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Kremlin: Hey, Don't Release Transcripts of Our Calls

Moscow doesn't want to see Trump-Putin conversations made public

(Newser) - The Kremlin is weighing in on the Trump-Ukraine phone controversy, though not about whether President Trump did or did not act appropriately. Instead, Russia has a narrower focus in mind: It doesn't want the US to release transcripts of Trump-Putin calls, reports Bloomberg . "We would like to hope...

Impeachment Inquiry Gives Some Democrats, Voters Pause

GOP says Trump raised $13M in the first 24 hours

(Newser) - Once the dust settled after the release of a whistleblower's report and the testimony of the director of national intelligence on Thursday, more developments surfaced. They included:
  • The nation is divided on the House impeachment inquiry, a new poll shows, with 49% supporting it and 46% opposed. "Democrats
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Trump Unloads on Whistleblower
Trump Unloads
on Whistleblower
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Trump Unloads on Whistleblower

Person is 'almost a spy' and 'you know what we used to do in the old days,' says president

(Newser) - It's another day of non-stop developments on the impeachment front—including the release of the whistleblower report and the testimony of the director of national intelligence—and President Trump made some related headlines of his own. Speaking at a breakfast Thursday morning, the president likened the still-unidentified person who...

Intel Chief Backs Whistleblower's Actions

Joseph Maguire testifies before Congress

(Newser) - President Trump has questioned the patriotism of the intelligence official who filed a whistleblower complaint against him, but the acting director of national intelligence feels otherwise. "I think the whistleblower did the right thing," Joseph Maguire said Thursday during testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, per Reuters . "...

Whistleblower Report Out: It Alleges a Cover-Up

Complaint says White House attorneys tried to 'lock down' records of the call

(Newser) - Wednesday brought the release of a rough transcript of President Trump's call with Ukraine's leader. Thursday brings the release of the nine-page whistleblower report that followed. Read it for yourself here . It makes two central allegations: that President Trump asked a foreign leader to interfere in the 2020...

Joe Biden: Looks Like 'Impeachable Offense' to Me

Rival goes on Jimmy Kimmel, sees 'blatant abuse of power' by Trump in phone call

(Newser) - Joe Biden went on Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night to talk impeachment, and he thinks Democrats have a case. "Based on the material that they acknowledged today, it seems to me it's awful hard to avoid the conclusion that it is an impeachable offense," said Biden. (Watch it...

Trump: Pelosi Is No Longer Speaker of the House

Rather, she's been 'taken over by the radical left,' president claims at press conference

(Newser) - President Trump addressed the ongoing Ukraine phone call controversy during a press conference Wednesday in New York after he'd spent the day at the UN General Assembly. The news conference—his first since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that an impeachment inquiry would be launched following a whistleblower's...

Oops: White House Sends Ukraine Stategy to Dems

And Democrats put it up on Twitter

(Newser) - "Unsend," anyone? The White House mistakenly emailed its talking points on the Ukraine scandal to House Democrats on Wednesday, the Hill reports. The offices of Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Don Beyer were among those who confirmed receiving the 11:22am email, which the White House tried to recall...

Sources Say Acting DNI Threatened to Resign

But Joseph Maguire denies the story

(Newser) - Joseph Maguire was just named the acting Director of National Intelligence last month, and multiple sources tell the Washington Post he threatened to step down from the position if he's not allowed to speak freely when he testifies before Congress on Thursday regarding the whistleblower complaint made against...

They've Read the Transcript: 5 Takes on Quid Pro Quo

Takeaways from Trump's call with Zelensky

(Newser) - The 5-page memo detailing President Trump's late July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is out , and much of the ensuing discussion has swirled around the phrase "quid pro quo." Six takes:
  • At the Washington Examiner , Philip Klein calls the transcript "bad news" for Trump. The
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The 5-Page Summary of Trump&#39;s Call Is Out
Here's What Trump Said
to Ukraine's President
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Here's What Trump Said to Ukraine's President

White House has released a 5-page memo summarizing the call

(Newser) - The White House on Wednesday released a five-page memo summarizing the July 25 call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The AP shies away from using the word "transcript," and the Washington Post explains that what was released "is a memorandum of a telephone conversation...

With Impeachment Inquiry Underway, Trump Reacts

'The Democrats are frozen with hatred and fear'

(Newser) - After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the formal launch of the impeachment process , President Trump was back on Twitter Wednesday morning, per USA Today . "There has been no President in the history of our Country who has been treated so badly as I have," he posted . "The...

What Happens Next in the Impeachment Inquiry
What Happens Next in
the Impeachment Inquiry
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What Happens Next in the Impeachment Inquiry

Republicans are gearing up for battle

(Newser) - Now that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry, President Trump faces the possibility of joining Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton as one of the few presidents to be impeached in American history—but whether the GOP-controlled Senate will vote to convict him is...

Here's What Trump Has to Say About Impeachment Inquiry

Calls it 'PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT'

(Newser) - As expected , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday announced that House Democrats will launch a formal impeachment inquiry following President Trump's Ukraine phone call controversy , CNN reports. The announcement came after her closed-door all-caucus meeting . "The president must be held accountable. No one is above the law,...

Sources: White House to Give Congress Whistleblower Complaint

Sources say it's being reviewed, declassified

(Newser) - Two sources tell CNN that the White House is preparing to release the whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump's controversial phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Congress. The complaint could be released as early as Wednesday, within hours of the planned release of the transcript of the phone...

Trump: Ukraine Aid Delay Had Nothing to Do With Bidens
Trump: We'll Release
Transcript of Phone Call
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Trump: We'll Release Transcript of Phone Call

President says it will be out Wednesday

(Newser) - Will Wednesday bring answers to the Ukraine controversy? President Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon that he has authorized release of "the complete, fully declassified and unredacted transcript of my phone conversation with President Zelensky of Ukraine." He added that it will prove the call was "totally appropriate."...

Pelosi Offers 'Hints' Before Her Statement on Impeachment

She's expected to speak around 5pm ET

(Newser) - (The update as of 5pm ET is that Nancy Pelosi has indeed announced a formal impeachment inquiry. See that here , or read on for more of the latest.) Major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal , Washington Post , and NBC News are reporting by way of sources that...

Greta Thunberg's Reply to Trump: New Twitter Bio

She quotes the president

(Newser) - In lines widely seen as mocking , President Trump tweeted late Monday that climate activist Greta Thunberg "seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future. So nice to see!" No word on whether he considers her response as nice to see: Less...

4 Big Themes From Trump&#39;s UN Speech
4 Big Themes From
Trump's UN Speech

4 Big Themes From Trump's UN Speech

'The future belongs to patriots'

(Newser) - President Trump addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, touching on topics including Iran, the trade war with China, his disdain of globalism, and border security. Highlights from sources including the Wall Street Journal , Fox News , and USA Today :
  • Nationalism: Trump said other nations must respect American sovereignty, and he
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Report: Trump Froze Military Aid Days Before Ukraine Call

Trump denies there was any link to demand to investigate Bidens

(Newser) - In what Democrats are calling potential "extortion," President Trump froze almost $400 million in military aid to Ukraine days before a phone call to the country's president that sparked a whistleblower complaint, insiders tell the Washington Post . The sources say Trump personally ordered acting chief of staff...

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