Democrats Say Their Impeachment Inquiry Has Already Begun
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler and fellow Democratic members of the committee at a news conference Friday.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images For months, Democrats have debated whether the House of Representatives should open impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. But on Friday, key House Democrats declared that such a probe is already underway. It’s a semantic…
Robert Mueller Is Human. But He Delivered for Democrats.
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in to testify at a House Intelligence Committee on July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool Robert Mueller, whose reputation reached mythic proportions amid his nearly two years of silence as special counsel, seemed notably human during roughly seven hours of testimony on Wednesday. He struggled to hear lawmakers’ questions,…
Mueller Says Trump’s Witch Hunt Allegations Are False
Olivier Douliery/CNP/ZUMA President Donald Trump has a favorite phrase to describe former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into his 2016 campaign’s contacts with Russia: “Witch hunt.” On Wednesday morning, for example, Trump called it “The Greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history, by far.” Mueller, it turns out, strongly disagrees. Near the beginning of Wednesday’s House…
Mueller Reminds the Public: Trump Betrayed the United States
Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies to the House Judiciary Committee.J. Scott Applewhite/AP There’s an old saying in newsrooms: News is stuff that people have forgotten. Robert Mueller’s dramatic appearance before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning was a striking reminder of this adage. The former special counsel did not drop any new revelations…
Senators Say They Aren’t Done Investigating Trump and Russia
Mark Warner and Richard Burr, the top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Intelligence CommitteeTom Williams/CQ Roll Call Remember the Senate Intelligence Committee? While Congress focuses on special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony in the House, it is easy to forget that the longest running investigation into President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia is still chugging…
Here’s the Bullshit That Republicans Are About to Throw at Mueller
Robert MuellerCarolyn Kaster/AP When special counsel Robert Mueller appears before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on Wednesday, he will, no doubt, be asked about the damning conclusions of his report: Russia engaged in a “sweeping and systematic” attack on the 2016 election; Donald Trump and his aides publicly denied the Russian intervention was occurring…