Monday, September 30, 2019

Haitian journalist shot in wrist in latest round of protests

A journalist was wounded by gunfire in Haiti on Monday as police fired live ammunition to disperse protesters, his employer, Haitian broadcaster Radio Sans Fin (RSF) said, amid mounting anger over an escalating economic and political crisis.


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Trump Tweets Out Breitbart Online Poll Showing 97.83% of People ‘Stand With’ Him on Impeachment

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Amidst a raft of polls showing a surge in support for his impeachment, President Donald Trump shared a more favorable metric of his popularity: an online poll from right wing website Breitbart on whether respondents “stand with” him.

“Do you stand with President Trump?” asked the online poll, labeled “BREITBART IMPEACHMENT POLL.”

97.83% of respondents voted “yes,” while 2.17% voted “no.”

“THANK YOU!” Trump wrote on Twitter in response.

Meanwhile, a new Quinnipiac poll out Monday found a dead heat in support for impeachment. 47 percent said they thought Trump should be impeached and removed from office, while 47 percent said they did not think he should be removed. The poll represents a significant surge in support for impeachment compared to last week.



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Giuliani says he will cooperate with Trump impeachment inquiry — only if the president gives him the green light

Giuliani says he will cooperate with Trump impeachment inquiry — only if the president gives him the green lightPresident Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Sunday he would cooperate the House impeachment inquiry, but only if directed by his client.




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Utah woman says bison flipped her into air, broke her ankle

Utah woman says bison flipped her into air, broke her ankleKayleigh Davis was hiking on a trail Friday evening at Antelope Island State Park in Utah chasing the sunset, when she was suddenly, violently, flipped into the air by a bison. When she looked up, the bison was hovering over her. The incident left her with a broken ankle and a gash on her leg.




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Mohammed bin Salman says he takes 'full responsibility' for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi but denies that he ordered it

Mohammed bin Salman says he takes 'full responsibility' for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi but denies that he ordered itSpeaking to CBS News' "60 Minutes," the Saudi Crown Prince admitted that Khashoggi's murder was a "heinous crime" but denied his involvement.




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GOP Congressman Says ‘Troubling Issues’ in Whistleblower’s Report Should Be Investigated

GOP Congressman Says ‘Troubling Issues’ in Whistleblower’s Report Should Be InvestigatedRepublican congressman Will Hurd said Sunday that lawmakers should investigate the "troubling" allegations in the whistleblower report against President Trump but cautioned against a rush to impeachment.“Having laws in place to ensure that folks throughout the government are able to get to the right committees information where they think may be wrongdoing is important," the Texas Republican said on CBS. "There are troubling issues within the whistleblower’s report, but they are allegations, and I think that’s why we should explore these allegations through hearings.”Hurd added that a top priority should be protecting the whistleblower, although he said he finds it "highly unlikely in this incredibly partisan environment" that the individual's identity will be protected, an "unfortunate" result.The former undercover CIA officer noted the secondhand nature of some of the whistleblower's information and said investigators must "be methodical" and not "rush it" in order to "get to the bottom" of the accusations against Trump.House speaker Nancy Pelosi last week announced the launch of a formal impeachment inquiry against Trump, amid accusations that he withheld military aid from Ukraine in an effort to prompt a Ukrainian investigation of Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden."An impeachment inquiry, I think this is wordplay being used by Speaker Pelosi in order to placate some of the extreme wings of her party," Hurd said. "The last three times there was an impeachment inquiry of a president it was a vote on the House floor and it was done in a bipartisan way."“Anybody who thinks that we have enough information to make a statement on impeachment, that’s incredibly premature,” the congressman warned.Some Democrats have been attempting to launch impeachment since Trump's inauguration, he noted.Hurd, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, also took a shot at committee chairman Adam Schiff, saying Schiff is conducting the impeachment investigation like a "tribal council on 'Survivor' and we're voting somebody off the island," referring to the hit reality television show.The whistleblower, an anonymous member of the intelligence community, is expected to appear soon before the intelligence committee.




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California man arrested after leading police on 2-hour chase through corn maze

California man arrested after leading police on 2-hour chase through corn mazeA California man was caught and arrested by police Saturday morning, but not before he managed to elude them for two hours while hiding inside a corn maze.




