While President Donald Trump was busy patting himself on the back for a so-called ceasefire in Syria that he hailed as a “great day for civilization,” two members of Trump’s cabinet found themselves in the middle of a scandal involving a Turkish bank that began with a direct order from Trump. The Daily Beast, citing […]
Perhaps you were thinking that the Ukraine scandal which has led to the formation of an impeachment inquiry in the House of Representatives couldn’t possibly get any more disturbing when it comes to the impact on U.S. national security, but a report from CNN suggests otherwise. According to CNN, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy […]
Now that the dam has broken and former Trump administration staffers are agreeing to testify before the House impeachment committee, it has become clear that more than just President Donald Trump is at significant risk when it comes to the Ukraine scandal. As Joan Walsh writes in The Nation: “If (I can’t honestly say ‘when’) […]
It’s safe to say that most of us have never heard the name Semyon “Sam” Kislin, but it appears he could well wind up being a key witness as the House impeachment inquiry committee moves forward in the days ahead. Kislin was born in Odessa, Russia, and has lived in the Brighton Beach area of […]
With each day, it becomes clearer that there is ample evidence to impeach Donald Trump on multiple counts, including abuse of presidential power and obstruction of Congress for starters. The arrest Thursday of two men tied to Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, along with news that Giuliani himself is under criminal investigation by the U.S. […]
Earlier this week, White House counsel Pat Cipollone sent an eight-page letter to the House impeachment committee on behalf of President Donald Trump in which he stated that the investigation which may well lead to articles of impeachment being filed against Trump is “invalid.” The letter also had these lines in it: “You seek to […]
Karma is starting to catch up with Donald Trump, and now there’s even more bad news for a president who is already facing impeachment, removal from office, and falling poll numbers as more details of his high crimes and misdemeanors come to light. According to CNN, Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, is returning to New […]
The Trump administration has repeatedly made it clear that they will continue to stonewall when it comes to allowing witnesses or other evidence to be given to Congress, even though the Constitution requires that they do so. But despite the White House’s recalcitrance, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) had an almost Zen quality to him when […]
As the White House and its Republican allies in Congress continue to try and downplay the complaint made by a whistleblower two weeks ago regarding a phone call President Donald Trump made to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky back in July, more bad news arrived in the form of a another official with a U.S. intelligence […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his boss, Donald Trump, are both caught in the web of lies and threats they used in order extract promises from the government of Ukraine that Ukrainian prosecutors would open investigations of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter. Now that an impeachment inquiry has begun in […]