The Impeachment Hearings , House Vote and Eventual Trial ..All Updates ...AS EXPECTED... TRUMP SKATES
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I was just about to say the same thing! A subpoena is in his immediate future. All of these stupid bitch ass fools will be going down in the Titanic with Dumbfuck Don!
All of these folks talking about he is Teflon Don. As we all can see his shit is falling apart on a daily basis now and his inner crew is starting to snitch. And when they arrest Guiliani bitch ass, he is going to snitch like they just gave him a shrimp dinner from Red Lobster on the First 48 Hours
I think that it's reasonable to say that not only did he throw Trump under the bus, but himself as well …. like his cufflinks got hooked on Trump as he threw him under
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Gordo showin ole boy Ben Carson a few things about how to do upgrades with tax payer money.... one upped the shit out of him … 
The diplomat at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal is spending $1 million of taxpayer money on home renovations — including $95,000 for an outdoor 'living pod'
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The diplomat at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal is spending $1 million of taxpayer money on home renovations — including $95,000 for an outdoor 'living pod'
The diplomat at the center of the Trump-Ukraine scandal is spending $1 million of taxpayer money on home renovations — including $95,000 for an outdoor 'living pod'
The pricey renovations also include $400,000 for kitchen improvements to his home in Brussels and $13,000 for a jacuzzi at his home in DC.
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Nobody …. NOBODY.... connects the dots like Maddow .
Rachel Maddow Show 10/18/19
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Who's on the docket this week?:
Tuesday: William Taylor, top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine
Wednesday: Phillip Reeker, acting Assistant Secretary of State
Friday: Laura Copper, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense
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Tuesday: William Taylor, top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine
Wednesday: Phillip Reeker, acting Assistant Secretary of State
Friday: Laura Copper, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense
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Nothing will happen
Your same usual boring input ala "DR.Truth" …. has been noted and discardedNothing will happen
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Diplomat Bill Taylor’s long opening statement on Ukraine provoked ‘sighs and gasps’
Veteran diplomat Bill Taylor, who told European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland that he thought it was “crazy” to withhold military aid to Ukraine to help a political campaign, testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday over the objections of the Trump State Department.
Even though details of the testimony have not yet been made public, one source tells Politico’s Andrew Desiderio that Taylor’s opening statement was a hefty 15 pages long and sparked “a lot of sighs and gasps.”
While no lawmakers present at the hearing have discussed the contents of Taylor’s opening statement, reactions from at least two Democratic lawmakers line up with what Desiderio’s source claims was the reaction in the room.
Per Politico’s Kyle Cheney, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) described Taylor’s testimony so far as “incredibly damaging to the president.” Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI), meanwhile, reportedly described Taylor’s testimony as “my most disturbing day in Congress so far.”
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Veteran diplomat Bill Taylor, who told European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland that he thought it was “crazy” to withhold military aid to Ukraine to help a political campaign, testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday over the objections of the Trump State Department.
Even though details of the testimony have not yet been made public, one source tells Politico’s Andrew Desiderio that Taylor’s opening statement was a hefty 15 pages long and sparked “a lot of sighs and gasps.”
While no lawmakers present at the hearing have discussed the contents of Taylor’s opening statement, reactions from at least two Democratic lawmakers line up with what Desiderio’s source claims was the reaction in the room.
Per Politico’s Kyle Cheney, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) described Taylor’s testimony so far as “incredibly damaging to the president.” Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI), meanwhile, reportedly described Taylor’s testimony as “my most disturbing day in Congress so far.”
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Diplomat Bill Taylor's long opening statement on Ukraine provoked 'sighs and gasps': report
Veteran diplomat Bill Taylor, who told European Union ambassador Gordon Sondland that he thought it was "crazy" to withhold military aid to Ukraine to help a political campaign, testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday over the objections of the Trump State Department.Even...
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Its over
That incoherent babbling moron is still talking about the whistleblower and that "letter" (phone call) .... he can't even grasp the concept that they don't need the whistleblower anymore .... they've got a "bakers dozen" of witnesses ….. all of them saying basically the same things … it's like no longer needing a witness to a bank robbery when you have 8k video of him committing it ...
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Bolton's lawyers negotiating with House impeachment panels
(CNN) - Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a possible deposition, according to a source familiar.
If he does give a deposition, Bolton would join a handful of current and former Trump administration members who have been interviewed this month as part of the Democratic-led inquiry into President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine.
As House members who serve on the Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees have been interviewing witnesses in private, some of the committees' Democrats have said they believe there's a need for Bolton to testify.
Fiona Hill, Trump's former top Russia adviser, told lawmakers last week that she saw "wrongdoing" in American foreign policy and that Bolton had encouraged her to report her concerns to the National Security Council's attorney, sources had told CNN.
