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How bizarre is this? Trump is going to bribe Senate Republicans to dissuade them from voting to convict him on bribery charges.
Trump opens up Camp David as an 'adult playground' to woo GOP lawmakers during impeachment
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...ent/ar-BBXc80U
California Congressmen Devin Nunes, a Republican, was a member of the Trump transition team. Nunes sits on the House Intelligence Committee and served as its chairman from January 2015 to January 2019. Throughout the impeachment inquiry, he has staunchly defended Donald Trump and viciously attacked every witness. But wait – there's more! This could be the proverbial game-changer.
Exclusive: Giuliani associate Lev Parnas willing to tell Congress Devin Nunes met with former Ukrainian prosecutor to get dirt on Biden
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/22/polit...den/index.html
CNN senior political writer Zachary B. Wolf looks at the key elements in the testimony of each of the 12 impeachment inquiry witnesses and notes that we've heard only half the story because Pence, Pompeo, Bolton, Barr, Vought, Perry, Mulvaney, Giuliani and other White House officials are refusing to testify and the White House is refusing to turn over subpoenaed documents. Yeah, that really makes Trump look innocent, doesn't it? And Trump has now divided Americans into two categories: "Trumpers" and "Never Trumpers." In Trumpworld, everything is about Trump. Everything.
Analysis: What's missing from the Democrats' case against Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/23/polit...-22/index.html
Not one Republican Congressman – none – has wavered. They are blindly loyal members of the Cult of Donald Trump and they worship their leader. They see no evil in Trump, they hear no evil about Trump and they speak no evil about Trump. They all agree with Trump: He is above the law. History books will not be kind to them.
Fox News' Andrew Napolitano calls evidence of impeachable actions 'overwhelming'
Legal analyst lists at least four likely articles of impeachment but "can’t imagine" Trump would be removed by the Republican-controlled Senate.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andre...b0d50f328fd612
Trump's lawyers argue like they’re defending King Donald I
The President cannot be prosecuted and should not be sued or impeached, according to his legal teams.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b0d50f328fcd67
Rudy Giuliani claims to have "four decades" of dirt on Joe Biden and an Obama administration "pay-for-play scheme." He has provided no details. Giuliani was a US Associate Attorney General, a US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Mayor of New York City. If he has all this dirt on Biden, dirt which apparently has never been uncovered by anyone else in America, why has he never said anything about it? Be patient. If criminal charges are filed against him or if Trump gets rid of him, then Giuliani will release his "dirt." Umm, okay.
Giuliani says Biden documents will be released 'if I disappear'
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...if-i-disappear
David Hale, Gordon Sondland and Marie Yovanovitch all testified that Rudy Giuliani led a smear campaign against Yovanovitch, whom he wanted ousted as ambassador to Ukraine because she stood in the way of Trump's plan to pressure Zelensky into investigating the Bidens. These documents show Giuliani was aided and abetted by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Trump administration has more crooked, corrupt, dishonest, scheming lowlifes than the previous 44 administrations combined.
Giuliani-Pompeo contacts before Yovanovitch ouster are seen in newly released State Department documents
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/imp...vitch-sondland
Since Devin Nunes sees nothing wrong with the President of the United States withholding Congressionally-approved military aid and dangling it as a bribe to pressure Ukraine to dig up dirt on Joe Biden, he obviously will see nothing wrong with his own efforts to pressure Ukraine into digging up dirt on Biden. After all, Trump and the Republican party come first. Ethics, the law and the Constitution do not matter.
House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith says ethics investigation into Devin Nunes is likely
https://www.politico.com/news/2019/1...-likely-073109
Nunes claims the report of him seeking dirt on Biden is "false" and "slanderous." He denounced the news media as "totally corrupt" and he's vowing to sue CNN. Gee, he sounds just like Emperor Trump!
Nunes accuses CNN of 'criminal activity' for reporting he tried to get Biden dirt from ex-Ukrainian prosecutor
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...tor/ar-BBXgU2z
"Look, we all know my call with Zelensky was perfect, okay? But all these dishonest reporters in the fake news media are lying to the American people and saying I did something wrong. I want you guys to come up with explanations to make what I did look right, okay? Let me know as soon as you come up with something and I'll call Steve Doocy and arrange another interview on Fox & Friends."
Washington Post: White House review shows extensive effort to justify Trump's decision to block Ukraine aid
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/24/polit...ump/index.html
Amid all the impeachment drama, Graham is taking a page from the Donald Trump playbook: Divert, distract, distort, discredit, disparage – and continue to push debunked conspiracy theories.
Senator Lindsey Graham opens Biden investigation
Graham has formally opened an investigation into Joe and Hunter Biden's work in Ukraine, even though multiple officials have said corruption claims are baseless.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/linds...b02c23f5b066ae
A district court judge has ruled that the President does not have the power to order White House aides to defy subpoenas. "Presidents are not Kings," she pointed out. Emperor Trump, who insists he's "transparent" (which is a lie) and has "done nothing wrong" (which is a lie), will appeal the ruling. Of course.
Federal judge says former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with House subpoena
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/polit...ent/index.html
Giuliani's Ukrainian associates, and perhaps Giuliani himself, will likely be charged with money laundering, campaign finance violations and obstruction of justice. Wouldn't it be funny if Trump and Giuliani wind up sharing the same prison cell?
