A Complete Guide to the Impeachment Podcastpalooza
Carolinne Brehman/CQ Roll Call via ZUMA We’re only one day into public hearings and it feels like every media outlet—and possibly even a major player in the scandal!—is starting an impeachment podcast. This is the world we’re living in, people. Whether the thought of listening to an impeachment podcast fills you with dismay or delight,…
No, George Kent Says, Joe Biden’s Actions in Ukraine Are Not the Same as Trump’s
Susan Walsh/AP During questioning by Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing, George Kent, the top State Department official in charge of Ukraine relations, dismantled a popular right-wing argument: No, President Donald Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate the Bidens are not in fact the same as the former vice president’s efforts to…
The Republican Impeachment Lawyer Is Bombing His Television Debut
Alex Brandon/AP Steve Castor, the staff lawyer Republicans picked to question witnesses in the impeachment inquiry, is emerging as one of the star players in the impeachment saga—and for all the wrong reasons. Republicans are eager to create made-for-TV moments aimed at painting the probe’s witnesses—many of whom offered highly damaging allegations against President Donald Trump—as…
Diplomat Who Allegedly Overheard Trump-Sondland Call Will Testify
Earlier today, Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, dropped a bombshell during the first day of the House’s impeachment hearings. Taylor testified that one of his staffers overheard a phone call between President Donald Trump and US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, in which Trump asked Sondland about the politically motivated investigations…
Trump, “Too Busy” to Watch the Impeachment Hearing, Is Tweeting Up a Storm
Wang Ying/Xinhua/Zuma President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he was “too busy” to watch the impeachment hearing threatening his presidency. His Twitter account suggests otherwise. “I did not watch it,” Trump said during a press appearance with the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyig Erdoğan. “I’m too busy to watch it. It’s a witch hunt.…
In Opening Statement, George Kent Says Giuliani Sabotaged US-Ukraine Policy
Alex Brandon/AP George Kent, the top State Department official in charge of Ukraine relations, said in his testimony at Wednesday morning’s impeachment hearing that Rudy Giuliani hijacked US foreign policy toward Ukraine in an effort to generate politically motivated investigations that would benefit his client, President Donald Trump. And he said that Giuliani and his…