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The Bolton Bombshell, For Want of a Comma

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Revelations from the new book by former National Security Adviser John Bolton have been described as a “bombshell” for the impeachment trial of President Trump.

Attack the Defense, Self Driving

Friday, January 24, 2020

Personal Policy: In their second day of opening arguments, The House impeachment managers directly attacked the Trump defense that he was conducting foreign policy with Ukraine, not pushing an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden for political advantage.   While Trump …

Hear No Evil, Don’t Breathe

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Hear No Evil: What’s clear after endless hours of argument in the opening day of President Trump’s Senate trial is that the Republicans not only don’t want to hear the truth, they don’t want to be exposed to any evidence of …

Lawyers Say “Swiftly reject,” The Trial Rules

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Swiftly Reject: As President Trump’s impeachment trial opens today, a 110-page legal brief submitted by his lawyers admits he leaned on Ukraine and basically says, “So what?”. They say the Senate should “swiftly reject” the case.    The brief says the articles of …

NSA Holds Trump Info, Stripped of Title

Monday, January 20, 2020

Brazen and Unlawful: The CIA and National Security Agency are withholding information about Ukraine out of fear of angering the president, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff said yesterday. He’s the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and the lead House impeachment manager.    “The NSA …

The Trump Defense, Dopes and Babies

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Starr Chamber: Celebrity lawyer Alan Dershowitz and former special Counsel Ken Starr are being named to President Trump’s team of seven impeachment defense lawyers.   Starr was the lawyer who led the investigation into President Bill Clinton’s affair with an intern, leading to …

They Broke the Law, China Trade

Friday, January 17, 2020

Sworn In: On the day that President Trump’s  impeachment trial formally began, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found that Trump’s withholding of military aid from Ukraine broke the law that limits a president’s power to block spending of money allocated by Congress.   And …

The President Knew, Trump Book Reveals

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Aware of All Movements: While President Trump was signing and congratulating himself on a partial trade deal with China, the House voted to send two articles of impeachment over to the Senate, and newly-revealed evidence offered further proof of Trump’s involvement …

New Evidence, Women Are Winners

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Newly released documents and notes reveal more details about President Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine to investigate Vice President Joe Biden, feeding the argument that President Trump’s impeachment trial should include documents and witnesses.

Barr Bites the Apple, Royal Rhubarb

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Bite the Apple: In a collision between law enforcement and personal privacy, Attorney Gen. William Barr has asked Apple to unlock two iPhones used by a Saudi service member who shot and killed three Americans at the Pensacola Naval Air Station …