A source told CNN that Hill testified that Bolton referred to Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who was working to dig up dirt on the Bidens, as a "hand grenade," who was "going to blow everybody up."
Hill also spoke about what she described as a rogue operation carried out by US Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, and White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, which Bolton characterized as being like a "drug deal," that source said.
The top US diplomat to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, told Congress this week that Bolton had expressed concern about the July call between Trump and Zelensky, according to Taylor's opening statement.
Taylor's opening statement also alleged that Trump was pressing for Ukraine to publicly announce investigations into the Bidens before he would greenlight US security assistance and a White House meeting with Zelensky.
Tim Morrison, a top Russia and Europe adviser on the National Security Council, had listened to the Trump-Zelensky call and informed Taylor about the conversation. Morrison is expected to testify before House impeachment investigators next week, making his testimony one of the first from someone who directly heard the call.
Trump fired Bolton as his national security adviser last month, after Trump made clear he "strongly disagreed" with many of Bolton's suggestions. Bolton, however, insisted that he had resigned.
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Bolton lawyers in talks about possible impeachment deposition
Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a possible deposition, according to a source familiar.
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Here are the next shoes to drop in the Trump-Ukraine scandal
Bill Taylor laid out the most compelling evidence to date of a quid pro quo involving President Trump and Ukraine. In doing so, he became the first U.S. official to describe an explicit request involving official U.S. government concessions potentially being exchanged for politically advantageous investigations for Trump.
The acting top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine said not just that this setup involved both military aid and Ukraine’s desired meeting between its president and Trump, but also that it involved requested investigations focused on the Bidens and a conspiracy theory about Ukraine’s role in interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
But Taylor’s version won’t be the final word. His testimony both provides important clues about what future witnesses could say and indicates that Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who testified last week, has a lot of explaining to do.
So what do we need to find out next?
The first big question involves an aide who figures prominently in Taylor’s narrative: Tim Morrison, the head of the White House National Security Council’s Eurasia desk. In arguably the most significant disclosure by Taylor, Morrison allegedly told him that Sondland had relayed an explicit quid pro quo to a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Yermak.
"During this same phone call I had with Mr. Morrison, he went on to describe a conversation Ambassador Sondland had with Mr. Yermak at [a meeting in] Warsaw,” Taylor said in his opening statement. “Ambassador Sondland told Mr. Yermak that the security assistance money would not come until President Zelenskyy committed to pursue the Burisma investigation.”
(Zelenskyy, the spelling used by Taylor in his written remarks, is the preferred spelling in Ukraine.)
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Bill Taylor laid out the most compelling evidence to date of a quid pro quo involving President Trump and Ukraine. In doing so, he became the first U.S. official to describe an explicit request involving official U.S. government concessions potentially being exchanged for politically advantageous investigations for Trump.
The acting top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine said not just that this setup involved both military aid and Ukraine’s desired meeting between its president and Trump, but also that it involved requested investigations focused on the Bidens and a conspiracy theory about Ukraine’s role in interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
But Taylor’s version won’t be the final word. His testimony both provides important clues about what future witnesses could say and indicates that Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who testified last week, has a lot of explaining to do.
So what do we need to find out next?
The first big question involves an aide who figures prominently in Taylor’s narrative: Tim Morrison, the head of the White House National Security Council’s Eurasia desk. In arguably the most significant disclosure by Taylor, Morrison allegedly told him that Sondland had relayed an explicit quid pro quo to a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Andriy Yermak.
"During this same phone call I had with Mr. Morrison, he went on to describe a conversation Ambassador Sondland had with Mr. Yermak at [a meeting in] Warsaw,” Taylor said in his opening statement. “Ambassador Sondland told Mr. Yermak that the security assistance money would not come until President Zelenskyy committed to pursue the Burisma investigation.”
(Zelenskyy, the spelling used by Taylor in his written remarks, is the preferred spelling in Ukraine.)
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They're selling nails for Trump's coffin like "penny candy" now …..
NSC official plans to testify in impeachment probe even if White House tries to block him
Tim Morrison has been identified as a witness to one of the most explosive pieces of evidence unearthed by House impeachment investigators.
Tim Morrison, a National Security Council official who has been identified as a witness to one of the most explosive pieces of evidence unearthed by House impeachment investigators, plans to testify Thursday even if the White House attempts to block him.
“If subpoenaed, Mr. Morrison plans to appear for his deposition,” his attorney, Barbara Van Gelder, said.
A slew of high-profile witnesses have defied White House, State Department and Pentagon orders not to cooperate with the impeachment probe. In each case, lawmakers have issued a subpoena, which the officials have relied on to justify testifying over the administration’s objections.
