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riversedge's JournalHillary Clinton Says GOP Is 'So Cowed, So Terrified' of Removing Trump: 'I Hope This Will Haunt Them
Source: newsweek
Hillary Clinton Says GOP Is 'So Cowed, So Terrified' of Removing Trump: 'I Hope This Will Haunt Them'
By Ewan Palmer On 1/26/20 at 6:54 AM EST
Former presidential candidate Hilary Clinton accused the Republican party of being too scared to remove President Donald Trump from office over his impeachment.
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The former first lady, senator, and secretary of state, who lost to Trump in the 2016 election, was taking part in an audience Q&A on Saturday at the Sundance Festival, where her Hulu docu-series Hillary premiered.
Clinton praised the House managers for their "compelling, excellent" presentation of the evidence to the Senate trial, which began this week.
She said the managers weaved the evidence into a narrative that set the president's alleged behavior into the context of why the Founders had included impeachment in the constitution.
"I'm obviously realistic enough to understand that the House Republicans and the Senate Republicans don't want to hear this," Clinton said, "don't want to think hard about it, don't want to make a decision, and are going to probably default to basically deriding the case—they started that today—and then trying to move as quickly as possible without any more evidence being presented or witnesses called. I hope this will haunt them not only politically, but historically.".............................................................
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Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/hilary-clinton-gop-impeachment-trump-cowed-1484055
The White House is reportedly worried that House Democrats will continue to dig up damaging informat
Source: Business Insider
The White House is reportedly worried that House Democrats will continue to dig up damaging information on Trump after the impeachment trial
Grace Panetta 6 hours ago
White House officials are concerned that House Democrats will continue investigations into President Donald Trump even after the impeachment trial into Trump concludes, Politico reported on Saturday.
Trump is currently facing trial on two articles of impeachment alleging abuse of office and obstructing Congress over a campaign to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate his political rivals.
Since Trump was impeached by the House on December 18, a steady stream of new, incriminating information about the Ukraine scandal has continued to come to light.
Even though Trump is likely to be acquitted, Republicans expect House Democrats to continue investigating Trump, and they worry it could jeopardize the president's re-election prospects.
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.................On Saturday, Parnas' attorney released audio and video of Trump ordering aides to "get rid" of former US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was suddenly recalled from her post in the spring of 2019 for standing in the way of Giuliani and
One Republican Senate aide told Politico they believed "Democrats are going to keep releasing to their media friends supposedly 'new' info to demand more investigation and witnesses anytime the trial is nearly over."
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-worried-damaging-ukraine-probes-will-continue-politico-2020-1
Trump looks like a sick old man in this photo (from the article)
https://twitter.com/GiGicmka/status/1221268590797737985?s=20
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses U.S mayors in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2020.
Graham vows Biden, Ukraine probe after impeachment trial
Trump is vindictive and now his Repug congress folk have picked up the vindictiveness.
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1221216686302515206?s=20
By Jordain Carney - 01/24/20 05:28 PM EST
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Friday that "someone" should investigate the Bidens and Ukraine after the impeachment trial, and pledged he will if an outside counsel doesn't step forward.
"Nobody has done an investigation anywhere near like the Mueller investigation of the Bidens, and I think they should. And when this is over the Congress will do it, if we can't have an outside entity do it," Graham told reporters.
Graham stressed that he would like "somebody outside of politics" to lead the investigation, but repeatedly said if that did not happen he would take the reins of a probe into former Vice President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden and Ukraine.
"You know why I don't want to do it? I love Joe Biden. I don't want to do this," Graham said, before adding: "I don't want it to be Lindsey Graham, because it will be hard for me, but if I have to I will do it."
Republicans have seized on Hunter Biden's work for Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, and Joe Biden's push for the dismissal of Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin because of concerns he was overlooking corruption in his own office, as they have sought to defend President Trump's actions with Ukraine.
There's no evidence that Biden was acting with his son's interests in mind when he pushed for Shokin's dismissal, a position that reflected the views of the Obama administration and U.S. allies in Europe. The former vice president has denied doing so and the GOP claims have been debunked by fact checkers.
