Republicans Spent the First Day of Impeachment Hearings in an Alternate Reality
Ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., talks to Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, as Steve Castor, Republican staff attorney for the House Oversight Committee, center, listens .Susan Walsh/AP The House impeachment inquiry is focused on whether President Donald Trump abused his office to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to dig up political dirt for Trump’s…
Stone Trial Reveals Trump Likely Lied to Mueller
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP President Donald Trump likely lied to special counsel Robert Mueller about conversations he had in 2016 regarding WikiLeaks’ plans to release information stolen from Democrats by Russian hackers. That’s the big takeaway from dramatic courtroom testimony that occurred Tuesday in the trial of Roger Stone. The revelations came from Rick Gates, a…
The Democrats’ Impeachment Strategy Is Simple—and Risky
Susan Walsh/AP Less is more. That’s the mantra for the House Democrats, as they take their impeachment inquiry into a new phase: public hearings. For weeks, the House committees leading this effort—the intelligence, foreign affairs, and oversight committees—have narrowly focused on one matter: the Trump-Ukraine scandal and the tale of Donald Trump apparently abusing the…
Donald Trump Doesn’t Get Completely Booed at a Big Game. But Did He Jinx the Home Team?
AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Donald Trump rarely makes public appearances outside of his rallies, but recently he decided to attend a baseball game in Washington, DC. He did not receive a warm welcome. Full on “LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP!” chants heard throughout the crowd at Nats Park after President Trump was announced and shown…
The GOP Released Its Own Witness List for Impeachment Inquiries—and It’s All About Biden and Clinton
AP Photo/Alex Brandon House Republicans released a wish list Saturday morning of witnesses they’d like to see testify when Congress holds its first public hearings on President Donald Trump’s “perfect” call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky next week. Not surprisingly, most of them have nothing to do with the impropriety of the call itself. House…
The GOP Just Released Its Own Witness List for Impeachment Inquiries—and It’s All About Biden and Clinton
AP Photo/Alex Brandon House Republicans released a wish list Saturday morning of witnesses they’d like to see testify when Congress holds its first public hearings on President Donald Trump’s “perfect” call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelinsky next week. Not surprisingly, most of them have nothing to do with the impropriety of the call itself. House…