Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Weighs In On Call Between Trump And Ukraine's President
5 years, 3 months ago

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Weighs In On Call Between Trump And Ukraine's President

NPR  

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Weighs In On Call Between Trump And Ukraine's President AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell of California is one of the people who's seen the whistleblower complaint. SWALWELL: So can't go into that just yet, but that's why we have the acting director of national intelligence coming tomorrow to understand better, you know, what we can do. CORNISH: Now the president and his defenders say there's no quid pro quo in the White House account of the phone call released today. CORNISH: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has said that the attorney general, William Barr, should recuse himself from anything related to the Ukraine issue because he was mentioned on this call by President Trump.

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'Pit bulls of retribution': Swalwell braces for Trump admin after 'gross abuse'
1 month ago

'Pit bulls of retribution': Swalwell braces for Trump admin after 'gross abuse'

Raw Story  

A new watchdog report released Tuesday revealed that the Department of Justice under the first Donald Trump administration secretly obtained phone records for members of Congress, journalists, government staffers and incoming FBI director nominee Kash Patel — actions the top House Judiciary Democrat exclusively told Raw Story are a "gross abuse" of power worthy of investigation. "My suspicion alert level …

Dems call into question James Comer’s characterization of witnesses as ‘whistleblowers’
1 year, 9 months ago

Dems call into question James Comer’s characterization of witnesses as ‘whistleblowers’

Raw Story  

A far-right congressman who is leading an investigation into President Joe Biden and his family over influence-peddling allegations has either mischaracterized witnesses, or withheld evidence. That’s according to Maryland Congressman James Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, who alleges that Rep. James Comer, who chairs the committee, hasn’t been conducting the investigation in good faith, The Washington …

Whistleblower accuses Trump appointees of downplaying Russian interference and White supremacist threat
4 years, 4 months ago

Whistleblower accuses Trump appointees of downplaying Russian interference and White supremacist threat

CNN  

Washington CNN — A whistleblower is alleging that top political appointees in the Department of Homeland Security repeatedly instructed career officials to modify intelligence assessments to suit President Donald Trump’s agenda by downplaying Russia’s efforts to interfere in the US and the threat posed by White supremacists, according to documents reviewed by CNN and a source familiar with the situation. …

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly $400 million in military aid to Kyiv, officials say, shedding new light on events that triggered the impeachment inquiry. The revelation comes just days before the House Judiciary Committee takes over the impeachment probe, scheduling a hearing for …

FBI seeks interview with Ukraine whistleblower: reports
5 years, 1 month ago

FBI seeks interview with Ukraine whistleblower: reports

Salon  

The FBI has reportedly asked to interview the whistleblower whose complaint to the intelligence community set off the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday. The FBI request was first reported by Yahoo News, which said that some FBI officials were frustrated that the Justice Department declined to investigate "potential counterintelligence issues" raised in the whistleblower's …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s attack on diplomat, impeachment myths
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s attack on diplomat, impeachment myths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Truth was lost in the first round of historic impeachment hearings as President Donald Trump launched a tweet attack on a senior U.S. diplomat that distorted reality and Republicans cried foul, claiming improper stifling of questioning that wasn’t so. ___ WITNESS QUESTIONING REP. DEVIN NUNES, addressing House intelligence chairman Adam Schiff: “You’re gagging the young lady from New …

AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment hearings and that Trump tweet
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment hearings and that Trump tweet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he was just exercising his right to free speech. ___ IMPEACHMENT REP. DEVIN NUNES, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee: “When you find yourself on the phone like the Democrats did with Russian pranksters offering you nude pictures of Trump and after you ordered your staff to follow up and get the …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s flawed ‘read the transcript’ defense
5 years, 2 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s flawed ‘read the transcript’ defense

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s been his drumbeating demand: “Read the transcript!” “Just read the transcript.” “Can’t we read English?” “Just read the Transcript, everything else is made up garbage.” “READ THE TRANSCRIPT!” Heading into public hearings this week, people have read the transcript, and that’s why President Donald Trump has an impeachment problem. Political loyalists who tried to do Trump’s bidding …

US Army officer says he heard Donald Trump-Volodymyr Zelenskiy call, raised concerns over US president seeking 'favour' from Ukraine
5 years, 2 months ago

US Army officer says he heard Donald Trump-Volodymyr Zelenskiy call, raised concerns over US president seeking 'favour' from Ukraine

Firstpost  

Alexander Vindman, a lieutenant colonel who served in Iraq and, later, as a diplomat, is prepared to tell House investigators that he listened to US president Donald Trump’s 25 July call with new Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and reported his concerns to the NSC’s lead counsel, according to prepared testimony Washington: An Army officer at the National Security Council who …

