House Intelligence Committee releases draft report in impeachment inquiry

From the press release: Washington, DC – Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the draft report – “The Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report” – to all Members and the public. Click here to read the draft report. The Committee will vote tonight to issue the report, before the Chairman of the Committee transmits … Read more

Oops, he did it again! (The Party of Trump is the Party of Putin)

Update to The GOP war on truth itself, and John Neely Kennedy, the junior senator from the state of Louisiana. Oops, he did it again! Steve Benen reports, GOP’s Kennedy, hoping to aid Trump, keeps echoing Russian propaganda: On multiple occasions, U.S. officials have explained to elected policymakers the dangers of promoting Russian disinformation. In … Read more

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