Rudy Giuliani Has a Long, Shady History With Ukraine
Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Victor Pichuk Foundation in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2017.Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via Getty Images In March 2018, Rudy Giuliani met in Manhattan with a delegation of lawmakers from Kharkiv, a city of 1.4 million in eastern Ukraine. Giuliani, who joined President Donald Trump’s legal team a few weeks later, was at this…
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…
Trump’s New National Security Adviser Is Another Iran Hawk
Robert C. O’Brien, the State Department’s lead hostage negotiator, returns to the courthouse on the third day of the A$AP Rocky assault trial in Stockholm.Michael Campanella/Getty Eight days after ousting John Bolton as national security adviser, President Donald Trump named the State Department’s top hostage negotiator, Robert C. O’Brien, to the job. A former colleague…
Corey Lewandowski Turned a Hearing on Trump’s Obstruction Into the Launch of His Senate Campaign
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.Alex Wong/Getty Images For a lot of people, testifying before Congress under subpoena about involvement in the president’s alleged obstruction of justice would complicate a nascent Senate campaign. But Corey Lewandowski treated his testimony on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee…
Trump Keeps Contradicting Himself on Iran
Chip Somodevilla/Getty The long-simmering feud between the United States and Iran roared back to life Saturday as the Trump administration pinned blame on Tehran for the recent attacks against crucial Saudi Arabian oil facilities that were carried out with a fleet of drones. The Houthis, an Iranian-backed rebel group fighting the Saudi-led military coalition in…
Intel Director’s Refusal to Reveal a Whistleblower Complaint Is “Deeply Troubling,” Schiff Says
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam SchiffJ. Scott Applewhite/AP Last week, the Intelligence Community Inspector General notified Congress about a whistleblower complaint that was “credible” and of “urgent concern.” Now, Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire won’t turn over the complaint at the behest of a “higher authority,” House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff…