing evidence that suggests Trump might have lied to…