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CBS News poll: Majority of Americans, Democrats approve impeachment inquiry

CBS News poll: Majority of Americans, Democrats approve impeachment inquiryMore than half of Americans — and an overwhelming number of Democrats — say they approve of the fact that Congress has opened an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. But as the inquiry begins, there is no national consensus on how to assess the president's actions.




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UPDATE 3-San Francisco tour guide charged with carrying U.S. secrets to China

UPDATE 3-San Francisco tour guide charged with carrying U.S. secrets to ChinaA San Francisco tour guide has been charged with being an agent of the Chinese government, accused of picking up U.S. national security secrets from furtive locations and delivering them cloak and dagger style to Beijing, federal prosecutors said on Monday. Xuehua Peng, also known as Edward Peng, was arrested on Friday in the San Francisco suburb of Hayward, California, and was denied bail during an initial court appearance by a U.S. magistrate judge that same day, federal prosecutors said at a Monday morning news conference. "Defendant Xuehua (Edward) Peng is charged with executing dead drops, delivering payments, and personally carrying to Beijing, China, secure digital cards containing classified information related to the national security of the United States," Anderson said.




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Al-Shabaab attacks US base, EU convoy in Somalia

Al-Shabaab attacks US base, EU convoy in SomaliaThe Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on a US base in Somalia on Monday, as the European Union confirmed a separate strike against a convoy of Italian advisers. The raid on the base prompted a counter-attack by US forces who staged "two air strikes and used small arms fire targeting al-Shabaab terrorists," Major General William Gayler, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) director of operations said, adding that 10 "terrorists" died and a vehicle was destroyed.




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Trump: I want to meet my accuser

Trump: I want to meet my accuserUS President Donald Trump said on Sunday he wants and deserves to meet the anonymous whistleblower at the center of the fast-moving scandal that has triggered an impeachment probe against him. The whistleblower, who could testify soon before Congress, fears for their safety if their identity is revealed, according to a lawyers' letter released by CBS News. Battling the deepest crisis of his presidency, Trump in a series of tweets railed against accusations that he should be impeached for urging Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Joe Biden, his potential 2020 White House challenger.




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John Bolton criticizes Trump's NK strategy in first speech since White House exit


John Bolton criticizes Trump's NK strategy in first speech since White House exit



John Bolton gave his "unvarnished" thoughts on the Trump administration's North Korea strategy Monday in his first speech since his abrupt split with the White House. 

Funeral service for veteran with no immediate family expected to draw crowd


Funeral service for veteran with no immediate family expected to draw crowd



A Florida funeral service for a veteran who had no immediate family members is expected to draw a crowd of complete strangers after his story was widely shared online.

Al Franken and Matt Lauer facing new allegations


Al Franken and Matt Lauer facing new allegations



New #metoo allegations surface; Trace Gallagher has the details.

Lou Dobbs Rails Against Pelosi and Schumer: Democrats ‘Behaving as an Enemy of the State’

Lou Dobbs tonight went off on Democrats in Congress for trying to “subvert” President Donald Trump and his administration.

With the impeachment inquiry underway, Dobbs expressed astonishment that Democratic leaders still think they can work with the president when they’re “behaving as an enemy of the state”:

“They are the absolutely willing to subvert the President of the United States. They are lawless, they are reckless, and then they want to pretend — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer want to talk with the president about gun control? Really?! Nancy, Chuck, get real! You’re behaving as an enemy of the state, and then you want to play like you’re going to make a deal with the president? Oh, and I love the fact they offered to sign a deal on gun control in the Rose Garden. Wouldn’t that be sweet? Who the Hell do they think they are?!”

Dobbs concluded the segment by saying at some point, Pelosi and Schumer should be told to “go to hell.”

You can watch above, via Fox Business.



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California governor signs bill allowing college athletes to hire agents, earn money from endorsements


California governor signs bill allowing college athletes to hire agents, earn money from endorsements



NFL player Benjamin Watson reacts to new California law on 'The Story.'

Restive Hong Kong hunkers down as China's birthday celebrations begin

Hong Kong went into lockdown on Tuesday to ensure anti-government protests do not overshadow Chinese President Xi Jinping's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.


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Mexican pirates posing greater risk in Gulf of Mexico to oil workers, tourists


Mexican pirates posing greater risk in Gulf of Mexico to oil workers, tourists



Gulf drilling platforms are becoming more and more subject to vicious attacks launched by modern-day pirates.

