A New Report on Russia’s Election Interference Leaves a Lot Out
President Donald Trump (R) greets Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after delivering his State of the Union address on February 04, 2020.Mario Tama/Getty Images The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday released the third volume in its review of Russian interference in the 2016 election. It’s a weird document. The report, which focuses on how the US…
The Story of the Ukraine Scandal Begins With Documents Dumped in a River
When Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled in 2014, journalists salvaged thousands of waterlogged documents that exposed the extent of his government’s corruption.Mikhail Pochuyev/Zuma On a chilly morning in February 2014, a group of journalists stood on a dock inside the abandoned estate of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and saw an astonishing sight. Loose papers and…
The Senate Impeachment Vote Is “Truth Matters” Vs. “Nothing Matters”
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks during impeachment proceedings on February 3, 2020Senate Television via Getty Images The lead spokesmen advocating and opposing President Donald Trump’s removal from office wrapped up their cases Monday by asking senators to decide if truth matters or if nothing matters. We know how the Senate will answer on Wednesday. White…
Pick Which GOP Explanation for Why Bolton Shouldn’t Testify Is the Craziest
Donald Trump and John Bolton on August 20, 2019. Alex Wong /Getty Images President Donald Trump, GOP lawmakers, and White House lawyers presenting their case for Trump’s acquittal in the Senate spent Monday publicly workshopping a series of arguments for why the president’s ongoing impeachment trial should not include testimony from former national security adviser John…
The Guy Who’s Running Trump’s Fight to Hide Evidence Said Democrats “Hid Evidence”
White House counsel Pat Cipollone speaks during impeachment proceedings in the Senate on January 25, 2020.Senate Television via Getty Images Of all the whoppers President Donald Trump’s lawyers jammed into their relatively brief launch of his defense Saturday, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone may have made the most brazen claim. Cipollone, in his opening remarks,…
Billionaire Oil Magnate Funded Travel by Lev Parnas
Lev Parnas arrives at federal court in New York on December 2, 2019.Scott Heins/Getty Images A billionaire Republican donor helped to bankroll travel by Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, as Parnas maneuvered to press the Ukrainian government to announce investigations that would help President Donald Trump politically. House Democrats on Wednesday released…