Trump Turns on Pompeo After a Week of Damning Testimony
Alex Edelman/ZUMA President Donald Trump—a man with an unparalleled penchant for turning members of his inner circle—is now taking aim at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to NBC News. Trump reportedly blames Pompeo, long seen as one of his most loyal cabinet members, for the damning testimony delivered by a parade of State Department officials…
Nancy Pelosi Says Trump Should Testify Under Oath Instead of Sounding Off on Twitter
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Ahead of the next batch of marathon impeachment hearings this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to answer questions from investigators instead of sounding off on Twitter. In a Sunday interview with Face the Nation, Pelosi declined to say whether bribery would be among the articles of impeachment filed against…
Trump Attacks Vice President’s Aide Ahead of Her Impeachment Testimony
Evan Vucci/AP On Sunday, President Donald Trump attacked Jennifer Williams, a national security aide to Vice President Mike Pence, calling her a “Never Trumper” just two days before Williams is set to testify before lawmakers in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Tell Jennifer Williams, whoever that is, to read BOTH transcripts of the presidential calls, &…
Michael Bloomberg Apologizes for “Stop and Frisk” Just a Few Months After Defending It
Thibault Camus/AP Since leaving office in 2013, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has consistently backed his police department’s “stop and frisk” program in which black and Latino people were nine times more likely to be stopped by police than white people, all in an effort to reduce crime. As recently as January of this…
Democrats Say Trump’s Ukraine Conspiracy Theories Parallel Putin’s
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Osaka, Japan on June,28,2019.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images During Friday’s testimony by Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine, Democrats argued that Trump’s views on that country run parallel to talking points pushed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. While questioning Yovanovitch, Daniel Goldman, a top Democratic…
Marie Yovanovitch’s Testimony Showcases Donald Trump’s Obsession With Revenge
Mother Jones illustration; Oliver Contreras/Sipa/AP; Getty The blood drained from her face as Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat removed as the US ambassador to Ukraine, read the reconstructed transcript of President Donald Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the day it was released. There was the president referring directly to her: “The…