The GOP feud with the Bidens has loomed over Trump's impeachment trial as the House managers have repeatedly mentioned them as they've presented their case during the last few days. Republicans have pointed to the decision as evidence that Hunter Biden, and potentially the former vice president, need to be called; sparking a constant round of questions for Senate Democrats.
Graham and Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have requested any documents related to Ukraine and Hunter Biden. ................................
World Health Organization: 1,320 cases of coronavirus so far
Source: the hill
By J. Edward Moreno - 01/25/20 06:24 PM EST
The World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated report Saturday evening on the status of the latest coronavirus outbreak.
According to WHO, of the 1,320 confirmed cases worldwide, 237 of them have been reported as “severely ill.” Forty-one deaths have been reported so far, all of which occurred in China.
Since its last update on Friday, the number of confirmed cases has increased by 474. The outbreaks are centered in Wuhan, China, and only two confirmed cases have been in the U.S. so far.
Along with the report, WHO noted that they updated their advice page for international travel.
On Saturday it was reported that the U.S. government is preparing a charter flight this weekend to evacuate American citizens and diplomats from Wuhan. ...........................................
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/479934-world-health-organization-1320-cases-of-coronavirus-so-far
Just a few days ago, they were reporting a litter over 300!!.
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Mitt Romney whines he's bored and doesn't care about impeachment because 'no one is watching'
Source: raw story
Published 1 min ago on January 24, 2020
It’s clear some U.S. Senators are continuing to breach the oath they took to be impartial and consider the impeachment professionally, according to CNN reporter Mike Warren.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), who was once seen as an independent thinker, proved he’s over it, when he lamented to other senators he wanted to go home because no one is paying any attention anyway.
Speaking to Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), who has already admitted that Trump is guilty but he doesn’t care, Romney was overheard complaining during the last break. ........................................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/mitt-romney-whines-hes-bored-and-doesnt-care-about-impeachment-because-no-one-is-watching/
It was just a few days that the media was harping that was a moderate
and might vote to change some of the senate rules. Nope!
https://twitter.com/MichaelRWarren/status/1220829265765306368?s=20
https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1220840752231723013?s=20
https://twitter.com/BMDon4U/status/1220841961218891778?s=20
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I’m watching. Republicans should be shivering and on their knees asking America for forgiveness. Trumps blanket obstruction of Congress is Impeachable itself. Remove this toxic dolt.
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The World is watching America destroying itself from the inside, because of #CorruptGOP who has forgotten their oath
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I'm watching. Mitt do you job or resign.
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The people elected you to watch for them. That's literally your job.
Cruz went full mean girl in replying to Raju's tweet, first mentioning the "pissing fight" with McSa
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1220611240608878592?s=20
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1220500637626130432?s=20
https://twitter.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1220507705275752448?s=20
https://twitter.com/MarylouCulkar6/status/1220674654295265280?s=20
I think the Repugs are on a short fuse this week. Good. the world can see who they are by their Obnoxious behavior.
Ted Cruz Goes After ‘MOST Partisan/Unfair’ Manu Raju: ‘When You’re Obnoxious, We Answer Other Reporters’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ted-cruz-goes-after-most-partisan-unfair-manu-raju-when-youre-obnoxious-we-answer-other-reporters/
By Colby HallJan 24th, 2020, 6:41 am
Senator Ted Cruz took a page from President Donald Trump’s “the best defense is a good offense” playbook in a Friday tweet that took a shot at CNN Capitol Hill reporter Manu Raju, and also, quite curiously, played the victim card against one of the more respected reporters inside the beltway.
While covering the ongoing impeachment trial of President Trump, Raju caught up with Senator Cruz to ask if he defended Trump’s controversial conduct with Ukraine, which the Texas Senator promptly blew off in lieu of taking a question from New York Times reporter Nicholas Fandos.............................................
