Republicans Are Acting Like Babies Because They Know That Babies Get What They Want
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via ZUMA When a group of Republican congressmen led by Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz crashed a House impeachment hearing Wednesday, it was hard not to think of a specific historical parallel: The image of several dozen middle-aged white men in suits shutting down a closed-door meeting brought to mind the infamous…
Trump Could Get Away With Shooting Someone, His Lawyer Says
Yuri Gripas/Zuma As the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump grips the nation, his lawyers continue to pursue the argument that he is above the law—and that his immunity from punishment would apply even if he were to shoot someone in the middle of New York’s Fifth Avenue. 🚨 Trump’s attorney Consovoy just agreed that…
One of Trump’s Biggest Defenses in the Ukraine Scandal Falls Apart
Ron Sachs/ZUMA In a Wednesday morning tweet, Donald Trump pointed his supporters to a Fox News segment from the night before, during which Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) denied that the president’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democrats didn’t constitute a quid pro quo. “You can’t have a quid pro quo with no quo,” Ratcliffe…
Diplomat’s Testimony Drew “Direct Line” Between Military Funds and Biden Probe
Tom Williams/Zuma The top US diplomat in Ukraine testified Tuesday that he was informed by a Trump administration official that the president had conditioned military aid for the country on an investigation into Trump’s political rivals, the Washington Post reports. In closed-door testimony to House impeachment investigators, William B. Taylor alleged that he had been told by…
New Evidence Hints at Another Justice Department Coverup
Attorney General William Barr speaks at vigil for law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty in Washington, DC in May. Shane T. Mccoy via ZUMA Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) released evidence on Tuesday that the Justice Department buried the whistleblower complaint about President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian president by…
Read Nancy Pelosi’s “Fact Sheet” About Trump’s Ukraine Call
Caroline Brehman/Zuma House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) released a “fact sheet” Monday detailing President Donald Trump’s “shakedown” of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as a “pressure campaign” to get Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and a subsequent “cover up,” the Washington Post reports. “President Trump has betrayed his oath of office,…