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…
Nancy Pelosi Says Trump Should Testify Under Oath Instead of Sounding Off on Twitter
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Ahead of the next batch of marathon impeachment hearings this week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to answer questions from investigators instead of sounding off on Twitter. In a Sunday interview with Face the Nation, Pelosi declined to say whether bribery would be among the articles of impeachment filed against…
Democrats Say Trump’s Ukraine Conspiracy Theories Parallel Putin’s
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Osaka, Japan on June,28,2019.Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images During Friday’s testimony by Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine, Democrats argued that Trump’s views on that country run parallel to talking points pushed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. While questioning Yovanovitch, Daniel Goldman, a top Democratic…
Marie Yovanovitch’s Testimony Showcases Donald Trump’s Obsession With Revenge
Mother Jones illustration; Oliver Contreras/Sipa/AP; Getty The blood drained from her face as Marie Yovanovitch, the career diplomat removed as the US ambassador to Ukraine, read the reconstructed transcript of President Donald Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the day it was released. There was the president referring directly to her: “The…
Republicans’ New Trump Defense: It’s All Rudy’s Fault
Charles Krupa/AP As the Ukraine scandal grows, Republican lawmakers continue searching for an effective way to defend the indefensible. They’ve said there was no quid pro quo. They’ve said quid pro quos are fine. They’ve latched onto conspiracy theories. They’ve smeared career public servants. And now they’re blaming Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. During…
Mike Pompeo Took Over a Crumbling State Department. Marie Yovanovitch’s Testimony Shows How He Made It Worse.
Former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch addresses lawmakers as part of the second public impeachment hearing conducted by the House Intelligence Committee.Win McNamee/Getty When Mike Pompeo took over as secretary of state last year, he inherited a slimmed-down workforce still reeling from the impact of a 16-month hiring freeze. In his first address to…