Morrison, however, would be the first currently serving White House official to testify. He’s also the first official believed to be on a July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during which Trump pressed his counterpart to investigate former vice president Joe Biden.
Morrison was also a crucial figure identified Tuesday by Trump’s ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, as a witness to Trump’s effort to withhold military aid from Ukraine in order to bend Zelensky to his will.
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NSC official plans to testify in impeachment probe even if White House tries to block him
Tim Morrison has been identified as a witness to one of the most explosive pieces of evidence unearthed by House impeachment investigators.
Tim Morrison, a National Security Council official who has been identified as a witness to one of the most explosive pieces of evidence unearthed by House impeachment investigators, plans to testify Thursday even if the White House attempts to block him.
“If subpoenaed, Mr. Morrison plans to appear for his deposition,” his attorney, Barbara Van Gelder, said.
A slew of high-profile witnesses have defied White House, State Department and Pentagon orders not to cooperate with the impeachment probe. In each case, lawmakers have issued a subpoena, which the officials have relied on to justify testifying over the administration’s objections.
Morrison, however, would be the first currently serving White House official to testify. He’s also the first official believed to be on a July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during which Trump pressed his counterpart to investigate former vice president Joe Biden.
Morrison was also a crucial figure identified Tuesday by Trump’s ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, as a witness to Trump’s effort to withhold military aid from Ukraine in order to bend Zelensky to his will.
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NSC official plans to testify in impeachment probe even if White House tries to block him
Tim Morrison has been identified as a witness to one of the most explosive pieces of evidence unearthed by House impeachment investigators.
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Bolton's deputy files lawsuit trying to compel a court to tell him who he has to listen to, the white house or congress.
Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry Asks Federal Court to Rule Over Testifying
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Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry Asks Federal Court to Rule Over Testifying
Key Witness in Impeachment Inquiry Asks Federal Court to Rule Over Testifying (Published 2019)
The move raises new doubts about whether President Trump’s closest aides will be able to cooperate with the inquiry.
Philip Reeker to Testify That Sec. Pompeo Squashed Support for Marie Yovanovitch: WSJ
Philip Reeker, the assistant secretary of State in the Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs, is providing lawmakers with testimony that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo squashed a show of solidarity for Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine that President Trump removed after she opposed White House decisions, The Wall Street Journal reports. Reeker, who colleagues have told The Daily Beast is a straight shooter, is testifying behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Saturday under subpoena in the impeachment inquiry—despite a White House direction for government officials not to cooperate with the inquiry.
Due to his position, Reeker has had a direct line to top state department officials, including Secretary Pompeo. “He is a career guy. He’s been at this a long time and he’s not about to give that all up to protect anyone,” one State Department official told The Daily Beast. A person familiar with his testimony tells the WSJ that Yovanovich “was a primary concern from his first week on the job.” Reeker was also reportedly present for a White House interagency meeting where a Department of Defense official raised concerns about Trump’s decision to hold military aid to Ukraine. His testimony is expected to provide critical detail to the alleged quid pro quo, adding fuel to the explosive testimony from William Taylor, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, that came earlier this week.
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Philip Reeker, the assistant secretary of State in the Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs, is providing lawmakers with testimony that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo squashed a show of solidarity for Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine that President Trump removed after she opposed White House decisions, The Wall Street Journal reports. Reeker, who colleagues have told The Daily Beast is a straight shooter, is testifying behind closed doors on Capitol Hill on Saturday under subpoena in the impeachment inquiry—despite a White House direction for government officials not to cooperate with the inquiry.
Due to his position, Reeker has had a direct line to top state department officials, including Secretary Pompeo. “He is a career guy. He’s been at this a long time and he’s not about to give that all up to protect anyone,” one State Department official told The Daily Beast. A person familiar with his testimony tells the WSJ that Yovanovich “was a primary concern from his first week on the job.” Reeker was also reportedly present for a White House interagency meeting where a Department of Defense official raised concerns about Trump’s decision to hold military aid to Ukraine. His testimony is expected to provide critical detail to the alleged quid pro quo, adding fuel to the explosive testimony from William Taylor, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, that came earlier this week.
Philip Reeker to Testify That Sec. Pompeo Squashed Support for Marie Yovanovitch: WSJ
The career diplomat’s colleagues have told The Daily Beast that he is a straight shooter who is a “career guy” and “not about to give that all up to protect anyone.”