Federal subpoenas seek information on Giuliani's consulting firm
Subpoenas are issued for information on Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal...ss-11574712722
Regarding a judge's ruling that the President does not have the power to order Don McGahn to ignore a subpoena to testify before the House, the lying, cheating, crooked, corrupt, self-serving, orange-skinned Tweeter-In-Chief said this morning, "I would actually like to have people testify. Don McGahn's respected lawyer already stated I did nothing wrong. I would love to have Mike Pompeo, Rick Perry, Mick Mulvaney and many others testify in the phony impeachment hoax." Yeah, that's why he's been ordering White House officials to refuse to comply with subpoenas to testify and to turn over documents. And Emperor Trump continues to call the impeachment investigation a "hoax," a "scam" and "phony." How about agreeing to testify under oath, Emperor Trump? If you've truly done "nothing wrong," you should be glad to testify, right? Oh, wait. He would be under oath and would be sworn to tell the truth. Never mind.
Trump administration put Ukraine aid on hold same day as Trump-Zelensky phone call
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/polit...omb/index.html
Analysis: Judge tells Trump he's not a king – the President is not so sure
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/polit...wer/index.html
Letter from Glenda Tamblyn of Palmdale in today's Los Angeles Times:
"I wish the media would do two things. First, they should remind the GOP that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared his intent to make Barack Obama a one-term President from the day he was sworn in. This would dispel the victimization argument that people have been 'out to get' Trump from the beginning. Second, they should ask the GOP why the overwhelming evidence that Trump violated the Constitution in myriad ways does not warrant impeachment.
For the love of the Constitution, if holding up aid for a country battling our adversary in exchange for that country creating a hint of scandal against his major political rival, obstructing a legitimate Congressional investigation of said actions, denigrating our State Department and undermining our intelligence community are not impeachable offenses, what are?"
Next week, the House Intelligence Committee will give the House Judiciary Committee a report summarizing the findings of its impeachment investigation. There will then be several hearings to examine the evidence against Trump and the seriousness of the accusations. Will the President, who continues to insist he's done "nothing wrong," attend any of the hearings? I could be wrong but I think he will not. He views the entire impeachment inquiry as a "scam" and a "hoax" and he knows his presence would give the hearing additional legitimacy.
Trump and counsel invited to take part in upcoming impeachment hearings
The House moves another step closer to impeaching the President as the Judiciary Committee schedules its first hearing December 4.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/polit...ing/index.html
Emperor Trump abused his power and violated the Constitution and his oath of office by withholding Congressionally-approved military aid and pressuring a foreign country to dig up dirt on the Bidens. Trump and his blindly loyal Republican lackeys in Congress insist Trump's actions are not impeachable offenses and they point out that Trump did release the military aid. Uh-huh, and we now know Trump knew about the whistleblower complaint and the Congressional investigation before he released the aid. And when Trump told Sondland to say there is "no quid pro quo," he knew the whistleblower had already revealed there was a quid pro quo. Trump knew his actions could imperil his Presidency. He thought that by releasing the aid and saying "no quid pro quo" he could negate the potential damage. He thought wrong.
Trump knew of whistleblower complaint when he released aid to Ukraine
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/u...t-ukraine.html
Sandy warned his boss at the Office of Management & Budget that Trump's withholding of Congressionally-approved military aid to Ukraine might be illegal. Of course we all know Emperor Trump is above the law. Sandy also revealed that two career OMB officials, one of whom who worked in the legal department, resigned because they were "frustrated" by Trump's actions.
House Democrats release remaining impeachment transcripts of OMB official Mark Sandy, State Department official Philip Reeker
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/polit...day/ar-BBXnP7Q
Polls do not show impeachment "backfiring" for Democrats. In fact, a new poll released today shows 50% of Americans support Trump's impeachment and removal from office. Only 43% – the majority of whom are Republicans – do not want him removed. Unfortunately, Trump's blindly loyal supporters believe every lie he tells them. When he denounced the impeachment investigation as "bull****," they began chanting the word. They also chanted, referring to Hillary Clinton (who has not been charged with any crimes), "Lock her up!" Welcome to Trumpworld.
Crowd at Florida rally chants 'bull****' after Trump says polls show impeachment backfiring for Democrats
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...backfiring-for
Presidential candidate Donald Trump came up with a goofy slogan to put on goofy red caps: "Make America Great Again." When was America great? He didn't say. What made America great? He didn't say. Why is America no longer great? He didn't say. And, as it's turned out, he's spent his entire Presidency trying to make himself great. Can you say "abuse of power"? I knew you could.
Analysis: New revelations put Trump on shakier ground
Witness testimony and news reports detailing the Ukraine scandal show how Trump and top officials maneuvered behind the scenes to block aid to the country as the President sought an investigation of his political rival Joe Biden.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/polit...ons/index.html
"Look, who are you gonna believe, me – who, according to that corrupt, dishonest, fake news Washington Post, has told 13,600 lies since becoming President – or 12 longtime, respected, patriotic administration officials who gave sworn testimony in a House impeachment investigation? I know you'll do the right thing and believe me, okay? Read the transcript. On second thought, don't."
Trump contradicts sworn testimony – and himself –
by claiming he never directed Giuliani on Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/27/polit...ine/index.html