Former Trump aide who now works for Devin Nunes reportedly leaked Ukraine whistleblower’s name
5 years, 2 months ago

Former Trump aide who now works for Devin Nunes reportedly leaked Ukraine whistleblower’s name

Salon  

A top aide to Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., leaked documents identifying the Ukraine whistleblower’s name in an attempt to out him, The Daily Beast has reported. Derek Harvey, a former adviser to President Trump who now works for Nunes on the House Intelligence Committee, handed notes to House Republicans identifying the whistleblower’s name ahead of closed-door depositions in the Trump …

Fact check: Trump tries to rewrite reality on his Ukraine controversy
5 years, 2 months ago

Fact check: Trump tries to rewrite reality on his Ukraine controversy

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump is making a brazen attempt to rewrite the reality of his dealings with Ukraine. It’s worth noting, though, that Schiff did say he was offering the “essence” of Trump’s words, not a verbatim recitation, and that at least some of Schiff’s comments closely resembled what the rough transcript shows Trump said. Facts First: The …

Second whistleblower comes forward with first-hand information of Donald Trump's Ukraine dealings: Lawyer
5 years, 3 months ago

Second whistleblower comes forward with first-hand information of Donald Trump's Ukraine dealings: Lawyer

Firstpost  

The existence of a whistleblower claiming first-hand knowledge of the phone call would make it harder for the president and his supporters to dismiss the original complaint as hearsay. Washington: A second whistleblower has comes forward, this one with first-hand information of the events that triggered an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump for alleged abuse of power, the informant’s …

Trump, GOP push theories to discredit whistleblower
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump, GOP push theories to discredit whistleblower

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A deep state coup. Those are some of the theories President Donald Trump and some GOP leaders have used to discredit a CIA whistleblower’s complaint now at the center of a House impeachment inquiry. The Trump appointee has testified to Congress that he believes the whistleblower and inspector general who handled the complaint “have done everything by the …

Trump-Ukraine whistleblower is part of long tradition
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump-Ukraine whistleblower is part of long tradition

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Erin Brockovich, who has some experience in revealing disturbing secrets, knows what she would say to the government whistleblower at the heart of allegations that President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate his political rival Joe Biden. “The name ‘whistleblower’ gets a bad connotation, and I’ve never understood that.” As Democrats move to begin impeachment hearings …

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley Defends Ukraine Whistleblower Amid Trump Attacks
5 years, 3 months ago

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley Defends Ukraine Whistleblower Amid Trump Attacks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Sen. Chuck Grassley, a longtime advocate of government whistleblower protections, issued an implicitly sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump and his allies on Tuesday by voicing support for the Ukraine whistleblower. “We should always work to respect whistleblowers’ requests for confidentiality.” Trump and his allies have repeatedly maligned the anonymous intelligence community whistleblower’s motives in …

Trump’s threats against the whistleblower are dangerous
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s threats against the whistleblower are dangerous

CNN  

Editor’s Note: In this weekly column “Cross-exam,” Elie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, gives his take on the latest legal news. Elie Honig Jeremy Freeman Their first target: the intelligence community whistleblower who reported information through established legal channels about Trump’s efforts to persuade Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former Vice President Joe …

Trump Says He Wants To Meet His Whistleblower
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump Says He Wants To Meet His Whistleblower

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump said Sunday that he wants to meet the whistleblower behind the bombshell complaint at the center of his historic impeachment inquiry. “Like every American, I deserve to meet my accuser, especially when this accuser, the so-called ‘Whistleblower,’ represented a perfect conversation with a foreign leader in a totally inaccurate and fraudulent way,” Trump tweeted …

After the Mueller report, Dems need to stop crying wolf (opinion)
5 years, 3 months ago

After the Mueller report, Dems need to stop crying wolf (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Alice Stewart is a CNN political commentator, a resident fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Politics at Harvard University and former communications director for Ted Cruz for President. The whistleblower himself plainly says, “I was not a direct witness to most of the events described.” Instead, the complaint is filled with statements that start with “I was told” …

White House admits Trump’s Ukraine phone call record was moved to secret server
5 years, 3 months ago

White House admits Trump’s Ukraine phone call record was moved to secret server

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement to CNN, a White House official said staff had been directed …

