After witnessing Rep. Devin Midnight Run Nunes, ranking Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee and unindicted co-cponspirator in Trump’s obstruction of Congress and obstruction of justice, make an unhinged opening statement this morning loaded with right-wing conspiracy theories (the “Russian hoax,” the debunked Biden conspiracy theory, the “fake news” media allies of Democrats), I … Read more
The “transcript” of the July 25 phone call between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been released. It is actually a “readout” (.pdf) which contains this clear disclaimer: The Washington Post reports, Transcript of Trump’s call with Ukrainian president shows him offering U.S. assistance for Biden investigation (excerpts): The call begins with Trump … Read more
The Washington Post would have us believe that the “brains” of the Ukraine extortion operation was Trump’s vampire “Bat Boy,” Rudy Giuliani. Puh-lease. That bumbling idiot of a lawyer cannot be the “brains” of this operation. But he was involved up to his bug-eyeballs, and that means he can be prosecuted and disbarred from the … Read more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called a 4:00 p.m. meeting of the entire Democratic caucus Tuesday, where the party is expected to discuss impeachment. Howard Fineman, a reporter with Yahoo News who has reliable sources, tweeted earlier today: At a later speaking event for The Atlantic, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that she would have … Read more
The New York Times and the Washington Post both report that Trump ordered hold on military aid days before calling Ukrainian president, officials say: President Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump … Read more