California man charged in Chinese spy operation


California man charged in Chinese spy operation



John Demers, leader of the DOJ China Initiative, on the Department of Justice's fight against Chinese espionage.

Sunday, September 29, 2019

French police break up yellow vest protest with tear gas

French police break up yellow vest protest with tear gasFrench police repeatedly used tear gas and water cannons to break up a protest Saturday by nearly a 1,000 yellow vest demonstrators in the southwest city of Toulouse. Police there said four officers were slightly injured and nine demonstrators arrested for offences including throwing projectiles. A police statement in Toulouse said officers made five arrests after being targeted by missiles thrown by some of the protesters.




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Terrorism charge filed against man who crashed car into Woodfield Mall near Chicago

Terrorism charge filed against man who crashed car into Woodfield Mall near ChicagoThe man who slammed his SUV into a suburban Chicago mall has been formally charged with terrorism and criminal damage to property, authorities said.




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A Nevada Congressman is the first House Republican to support the Trump impeachment inquiry

A Nevada Congressman is the first House Republican to support the Trump impeachment inquiryRep. Mark Amodei, a four-term member of Congress, said he was not expressing support for impeachment, but wants the inquiry.




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'Inside the Contract with America 25th Anniversary'


'Inside the Contract with America 25th Anniversary'



In 1994, Newt Gingrich led Republicans to one of the most stunning electoral victories in American history. Twenty-five years later he and his team reveal the inside story of how their Contract With America ended 40 years of House Democratic rule.

Joe and Hunter Biden's Ukraine dealings didn't warrant investigation, ex-law enforcement official says


Joe and Hunter Biden's Ukraine dealings didn't warrant investigation, ex-law enforcement official says



Ukraine’s former top law enforcement official told the Los Angeles Times he saw no reason to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden or his son Hunter.

Biden seeks to bar Giuliani from TV news, after Trump lawyer alleges possible Biden corruption


Biden seeks to bar Giuliani from TV news, after Trump lawyer alleges possible Biden corruption



Joe Biden's presidential campaign requested in a letter on Sunday that major news networks not invite President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani anymore, after Giuliani spent the morning on a series of talk shows aggressively highlighting what he called Biden's apparently corrupt dealings in Ukraine and China.

Klobuchar recounts bizarre story of killing duck by accident while golfing


Klobuchar recounts bizarre story of killing duck by accident while golfing



Presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar recounted an odd series of events on the golf course Sunday, revealing she once accidentally killed a duck during a game.

Fox News: Giuliani didn’t work alone in Biden-Ukraine probe


Fox News: Giuliani didn’t work alone in Biden-Ukraine probe



Questions continue to mount on Rudy Giuliani’s role in the Biden-Ukraine probe. Fox News’ Kevin Corke reports from Capitol Hill.

2020 Dem field poised for new purge, with crucial deadlines looming


2020 Dem field poised for new purge, with crucial deadlines looming



Candidates in the record-setting field of 2020 Democrats face two key deadlines this coming week.

Rep. Schiff says agreement reached for whistleblower to testify


Rep. Schiff says agreement reached for whistleblower to testify



Rep. Trey Hollingsworth provides insight on whistleblower questions

Giuliani said Mike Pompeo knew he pushed Ukraine to investigate Biden

Giuliani said Mike Pompeo knew he pushed Ukraine to investigate BidenGiuliani added to allegations that Trump pressured foreign officials to investigate his potential 2020 Democratic opponent for his own political gain.




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Iran's iconic anti-US murals make way for a new generation of artwork

Iran's iconic anti-US murals make way for a new generation of artworkFamous murals celebrating Iran's Islamic revolution daubed on walls of the former US embassy in Tehran have been erased to make way for new paintings to be unveiled on the fortieth anniversary of the hostage crisis. Three workers were on Sunday afternoon seen removing the original artwork with a sandblaster against the wall of Taleqani avenue, bordering the south side of what was once dubbed a US "spy nest" in central Tehran. On November 4, 1979, less than nine months after Iran's last shah was toppled, pro-revolution students took Americans hostage at the embassy to protest the ex-shah's admission to hospital in the US.




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Bodyguard of Saudi king killed in shooting

Bodyguard of Saudi king killed in shootingA prominent bodyguard of Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been shot and killed at a friend's house in what has been described as a personal dispute, according to state media. Major General Abdelaziz al-Fagham's death triggered an outpouring of emotion on Twitter, with some condemning the killing of the Saudi ruler's "guardian angel". Fagham, who was frequently seen by the king's side, died Saturday evening in the western city of Jeddah, police in Mecca said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA).