Whistleblower accuses White House of Ukraine call cover-up
5 years, 3 months ago

Whistleblower accuses White House of Ukraine call cover-up

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House officials took extraordinary steps to “lock down” information about President Donald Trump’s summertime phone call with the president of Ukraine, even moving the transcript to a secret computer system, a whistleblower alleges in a politically explosive complaint that accuses the administration of a wide-ranging cover-up. “In the days following the phone call, I learned from multiple …

Donald Trump attacks complaint, whistleblower sources amid impeachment controversy
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump attacks complaint, whistleblower sources amid impeachment controversy

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has likened whistleblower sources to spies, before saying that "in the old days" things were handled "a little differently", according to audio obtained by US media outlets. Key points: Mr Trump had earlier labelled the complaint as "fake news" The complaint was based on multiple accounts from the whistleblower's colleagues Acting director of National Intelligence Joseph …

Ukraine row: Donald Trump seeks whistleblower sources, mentions treason
5 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine row: Donald Trump seeks whistleblower sources, mentions treason

Live Mint  

President Donald Trump told staff from the US mission to the United Nations on Thursday he wanted to know who provided information to a whistleblower on his phone call with Ukraine's president, likening them to a spy, two newspapers reported. "I want to know who’s the person who gave the whistle-blower the information because that’s close to a spy," Trump …

The Smear Job On The Ukraine Whistleblower Has Already Started
5 years, 3 months ago

The Smear Job On The Ukraine Whistleblower Has Already Started

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The inspector general who vetted the explosive whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump emphasized that the complaint was not compromised by the whistleblower’s political leanings. “They think I may have had a ‘dicey’ conversation with a certain foreign leader based on a ‘highly partisan’ whistleblowers statement,” Trump tweeted on Sept. 20, later telling reporters, “I don’t know …

White House Hid 'Politically Sensitive' Trump Calls, Suggesting Top-Down Cover-Up: Whistleblower
5 years, 3 months ago

White House Hid 'Politically Sensitive' Trump Calls, Suggesting Top-Down Cover-Up: Whistleblower

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING White House staff repeatedly stored records of President Donald Trump’s calls in an electronic system reserved for “especially sensitive” classified information to protect him politically, changing standards on treating that information in a way that alarmed career professionals. Under instructions from White House lawyers, the summary of Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky “was …

Bombshell Whistleblower Complaint About Trump’s Ukraine Conduct Released
5 years, 3 months ago

Bombshell Whistleblower Complaint About Trump’s Ukraine Conduct Released

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump abused his office “to advance his personal interests” and White House officials covered up the president’s misconduct, according to a bombshell whistleblower complaint released on Thursday. In the complaint, dated Aug. 12, the unnamed whistleblower wrote that White House officials alerted them of Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and were …

News Analysis: Ukraine saga reveals how Trump has been aided and shielded by loyalists
5 years, 3 months ago

News Analysis: Ukraine saga reveals how Trump has been aided and shielded by loyalists

LA Times  

Soon after President Trump took office nearly three years ago, he demanded to know who would serve as his Roy Cohn, the infamous bare-knuckled lawyer who had once defended him, mob bosses and gossipy celebrities in New York. Although the whistleblower said other White House officials were “deeply disturbed” by Trump’s actions, none have come forward. In July, Trump delayed …

READ: House Intel Committee Releases Whistleblower Complaint On Trump-Ukraine Call
5 years, 3 months ago

READ: House Intel Committee Releases Whistleblower Complaint On Trump-Ukraine Call

NPR  

READ: House Intel Committee Releases Whistleblower Complaint On Trump-Ukraine Call Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Updated at 1:42 p.m. According to the White House officials who had direct knowledge of the call, the President pressured Mr. Zelenskyy to, inter alia: initiate or continue an investigation into the activities of former Vice President Joseph Biden and his …

Whistleblower complaint could spell impeachment for two reasons (Opinion)
5 years, 3 months ago

Whistleblower complaint could spell impeachment for two reasons (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: In this weekly column “Cross-exam,” Elie Honig, a CNN legal analyst and former federal and state prosecutor, gives his take on the latest legal news. Watch Honig answer reader questions on “CNN Newsroom with Ana Cabrera” at 5:40 p.m. CNN — The intelligence community whistleblower complaint released publicly on Thursday ratchets up the pressure on President Donald Trump …

Trump says whoever provided whistleblower information is ‘close to a spy’
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump says whoever provided whistleblower information is ‘close to a spy’

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump said Thursday that whoever provided the whistleblower with information about his call with the Ukrainian President is “close to a spy,” adding that in the old days spies were dealt with differently. Earlier Thursday, a stunning whistleblower complaint alleged Trump abused his official powers “to solicit interference” from Ukraine in the upcoming 2020 election, …

