Rick Perry Is Leaving as His Role in Impeachment Scandal Grows
Alex Wong/Getty Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry is leaving the Trump administration. After nearly three years in the role, Perry is exiting just as the Ukraine scandal is heating up. In October, Perry announced that he’d be leaving his post—his last day is scheduled for Sunday. There are many questions surrounding Perry’s involvement in…
Democrats Give Trump a Deadline for Deciding if He Wants to Defend Himself During Impeachment
Joe Raedle/Getty The White House has one week to decide to decide if it will participate in the impeachment inquiry hearings. In a Friday letter, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, informed Donald Trump that the committee will be considering obstruction of justice charges against the president, and that he…
Democrats Announce Next Round of Impeachment Hearings
Patrick Semansky/AP The House Judiciary Committee has set the date for its first impeachment hearing, scheduled to take place on December 4. The chair of the committee, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), sent Donald Trump a letter on Tuesday informing the president of his rights in the impeachment process and inviting him to attend the hearing.…
GOP Senator Says Trump’s Deranged Crowdstrike Conspiracy Theory Might Be Correct
Donald Trump with then-Senate candidate John Kennedy (R-La.) in December 2016Andrew Harnik/AP An influential Republican senator on Sunday leant credence to President Donald Trump’s deranged “Crowdsrike” conspiracy theory—the debunked notion that the Democratic National Committee, with help from Ukraine, fabricated the 2016 Russian hacking operation. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) claimed during a Fox News Sunday…
The Case for Impeachment, According to Adam Schiff
Shawn Thew/Zuma Throughout the last week, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Adam Schiff has used his position to lay out a powerful argument for impeaching President Trump for withholding military aid from Ukraine in exchange for investigations into the Bidens. His closing statements for each of the public hearings clearly outline evidence against Trump and carefully dismantle…
In One Hearing, Fiona Hill Knocked Down Republican Smears and Workplace Sexism
Tom Williams/ZUMA Fiona Hill had been detailing her frustration with US ambassador Gordon Sondland’s alarming efforts to sidestep interagency protocols during Thursday’s final day of impeachment hearings when her testimony suddenly struck an unrelated chord. “To be honest, I was angry with him,” the former top White House adviser on Russia told members of the…