Pelosi announces impeachment inquiry of Trump

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As MSNBC's Ari Melber said today, Emperor Trump has always hired people to do his "dirty work." Trump's "fixers" have included Roy Cohn, Keith Schiller, James Comey, Rod Rosenstein, Rudy Giuliani and many others. The aides and associates who actually have a conscience and refuse to do Trump's dirty work wind up quiting or being fired. Michael McKinley, until last week the senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, spent five hours today giving testimony before the House. He is one of several diplomats and administration officials who have corroborated the whistleblower's report of Trump and Giuliani pressuring Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden and of Trump removing ambassador Marie Yovanovitch for refusing to help Giuliani. William Taylor, a top US diplomat to Ukraine, will testify next week.

Former top State Department aide Michael McKinley tells impeachment investigators he quit over Ukraine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ine/ar-AAISxw3

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Richard Nixon declared, "I am not a crook." Donald Trump repeatedly declares, "I've done nothing wrong." Draw your own conclusions .

Donald Trump's plan to stonewall impeachment will see him go 'down in flames' like Richard Nixon, says Supreme Court lawyer Neal Katyal

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-stone...-nixon-1465596

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As the ongoing Watergate investigation revealed more and more details of the break-in at DNC headquarters and Richard Nixon's cover-ups and secret tape recordings, and as Nixon disobeyed subpoenas and ordered the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, public support for Nixon's impeachment grew dramatically. Articles of impeachment charged Nixon with abuse of power, obstruction of justice and contempt of Congress. Facing impeachment, Nixon resigned. Emperor Trump is also guilty of abuse of power, obstruction of justice and contempt of Congress. Support for Trump's impeachment and removal from office is growing. Unlike Nixon, though, Trump will never resign. He would never want to be thought of as a "loser." I've got news for you, Donald: Most of us already think that.

Gallup poll: Majority of Americans now support Trump's impeachment and removal

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...val/ar-AAISTIZ

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Donald Trump said he woud surround himself "with the best people." If Gates, Flynn, Cohen, Manafort, Stone, Barr, Perry, Pompeo, Volker, Conway, Sanders, Giuliani, Mulvaney, Rosenstein, Lewandowski and Papadopoulos are the "best," I shudder to think what the worst would be like!

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney emerges as a key facilitator of the effort to pressure Ukraine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ine/ar-AAIPStZ

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A new television ad features Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declaring that the only way an impeachment will end will be with him. That certainly sounds as though McConnell knows the outcome of an impeachment trial will be acquittal. Emperor Trump has such a strong grip on the Republican party, it is very likely that no Republicans – none – will vote to remove him from office. Abuse of power? Contempt of Congress? Obstruction of justice? Collusion? Conspiracy? Interfering with investigations? Seeking election help from foreign countries? Abandoning our Kurdish allies and letting them be slaughtered by Turkish troops? Nope, sorry, Emperor Trump is above the law. By their votes, Senate Republicans will show that to be true. Trump and the Republican party come first. The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the rule of law, our nation's safety and security and our nation's system of checks and balances are unimportant.

And in November 2020, voters will remember.

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Several diplomats and officials have testified that Emperor Trump and Rudy Giuliani pressured Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, who could be Trump's political opponent in 2020. All agree that it is wrong, illegal and unconstitutional for Trump to seek election help from a foreign country. Call them "witnesses for the prosecution." Who are the "witnesses for the defense," you ask? Trump, who insists he's "done nothing wrong," and Giuliani, who claimed, "I didn't know I was being investigated." The Wall Street Journal has obtained a copy of the prepared testimony of Gordon Sondland, who is speaking today to House impeachment investigators:

Gordon Sondland, ambassador to EU, criticizes Trump over efforts to pressure Ukraine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ine/ar-AAIVRNt

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Emperor Trump keeps insisting there was no "quid pro quo" involved in his efforts to pressure Ukraine into launching investigations of his opponents. Emperor Trump is lying about that, just as he lies about almost everything. Today his top aide told reporters there was indeed a quid pro quo – and I expect Trump will soon fire him for his failure to lie to protect the Emperor.

White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledges Ukraine aid was withheld to boost political probe

https://www.politico.com/news/2019/1...6-probe-050156

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Today, Mick Mulvaney acknowleged a quid pro quo: Trump held up military aid and pressured Ukraine to investigate his opponents. Mulvaney told reporters, "Get over it. There's going to be political influence in foreign policy. It's not illegal. It's not impeachable." CNN's Sunlen Serfaty said Mulvaney "co-signed Trump's confession." Trump's legal team is reported to be "stunned" by Mulvaney's announcement. Adam Schiff said Trump's troubles "have gone from bad to much, much worse."

So what did Mulvaney do next? Minutes ago, he issued a statement saying, "Let me be clear: there was absolutely no quid pro quo." Yes, after telling the truth and admitting there was a quid pro quo, he's now lying and saying there wasn't. Sorry, Mick, we all heard you admit there was. By the way, Richard Nixon said to tell you hello.

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McRaven said Trump has "embarrassed us, humiliated us on the world stage and divided us as a nation." Trump's response was to call McRaven a "Hillary Clinton fan" and "Obama backer" and mock him for not getting bin Laden sooner. Attacking a Navy Admiral who fought in three wars and led six commands is further proof that the pompous, narcissistic, egotistical, orange-skinned draft dodger is indeed an embarrassment.

William McRaven, former Navy Admiral who oversaw bin Laden raid, says the US is 'under attack from the President'

https://www.businessinsider.com/will...-trump-2019-10

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Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski is one of a very small number of Republicans who are denouncing Trump's "quid pro quo" offer to Ukraine. The vast majority are steadfastly adhering to their longstanding policy: "See no evil in Trump, hear no evil about Trump, speak no evil about Trump."

Republicans worried by Mulvaney's confirmation Trump sought exchange of favors with Ukraine

https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/10/17/pol...ion/index.html