The Trump Era Used to Be Defined by Large Scale Marches. How Come No One Showed up Wednesday?
Carol Guzy/Zuma Across the country Tuesday night, thousands of people rallied in support of impeaching President Donald Trump. In San Francisco, hundreds of people showed up at Federal Plaza with picket signs and chants. In New York, more than a thousand people gathered in Times Square in the rain and cold to make their voices…
A Republican Just Compared Impeachment to the “Sham Trial” of Jesus
Just when you thought Republicans’ defense of Donald Trump couldn’t get any more creative, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), has compared the president to Jesus. “When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to face his accusers,” Loudermilk said on the floor of the House of Representatives during today’s impeachment debate.…
Indicted Ukrainian Oligarch Paid $1 Million to Giuliani Pal, Prosecutors Say
Lev Parnas arrives at Federal Court on December 17, 2019 in New York City.Stephanie Keith/Getty Images Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash paid $1 million to Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, federal prosecutors said in a court hearing Tuesday in Manhattan. Firtash, a natural gas mogul with Kremlin connections, lives in Vienna and is…
The Nunes Crew Is Neck-Deep in the Ukraine Scandal
J. Scott Applewhite/AP During the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings last month, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the panel’s ranking member, angrily decried the process. He called the proceedings a “drug deal” concocted by the Democrats for TV ratings and claimed Donald Trump had done nothing wrong in his attempt to get Ukraine to launch investigations…
Trump Lashed Out at Fox News for Reporting on the Reality of Impeachment—Again
Matt Rourke/AP This morning, Mother Jones made the wrong prediction in a headline. We thought Trump would stick his fingers in his ears about a new Fox News poll showing most Americans supported impeachment, and agreed with the articles of impeachment about to hit the House on Wednesday. Our headline: Here’s a Fox News Poll…
The Growing List of Damning Newspaper Editorials Demanding Trump’s Impeachment
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP On Saturday, the New York Times Editorial Board came to a concise conclusion: “Impeach.” It joined a growing chorus of leading newspapers calling for the president’s impeachment, with tones ranging from restrained (the Los Angeles Times calls itself a “a reluctant convert”) to resolute (USA Today: “The current board has made no…