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US Department of Justice supports Indianapolis Archdiocese in firing of gay teacher

US Department of Justice supports Indianapolis Archdiocese in firing of gay teacherThe U.S. Justice Department filed a statement saying the First Amendment protects the right of the Archdiocese to apply Catholic doctrine.




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Trump can do more damage than Nixon. His impeachment is imperative

Trump can do more damage than Nixon. His impeachment is imperativeWatergate brought down a second-term president. If Trump survives and wins the White House again, all bets are offComposite of Richard Nixon and Donald Trump Composite: GettyAmid the impeachment furor, don’t lose sight of the renewed importance of protecting the integrity of the 2020 election.The difference between Richard Nixon’s abuse of power (trying to get dirt on political opponents to help with his 1972 re-election, and then covering it up) and Donald Trump’s abuse (trying to get Ukraine’s president to get dirt on a political opponent to help with his 2020 reelection, and then covering it up) isn’t just that Nixon’s involved a botched robbery at the Watergate while Trump’s involves a foreign nation.It’s that Nixon’s abuse of power was discovered during his second term, after he was re-elected. He was still a dangerous crook, but by that time he had no reason to inflict still more damage on American democracy.Trump’s abuse has been uncovered 14 months before the 2020 election, at a time when he still has every incentive to do whatever he can to win.If special counsel Robert Mueller had found concrete evidence that Trump asked Vladimir Putin for help in digging up dirt on Hillary Clinton in 2016, that would have been the “smoking gun” that could have ended the Trump presidency.> William Barr is working for Trump, just like Rudy Giuliani and all the other lapdogs, toadies and sycophantsNow Trump is revealed to have asked Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the president of Ukraine, for dirt on Joe Biden in the 2020 election, who’s to say he isn’t also soliciting Vladimir Putin’s help this time around?The Washington Post reports that Trump told two Russian officials in a 2017 meeting in the Oval Office he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the US election because the US did the same in other countries. This prompted White House officials to limit access to Trump’s remarks.Trump is in a better position to make such deals than he was in 2016 because as president he’s got a pile of US military aid and international loans and grants that could make a foreign rulers’ life very comfortable, or, if withheld, exceedingly difficult.As we’ve learned, Trump uses whatever leverage he can get, for personal gain. That’s the art of the deal.Who can we count on to protect our election process in 2020?Certainly not William Barr. We’ve seen the transcript of Trump’s phone call where he urges Zelenskiy to work with the attorney general to investigate Biden – even telling Zelenskiy Barr will follow up with his own call.We also know Barr’s justice department decided Trump had not acted illegally, and told the acting director of national intelligence to keep the whistleblower complaint from Congress.This is the same attorney general, not incidentally, who said Mueller’s report had cleared the Trump campaign of conspiring with Russia when in fact Mueller had found that the campaign welcomed Russia’s help, and who said Mueller had absolved Trump of obstructing justice when Mueller specifically declined to decide the matter.Barr is not working for the United States. He’s working for Trump, just like Rudy Giuliani and all the other lapdogs, toadies and sycophants.Fortunately, some government appointees still understand their responsibilities. We’re indebted to the anonymous intelligence officer who complained about Trump’s calls to the president of Ukraine, and to Michael Atkinson, inspector general of the intelligence community, who deemed the complaint of “urgent concern”.But if the 2020 election is going to be – and to be seen as – legitimate, the nation will need many more whistleblowers and officials with integrity.All of us will need to be vigilant.Over the last two and a half years, Trump has shown himself willing to trample any aspect of our democracy that gets in his way – attacking the media, using the presidency for personal profit, packing the federal courts, verbally attacking judges, blasting the head of the Federal Reserve, spending money in ways Congress did not authorize, and subverting the separation of powers.He believes he’s invincible. He’s now daring our entire constitutional and political system to stop him.The real value of the formal impeachment now under way is to put Trump on notice that he can’t necessarily get away with abusing his presidential power to win re-election. He will still try, of course. But at least a line has been drawn. And now everyone is watching.Regardless of how the impeachment turns out, Trump’s predation can be constrained as long as his presidency can be ended with the 2020 election. If that election is distorted, and if this man is re-elected, all bets are off. * Robert Reich, a former US secretary of labor, is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley and the author of Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few and The Common Good. He is also a columnist for Guardian US




