House Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment to begin December 4

Bloomberg News reports, House Invites Trump to Dec. 4 Hearing in Next Impeachment Phase: The House impeachment inquiry shifts into a new phase next week with a public hearing in the Judiciary Committee where President Donald Trump will be invited to present his defense, according to Chairman Jerrold Nadler. The hearing aims to explain the … Read more

Obstruction of justice in plain sight: White House sought to withhold whistleblower complaint from Congress

I never cease to be amazed by the collection of unethical lawyers that Donald Trump has surrounded himself with over the years. He genuinely believes that his lawyers should be mob lawyers like his friend Roy Cohn, who was eventually disbarred for “dishonesty, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation.″ We can only hope that Trump’s current stable … Read more

New evidence that Ukraine aid was withheld as leverage for investigations Trump wanted

The House Intelligence Committee released the transcripts of two more witnesses on Tuesday. The testimony of Deputy Associate Director for National Security Programs at the Office of Management and Budget Mark Sandy can be found here. Key excerpts of Mr. Sandy’s testimony can be found here. The testimony of Acting Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau … Read more

Judge rules former White House counsel Don McGahn must appear to testify

U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled on Monday that former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a subpoena and testify to Congress, delivering a significant win to House Democrats amid their impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The Hill reports, Judge rules former WH counsel McGahn must testify under subpoena: The ruling (.pdf) … Read more

Rudy’s indicted ‘assistant’ Lev Parnas also assisted Rep. Devin Nunes

I have a real problem with Rep. Devin Midnight Run Nunes, a co-conspirator and accessory to Donald Trump’s obstruction of Congress and obstruction of justice, being the ranking minority member in the impeachment hearings. This is the equivalent of the Trump criminal enterprise having a capo on the committee to directly obstruct Congress and obstruct justice. … Read more