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Trump Defends Snubbing of &#39;Kangaroo Court&#39;
Schiff Issues a Warning
After Witness No-Show
the rundown
Oct 8, 2019 11:05 AM CDT

Schiff Issues a Warning After Witness No-Show

He sees obstruction of justice while Trump slams 'kangaroo court'

(Newser) - The White House took the controversial step Tuesday of ordering a key witness in the Ukraine controversy not to testify before Congress, and President Trump quickly defended the move on Twitter. "I would love to send Ambassador Sondland, a really good man and great American, to testify, but unfortunately...

Schiff Got Early Heads-Up About Whistleblower's Concerns

Leading Trump to accuse the House Intel chair of helping to craft the complaint

(Newser) - The whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Trump's Ukraine phone call contacted a House Intelligence Committee aide before formally making that complaint, sources tell the New York Times . The CIA officer first had a colleague convey his concerns about the call to the CIA's top lawyer; then,...

House Democrats: We're Subpoenaing the White House

Will request 13 separate batches of documents related to Trump's Ukraine phone call

(Newser) - House Democrats pursuing an impeachment inquiry of President Trump say they'll subpoena the White House on Friday for documents related to his dealings with Ukraine, citing "flagrant disregard" of their previous requests for information. House Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings wrote in a memo to committee members...

Trump on Rep. Schiff: 'Arrest for Treason?'

President starts his Monday with tweets about the whistleblower, too

(Newser) - On Sunday, President Trump tweeted that Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff should be "questioned at the highest level for Fraud & Treason" after Schiff last week paraphrased Trump's statements to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when opening a House hearing on the whistleblower complaint. The president didn't wake with...

Trump Says He 'Deserves' to Meet Whistleblower

'I deserve to meet my accuser,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump has called the Ukraine whistleblower "almost a spy" who should be handled like we "used to do in the old days when we were smart." Now he says he wants to meet him or her. "Like every American, I deserve to meet my accuser,...

The Whistleblower Has Struck a Deal: Schiff
The Whistleblower Has
Struck a Deal: Schiff
sunday talk shows
Sep 29, 2019 11:45 AM CDT

The Whistleblower Has Struck a Deal: Schiff

Rudy Giuliani also appeared on 'This Week'

(Newser) - Rep. Adam Schiff made it official Sunday, saying the whistleblower behind the explosive Ukraine complaint that triggered an impeachment inquiry has agreed to testify before Congress. Appearing on ABC News' This Week, the House Intelligence Committee chairman said it will happen "very soon" once precautions are established to protect...

Report: Whistleblower's Concerns Went Beyond Trump Phone Call

Lawmakers say complaint is 'deeply disturbing'

(Newser) - Lawmakers have now reviewed the whistleblower complaint that led to the Trump impeachment inquiry—and while the contents remain classified, Democrats and Republicans are commenting on what they read. Sources tell the New York Times that the intelligence official who filed the complaint had concerns that went beyond President Trump'...

Report: Trump Whistleblower Complaint Involved Ukraine
Report: Ukraine at Crux of
Whistleblower Complaint
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 20, 2019 6:20 AM CDT

Report: Ukraine at Crux of Whistleblower Complaint

Giuliani denies, then admits asking country to investigate Joe Biden

(Newser) - More details on the whistleblower complaint from an intelligence official about President Trump are beginning to emerge—and they include a possible connection to the 2020 election. Sources tell the Washington Post that the complaint centers on Ukraine and may involve a call to the country's president that House...

Whistleblower Complaint Filed Over Trump Phone Call

House Intelligence chief wants to see 'urgent' complaint

(Newser) - A phone conversation between President Trump and a foreign leader alarmed an intelligence official so much that they filed a formal whistleblower complaint, sources tell the Washington Post . The sources say the complaint filed with the inspector general of the intelligence community involved a "promise" Trump made to the...

Schiff to Make Criminal Referral of Erik Prince

Adam Schiff alleges Mueller report indicates Prince lied to intelligence committee in 2017

(Newser) - The chairman of the House intelligence committee is making a criminal referral to the Justice Department for the founder of the security firm Blackwater, with Adam Schiff alleging Erik Prince lied to his committee in 2017. Prince testified to the panel that a meeting in the Seychelles islands with a...