Trump's brother awarded 33 million Federal contract
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Trump Brother’s Company Awarded $33 Million Contract
"A company in which President Trump’s brother has a financial stake received a $33 million contract from the U.S. Marshals Service earlier this year, an award that has drawn protests from two other bidders, one
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Trump kills Amazon's 10 Billion bid -Microsoft wins
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Microsoft beats Amazon for Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract
Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> has won the Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc <AMZN.O>. The contracting process had long been mired in conflict of interest allegations, even drawing the attention of President...
Trump may sell lease to controversial Washington lease. That emolument case is getting stronger
Who's on the docket this week?
Today: Charles Kupperman, Former Deputy Assst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affairs
Tuesday: Alexander Vindman, NSC Director of European Affairs
Wednesday: Kathryn Wheelbarger, Acting Asst, Secretary for International Sec.
Wednesday: Catherine Croft & Christopher Anderson, State Dept. Officials who worked for Volker
Thursday: Timothy Morrison, Spec. Asst, to the Pres. and Sr. Dir, for Europe & Russia, Natl.Security Council
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Today: Charles Kupperman, Former Deputy Assst. to the Pres. for Natl. Security Affairs
Tuesday: Alexander Vindman, NSC Director of European Affairs
Wednesday: Kathryn Wheelbarger, Acting Asst, Secretary for International Sec.
Wednesday: Catherine Croft & Christopher Anderson, State Dept. Officials who worked for Volker
Thursday: Timothy Morrison, Spec. Asst, to the Pres. and Sr. Dir, for Europe & Russia, Natl.Security Council
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On advice from his lawyer, Kupperman was a no show …. waiting for court decision as to who to obey …. D.O.J. or Congress.
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House to vote Thursday on impeachment procedures
House Democrats are setting up a vote this week on their impeachment inquiry as they move closer to a public phase of the investigation.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the chairman of the House Rules Committee, said Monday that he will introduce a resolution this week to "ensure transparency" and "provide a clear path forward" in the impeachment inquiry.
The text of the resolution has yet to be released, but McGovern plans to introduce it on Tuesday ahead of a markup in his committee on Wednesday.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a letter to lawmakers said the legislation would receive a vote this week. A Democratic aide told The Hill it would be subject to a full vote by the House on Thursday.
This would be the first formal vote on the new impeachment process by the House since Pelosi threw her support to an inquiry in September.
Democrats have insisted they did not need to hold a floor vote to launch the impeachment inquiry itself, despite calls for such a vote from the White House and Republicans.
"As committees continue to gather evidence and prepare to present their findings, I will be introducing a resolution to ensure transparency and provide a clear path forward," McGovern said in a statement. "This is the right thing to do for the institution and the American people."
A vote on the resolution would come as Republicans are pressuring Democrats to conduct their impeachment proceedings in public beyond the series of closed-door witness depositions with current and former Trump administration officials over the past month.
Currently, only members of the three committees leading the impeachment inquiry — Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs — are allowed to sit in on the witness interviews in a secure facility in the sub-basement of the Capitol. Members of both parties are allowed to attend and ask questions of witnesses.
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House Democrats are setting up a vote this week on their impeachment inquiry as they move closer to a public phase of the investigation.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), the chairman of the House Rules Committee, said Monday that he will introduce a resolution this week to "ensure transparency" and "provide a clear path forward" in the impeachment inquiry.
The text of the resolution has yet to be released, but McGovern plans to introduce it on Tuesday ahead of a markup in his committee on Wednesday.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a letter to lawmakers said the legislation would receive a vote this week. A Democratic aide told The Hill it would be subject to a full vote by the House on Thursday.
This would be the first formal vote on the new impeachment process by the House since Pelosi threw her support to an inquiry in September.
Democrats have insisted they did not need to hold a floor vote to launch the impeachment inquiry itself, despite calls for such a vote from the White House and Republicans.
"As committees continue to gather evidence and prepare to present their findings, I will be introducing a resolution to ensure transparency and provide a clear path forward," McGovern said in a statement. "This is the right thing to do for the institution and the American people."
A vote on the resolution would come as Republicans are pressuring Democrats to conduct their impeachment proceedings in public beyond the series of closed-door witness depositions with current and former Trump administration officials over the past month.
Currently, only members of the three committees leading the impeachment inquiry — Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs — are allowed to sit in on the witness interviews in a secure facility in the sub-basement of the Capitol. Members of both parties are allowed to attend and ask questions of witnesses.
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House to vote for first time on impeachment procedures
House Democrats will for the first time vote on impeachment procedures on Thursday, a shift in their strategy seemingly meant to cut off GOP arguments about an unfair process.
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yet another opening statement that Trump and the RepubliCACS ain't gonna like at all ,,,,
Lieutenant Col. Vindman's OPENING STATEMENT
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Lieutenant Col. Vindman's OPENING STATEMENT
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