Whistleblower says White House tried to cover up Trump’s abuse of power
5 years, 3 months ago

Whistleblower says White House tried to cover up Trump’s abuse of power

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump abused his official powers “to solicit interference” from Ukraine in the upcoming 2020 election, and the White House took steps to cover it up, according to a stunning whistleblower complaint released Thursday. Several White House officials were “deeply disturbed” by Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and tried to “lock …

Donald Trump says he discussed Joe Biden with Ukrainian president, Nancy Pelosi threatens ‘new stage of investigation’
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump says he discussed Joe Biden with Ukrainian president, Nancy Pelosi threatens ‘new stage of investigation’

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden in a July call with Ukraine’s president, as Democrats strengthened calls for investigation into Trump’s contact with the foreign leader and party leadership warned of a new lawless chapter in the United States. In her letter, Pelosi, a California Democrat, said if the …

Whistleblower controversy deepens as Trump suggests he discussed Biden with Ukraine president
5 years, 3 months ago

Whistleblower controversy deepens as Trump suggests he discussed Biden with Ukraine president

LA Times  

Fueling a political firestorm, President Trump appeared to acknowledge Sunday that he discussed political rival Joe Biden with the president of Ukraine during a July 25 phone call, at the same time renewing his attacks on a whistleblower from within the intelligence community who sounded the alarm about the conversation. Republicans have been largely silent as the whistleblower story has …

Donald Trump asked Ukraine's president EIGHT TIMES to investigate Hunter Biden
5 years, 3 months ago

Donald Trump asked Ukraine's president EIGHT TIMES to investigate Hunter Biden

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump repeatedly pressed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a July phone call to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of leading Democratic rival Joe Biden. He asked Volker to set up the meeting, which he did, and then briefed the State Department on it but said he was acting 'in a personal capacity' August 12: The Inspector General of …

Whistleblower Complaint Against Trump Reportedly Involves Ukraine
5 years, 3 months ago

Whistleblower Complaint Against Trump Reportedly Involves Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump reportedly involves Ukraine, two sources familiar with the matter each told The Washington Post and The New York Times on Thursday. The Post first reported on an intelligence official’s complaint on Wednesday, writing that the official approached Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson with claims that Trump had made troubling …

Why whistleblower complaint shows Trump’s contempt for rules
5 years, 3 months ago

Why whistleblower complaint shows Trump’s contempt for rules

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author with Peter Eisner of “The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. The Washington Post reported that White House records indicate that that Trump had had “conversations or …

Trump faces new turmoil over whistleblower complaint
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump faces new turmoil over whistleblower complaint

LA Times  

President Trump appeared on the brink of a new scandal Friday over a whistleblower’s complaint that reportedly involves Ukraine and accuses Trump of making an improper promise to a foreign leader over the summer. He insisted his conversations with world leaders are “always appropriate.” Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, where he was meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott …

Trump whistleblower: New revelations deepen scandal over complaint
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump whistleblower: New revelations deepen scandal over complaint

CNN  

CNN — Washington’s newest scandal, over a whistleblower’s complaint about President Donald Trump, intensified Thursday amid revelations that the White House and Justice Department tried to keep it quiet. Democrats say he is compelled to provide the complaint under whistleblower legislation, and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said his committee may take legal action if it isn’t turned over. “He …

Whistleblower Complaint Reportedly Involved Trump's Pledge To A Foreign Leader
5 years, 3 months ago

Whistleblower Complaint Reportedly Involved Trump's Pledge To A Foreign Leader

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The officials said Trump’s interaction with the foreign leader, whose identity was not disclosed, included a “promise” made by the president that was regarded as concerning by the intelligence official who filed a formal whistleblower complaint with the intelligence community inspector general. Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement that the …

Trump’s communications with a foreign leader has sparked a whistleblower complaint
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s communications with a foreign leader has sparked a whistleblower complaint

CNN  

Washington CNN — A communication between President Donald Trump and a foreign leader prompted a whistleblower complaint that is now at the center of a dispute between the director of national intelligence and Congress, a source familiar with the case told CNN. While not privy to the details of the complaint, the California Democrat wrote in a letter to the …

Is the Trump administration squelching a whistleblower — and a major scandal?
5 years, 3 months ago

Is the Trump administration squelching a whistleblower — and a major scandal?

Salon  

America's system of government has always worked on the honor system. According to Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, a whistleblower who lodged an urgent complaint about wrongdoing within the intelligence community has gone ignored and left unprotected. In a letter released on Friday, Schiff accused a “top intel official of illegally withholding” a “whistleblower” complaint …

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