Kurt Volker Says He Tried to “Thread the Needle” on Ukraine Investigations
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Former US special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker entered Tuesday’s afternoon impeachment hearing as one of the few witnesses with testimony that could potentially be favorable to President Donald Trump. Unlike other government officials who described a strategy of pressuring the Ukrainian leader to investigate Trump’s political rival, Volker told House investigators in…
Impeachment Day 3: Republicans Continue Their Attack on Reason and Reality
Mother Jones illustration; J. Scott Applewhite/AP (2); Getty “Are you aware that Democrats were accused in 1968 of voting irregularities? Do you know that Democratic officials were involved in private opposition research efforts targeting the president? Do you know that Bob Woodward was part of a secret society at Yale University?” Those are the sort…
Trump Campaign Attacks Another Impeachment Witness as He Testifies
Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, is sworn in before testifying in the House impeachment inquiry on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly via ZUMA President Donald Trump’s campaign attacked Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman as he testified during Tuesday morning’s impeachment hearing. Using one of its…
More Intimidation: Nunes Baselessly Claims Whistleblower May Have Broken the Law
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)Ron Sachs/CNP via ZUMA Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, kicked off Tuesday’s impeachment hearing with a fusillade of attacks on Democrats, the media, and the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint brought the Ukraine scandal into public view. In perhaps the most consequential portion of his opening statement, Nunes…
In Opening Statement, Vindman Outlines Concerns About Trump’s Ukraine Call
Alex Brandon/AP During his opening statement at Tuesday’s impeachment hearing, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, the Ukraine expert on the National Security Council who listened in on President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky, explained why he felt compelled to report the call to the NSC legal advisor. “I was concerned by the…
Trump Turns on Pompeo After a Week of Damning Testimony
Alex Edelman/ZUMA President Donald Trump—a man with an unparalleled penchant for turning members of his inner circle—is now taking aim at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, according to NBC News. Trump reportedly blames Pompeo, long seen as one of his most loyal cabinet members, for the damning testimony delivered by a parade of State Department officials…