GOP Lawmakers Open Hearing by Demanding Schiff Resign

But Schiff isn't relenting on calling out Trump-Russia ties

(Newser) - A House Intelligence Committee hearing got quite heated Thursday morning, with GOP Rep. Mike Conaway telling Democrat Adam Schiff he should step down as head of the committee. The issue: The special counsel probe found no evidence of collusion between President Trump's team and Russia during the 2016 election,...

Trump Talks Treason, Pardons in Fox Interview

He accuses the FBI of 'treasonous acts,' doesn't rule out pardon of Michael Flynn

(Newser) - President Trump called in to Sean Hannity's show on Fox News Wednesday and spoke for 45 minutes in his first interview since the conclusion of Robert Mueller's investigation. He didn't want to talk much about pardons, but he had plenty to say about the investigation, and some...

Schiff Makes Threat About the Mueller Report

The House Democrat draws a line in the sand

(Newser) - A top House Democrat threatened Sunday to call special counsel Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents, and take the Trump administration to court if necessary if the full report on the Russia investigation is not made public, the AP reports. Intelligence chairman Adam Schiff told ABC's This Week...

Trump: Schiff Has No Right
Trump: Schiff Has No Right
Feb 6, 2019 5:50 PM CST

Trump: Schiff Has No Right

The president fires back at Rep. Adam Schiff

(Newser) - "Under what basis would he do that?" So asked President Trump after learning Wednesday that Rep. Adam Schiff, as head of the House Intelligence Committee, is leading a probe into the president's finances. "He has no basis to do that," added Trump, per Reuters . "He'...

House Intelligence Committee Meets, Makes Moves

Votes to send transcripts to Robert Mueller

(Newser) - The new Democrat-controlled House Intelligence Committee met for the first time Wednesday and wasted no time in making some moves. The panel voted to move forward on an effort that had been previously quashed and that Committee Chair Adam Schiff had vowed to make a priority: It will send more...

Dem Rebuttal Memo to GOP Memo Released

'...failed to uncover any evidence of illegal, unethical, or unprofessional behavior'

(Newser) - The classified Democratic memo written in response to the classified Republican memo released three weeks ago has itself now been released after getting the go-ahead from President Trump on Saturday, CNN reports. The GOP memo prepared by Rep. Devin Nunes claimed the FBI abused its powers when it secured surveillance...

Trump: 'They're Laughing Their Asses Off in Moscow'

President is continuing his Twitter rant about Russian meddling

(Newser) - President Trump continued to vent his Saturday night fury over the Russia probe into Sunday, reports the AP , arguing that the Obama administration bears some of the blame, insisting that he never denied the election meddling, and declaring that "they are laughing their asses off in Moscow." In...

Dems React as Trump Blocks Memo: 'Hypocrisy at Its Worst'

President has sent Dems' memo back to HIC for revisions due to 'classified' and 'sensitive' passages

(Newser) - Earlier Friday, President Trump spoke to reporters about the 10-page Democratic rebuttal memo to the GOP memo alleging wrongdoing in the FBI and DOJ, noting that the Dem memo is "going to be released soon." "Soon" may be relative, however, as Trump, via a letter sent Friday...

Trump Will Release Classified Democratic Memo 'Soon'

It's rebuttal to classified GOP memo released by Trump last week

(Newser) - Last week, President Trump released a classified Republican memo detailing alleged wrongdoing by the FBI over the objections of both the FBI and Justice Department. Now, he's prepared to release the classified Democratic rebuttal to that memo, Politico reports. According to CNN , Trump told reporters Friday that the 10-page...

Lawmaker: House Intelligence Committee Is 'Absolute Poison'

Sources say committee will physically separate staffers based on political party

(Newser) - Republicans are finally going to build the wall. No, not that wall. Sources tell CBS News that Republicans in the House Intelligence Committee are planning to erect a "physical partition" in the spring to keep Democratic and Republican staffers separated. Some sources suggest the wall is the idea of...

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