A spokesman for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., acknowledged Wednesday that the whistleblower alleging misconduct in the White House had reached out to Schiff’s panel before filing a complaint — prompting President Trump, in an extraordinary afternoon news conference at the White House, to accuse Schiff directly of helping write the document. “It […]
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Pompeo Says State Dept. Will Stone Wall Investigation
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signaled Tuesday that five current and former State Department officials would not show up for depositions scheduled by House Democrats in connection with their impeachment inquiry. Pompeo asserted that the House’s demand for testimony from five current and former State Department officials beginning this week raised “significant legal and procedural […]
Rudy Lawyers Up, Hires Ex-Watergate Prosecutor
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has hired Jon Sale, a former assistant Watergate prosecutor, to represent him in the congressional investigations into Trump’s contacts with Ukraine. Sale confirmed in an email to The Hill on Tuesday that he is representing Giuliani, who was subpoenaed a day earlier for a slew of documents and communications […]
Support For Trump Impeachment Jumps 10% In Latest Polls
A survey from Quinnipiac University Poll released Monday found respondents evenly split, 47 percent to 47 percent, on whether they support impeaching President Trump and removing him from office, a 10-point swing in favor of impeachment over a five-day period. The polling firm previously found voters opposed to impeachment and removal, 57 percent to 37 […]
Pelosi Says “Time To Put Country Before Party”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that there “is no cause for any joy” in launching a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. “This is a very sad time for our country,” Pelosi, D-Calif., said in an exclusive interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “We have to put country before party very clearly in the […]
Ex-Trump Mistress Gets $450,000 Settlement From Ohio City
Officials in Columbus, Ohio, have agreed to a $450,000 settlement with Stormy Daniels over the adult film star’s arrest at a strip club last year, the city said Friday. Daniels filed a lawsuit against several Columbus police officers in January, alleging they conspired to retaliate against her because of her claims she had an affair […]
Dems Subpoena Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents relating to the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine, indicating Democrats are wasting no time diving into the formal impeachment inquiry they launched this week. The subpoena notice, drafted in consultation with the Intelligence and Oversight and Reform committees, accuses Pompeo […]
Whistle Blower Complaint Levels Very Serious Accusations Against Trump
The complaint raises concerns about a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky where they discussed former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, as well as alleged “efforts to restrict access to records related to the call.” “The public has a right to see the complaint and what it reveals,” […]
Trump, White House In Full Panic Mode
WASHINGTON — White House officials were scrambling Thursday to figure out how to counter the renewed Democratic impeachment push, with one source familiar with the situation describing a sense of “total panic” over the past week at the lack of a plan to address the new reality. There appears to be rising “anxiety, unease, and […]
Transcripts Of Trump Call Released To Public
The Trump administration has released the much-anticipated transcript summary of President Trump’s phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, after Mr. Trump authorized publishing the transcript. A memo summarizing the call shows that the president urged Zelensky to probe Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, who sat on the board of a Ukrainian natural […]
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Pelosi To Begin Impeachment Inquiry Against President Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will announce later Tuesday that she supports a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump, a Democratic lawmaker close to her confirmed to The Hill. The move comes amid mounting pressure from House Democrats to take a stand against Trump’s alleged political pressure on Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s […]