After a Week From Hell, Donald Trump Calls Democrats “Savages”
Utrecht, Robin/Action Press via ZUMA Press How was your Friday night? Donald Trump’s was terrible. His envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, stepped down. Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada became the first Republican member of Congress to come out in support of an impeachment inquiry. And the Washington Post reported on another bombshell meeting with a…
How Trump’s Response to the Ukraine Scandal Helped Russia
Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images When President Donald Trump released a quasi-transcript of his July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he was trying to short-circuit a burgeoning scandal that was fueling a cry for his impeachment. Because there was no making-an-offer-you-can’t-refuse quid pro quo in the memo reconstructing the conversation, Trump believed he could…
Trump Impeachment Liveblog, Day 4: A House Republican Breaks Ranks
Li Muzi/ZUMA As the White House scrambles to mount a defense against impeachment proceedings—a predicament Donald Trump reportedly never thought would come to life—scrutiny into the president’s efforts to cover up the cover-up is intensifying. Follow along below. 6:54 p.m. ET: Dan Friedman on Kurt Volker’s resignation: Kurt Volker resigned as U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine…
Trump’s Intelligence Chief Offers a Timely Reminder: Trump Is a Liar
Evan Vucci/AP Just about every day Donald Trump busts a norm—a norm of politics, a norm of governance, a norm of decency. This never-ending fusillade makes it is easy to lose sight of his individual acts of lowering (or demolishing) standards. Yet on Thursday morning, Trump’s top intelligence official presented a stunning reminder that Trump has…
Trump and His Right-Wing Allies Are Losing Their Minds Over the Whistleblower Complaint
Chip Somodevilla/Getty The long-anticipated whistleblower complaint that has become a central part of House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump was finally released Thursday, and it did not reflect well on the White House. There was already damning public information thanks to a memo, released Wednesday, detailing what was said during Trump’s July 25…
Whistleblower Says Ukraine Scandal Goes Far Beyond Biden Dirt
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019.Saul Loeb AFP/Getty Images Over the last few days, President Donald Trump’s defenders have tried to frame the growing Ukraine scandal as a simple question of whether Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with an explicit…