Ambassador William Taylor’s testimony added one “bombshell” detail not previously discussed in his earlier deposition, because he only recently learned of it. Impeachment hearings begin with new evidence of phone call implicating Trump in Ukraine controversy: The call, overheard by one of Taylor’s aides, puts the president more squarely in the middle of the swirling … Read more
The first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday went exactly as I predicted it would. Democrats approached the proceedings with a high degree of sobriety and seriousness. Republicans engaged in disruption, distraction, and disinformation in an effort to undermine the credibility of the proceedings. They only served to undermine their own credibility. The State Department experts on … Read more
Axios provides a viewer’s guide to witnesses appearing in the impeachment hearings beginning today. I am making modifications and adding links to their prior deposition testimony. A viewer’s guide to the impeachment hearings: Testifying Wednesday, November 13: Ambassador Bill Taylor: The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine. He says it was his “clear understanding” that Trump would not release … Read more
There has long been two systems of justice in the United States. One for the wealthy white male privileged patriarchy of country club chamber of commerce Republicans, and one for everyone else. For example, when a rich white kid steals a car, it is argued that “He just took the car for a joy ride, … Read more
Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal in an op-ed last month made the argument that Donald Trump is too inept to have committed extortion and bribery: [Ambassador] Taylor says in his statement that many people in the Administration opposed the Giuliani effort, including some in senior positions at the White House. This matters because it may … Read more