Fox & Friends Audience Gasps After Geraldo Laments the Fall of Giuliani: Deteriorating Right Before
The audience needs several shocks!
https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/1220715396933791747?s=20
Fox & Friends Audience Gasps After Geraldo Laments the Fall of Giuliani: Deteriorating Right Before Our Eyes…
By Joe DePaoloJan 24th, 2020, 9:28 am
Geraldo Rivera elicited gasps from a live studio audience watching Fox & Friends Friday when he offered a somber analysis of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Appearing on set Friday, Geraldo was asked to comment on Giuliani — who had appeared as a guest earlier in the program.
“I’ve known him since he was a newly-appointed U.S. attorney in the Southern district here in New York,” Geraldo said mournfully. “Then he became America’s mayor, and we all lived through that trauma with him when he was the most magnificent elected official on earth. To see him kind of deteriorate right before your very eyes … and I love the guy —”
Co-host Steve Doocy interjected to ask Geraldo to expand on his remark. Geraldo said he took issue with Giuliani not being sent to Ukraine on something of a covert operation, and not as an official envoy of the government. He also objected to Giuliani’s association with Lev Parnas — whom Geraldo termed a “sleaze bag.”
“What in the world is America’s mayor doing hanging around with someone like Lev Parnas!?” Geraldo said............................
Trump is up bright and early-- feeling sorry to himself, crying like a baby, and #cyberbullying
the Democrats.
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1220687131292643329?s=20
https://twitter.com/glennkirschner2/status/1220686190493536256?s=20
https://twitter.com/FrankFigliuzzi1/status/1220703835015958534?s=20
Ivanka Trump was involved in inauguration's inflated payments to family business --lawsuit
Ivanka Trump was involved in inauguration’s inflated payments to family business — and so was the president: lawsuit
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/01/ivanka-trump-was-involved-in-inaugurations-inflated-payments-to-family-business-and-so-was-the-president-lawsuit/
Published 1 day ago on January 22, 2020
Then-President-elect Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka were warned in 2016 that the family business was overcharging the nonprofit presidential inaugural committee — and let it happen anyway, according to a suit filed Wednesday by the Washington, D.C., attorney general.
In the civil complaint, Attorney General Karl Racine charged the Trump inaugural committee and the Trump Organization with using around $1 million of charitable funds to improperly enrich the Trump family.
An experienced event planner who was working for the inaugural, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, raised concerns directly with Donald and Ivanka Trump that the Trump International Hotel in Washington was trying to overcharge the inaugural committee.
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“Winston Wolkoff met with President-elect Trump and Ivanka Trump and discussed these concerns with both individuals,” the suit says. “The President-elect acknowledged these concerns and directed that Ivanka Trump would handle this issue.”
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The complaint accuses three entities — the Trump Organization, the inaugural committee and the Trump hotel — of subverting the public purpose of a charity for the Trump family’s private benefit............................................
https://twitter.com/vegix/status/1220585774661488640?s=20
Trump Scraps Obama's Controls That Stopped Pollution From Being Dumped in Streams
Source: dailybeast-Reuters
Published Jan. 23, 2020 5:22AM ET REUTERS
The Trump administration will strip away environmental protections for streams and wetlands Thursday when it finalizes the rollback of Obama-era rules that stopped pollutants from being dumped into the nation’s bodies of water. The New York Times reports Trump’s new rule will be implemented in the coming weeks and will remove federal protections from more than half of the nation’s wetlands, and hundreds of thousands of waterways. It will allow farmers to dump toxic substances such as pesticides and fertilizers into those waterways, and allow property developers to destroy wetlands for construction projects. Blan Holman, a lawyer specializing in federal water policy at the Southern Environmental Law Center, said: “This puts drinking water for millions of Americans at risk of contamination from unregulated pollution.” Trump has previously condemned the regulations as “horrible,” “destructive” and “one of the worst examples of federal” overreach.
Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-scraps-obamas-controls-that-stopped-pollution-from-being-dumped-in-streams?source=twitter&via=desktop
Doesn't the MAGA crowd care about the health of their families???????????????
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1220314265657257985?s=20
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