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What Bolton Knows, China Syndrome
Saturday, November 9, 2019
The Impeachment Trail: Former National Security Adviser John Bolton appears to know where the political bodies are buried, according to a letter from his lawyer to House impeachment investigators. The lawyer, Charles Cooper, did not elaborate on what damning information Bolton …
The Official Smear, “A Warning”
Friday, November 8, 2019
The Smear Campaign: George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state responsible for Ukraine, said in closed-door testimony that President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani engineered a smear campaign against former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was removed from …
Testimony Goes Public, Get Roger Stone
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Cancer on the Presidency: Military aid to Ukraine was definitely stalled to extract a political promise from the president of that country to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, according to a transcript of testimony by the senior …
A Warning Shot, Memory Restored
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Democrats Rising: In what may be a warning shot for President Trump and Republicans next year, Democrats in elections yesterday won complete control of the Virginia government for the first time since 1992, and a Democrat edged out the incumbent governor …
No-shows for the House, Firefighter in Chief
Monday, November 4, 2019
Silence of the Lambs: A string of officials who had been called to testify before House impeachment investigators this week is refusing to show up, while the whistleblower who started the whole Trump/Ukraine/Biden thing is offering to answer written questions from …
Order of Omertà, Deadspin Dead
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Omerta: National Security aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified before Congress in the impeachment inquiry that he was told not to discuss the phone call in which President Trump pressed Ukraine’s president for investigations of American citizens, The NY Times reports. Vindman, the top Ukraine …
Fighting the Process, Steakhouse Overcooked
Friday, November 1, 2019
Soviet Rules: Despite complaining for weeks about closed impeachment hearings led by House Democrats, the Republicans voted in unison yesterday against a Democratic bill to proceed openly. The vote was 232-136 with only two Democrats siding with the Republicans. Minutes after …
Washington Wins, Bolton on Deck
Thursday, October 31, 2019
The Series: The Washington Nationals came from behind last night in Houston to win game seven and their first World Series in franchise history. Final score, 6-2. The last time a team won the series in Washington, Calvin Coolidge was President. …
Omissions in the Transcript, On the Road
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Shoot the Messenger: An Army officer who works for the National Security Council testified before Congress yesterday that the so-called “transcript” of President Trump’s phone call with the president of Ukraine was edited to omit some significant things that were said. …
Ear Witness, Road to Impeachment
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Ear Witness: An Army officer assigned to the National Security Council who listened to President Trump’s phone call with the president of Ukraine is expected to testify in the House today that he was so upset by what he heard that …