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Trump impeachment: Majority of Americans say Ukraine issue is ‘serious’ as president fumes over inquiry

Trump impeachment: Majority of Americans say Ukraine issue is ‘serious’ as president fumes over inquiryAlmost two-thirds (64 per cent) of Americans believe that Donald Trump pressuring the leader of Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 presidential rival is a serious issue, according to a new poll.A total of 43 per cent of respondents to the ABC/Ipsos survey said the allegations were “very serious” while 21 per cent agreed the situation was at least “somewhat serious".




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Trailblazing Texas deputy who was first local Sikh officer 'ruthlessly' killed during traffic stop

Trailblazing Texas deputy who was first local Sikh officer 'ruthlessly' killed during traffic stopDeputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, the county's first Sikh officer, was killed Friday during a traffic stop near Houston. Police have arrested Robert Solis.




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Iowa reporter who exposed charity fundraiser's historic racist tweets  fired for his own offensive posts

Iowa reporter who exposed charity fundraiser's historic racist tweets  fired for his own offensive postsAn Iowa newspaper reporter who exposed racist tweets by a charity fundraiser has found himself out of a job after his own offensive posts were uncovered.  Aaron Calvin, a journalist for the Des Moines Register, began looking into sports fan Carson King when his jovial plea for beer money turned into a national fundraiser for a children's hospital. But his profile of Mr King led to a public backlash and the newspaper was forced to hire extra security after receiving threats. Public scrutiny turned to Mr Calvin himself, who left the newspaper after it emerged he had made comments mocking same-sex marriage and used a racial slur. Mr King gained national fame on September 14, when his hand-drawn sign for donations for his "Busch Light Supply"  at an Iowa State University American football game was featured in the background of a TV broadcast.  He initially received around $600 (£488) from amused spectators but as donations topped $1 million (£814,650), Mr King said he would donate the money to a University of Iowa children's hospital. Carson King raised $1.8m for a local children's hospital The company behind Busch Light lager offered their own donation along with a year's supply of beer for Mr King in with his face printed on the limited-edition cans.  By way of thanks for the $1.8m (£1.5m) funding, Iowa's governor declared September 28 would be "Carson King Day", saying his "volunteerism and selflessness defines Iowans by nature". At around the same time, Mr Calvin began writing his profile on the 24-year-old casino security guard and found that Mr King had tweeted two racist jokes about black people while in high school.  Hey Everyone! Just a quick appreciation post for ya ☺️ ForTheKidspic.twitter.com/y0Gdj2V3Tl— Carson King (@CarsonKing2) September 26, 2019 Before the piece was published Mr King held a press conference to apologise, saying "I am so embarrassed and stunned to reflect on what I thought was funny when I was 16-years-old". He emphasised that the Des Moines Register "has been nothing but kind in all of their coverage, and I appreciate the reporter pointing out the post to me". "Thankfully, high school kids grow up and hopefully become responsible and caring adults," he added.  The Register is aware of reports of inappropriate social media posts by one of our staffers, and an investigation has begun.— Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) September 25, 2019 The development led Busch Light to distance itself from Mr King, thought it said it would still honour its $350,000 donation. However online supporters of Mr King turned on the newspaper, criticising its decision to cover his teenage posts. Attention turned to Mr Calvin's own Twitter profile and it emerged the reporter himself had made offensive comments about race, same-sex marriage and domestic abuse. Mr Calvin deleted the tweets and apologised "for not holding myself to the same high standards as the Register holds others."  The paper's editor, Carol Hunter, announced that Mr Calvin was no longer with the paper and that its "social media vetting" for employees would be re-examined.




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Thousands rally in Moscow to demand release of jailed protesters

Thousands rally in Moscow to demand release of jailed protestersMore than 20,000 Russians took to the streets of Moscow on Sunday to demand the release of protesters jailed over the summer in what opponents of the Kremlin say is a campaign to stifle dissent. The protesters were arrested at rallies that flared in July when opposition politicians were barred from a local election. Allegations of police brutality and what many Muscovites saw as harsh jail sentences have sparked an unusual public outcry.




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White House adviser says Trump 'is the whistleblower’

White House adviser says Trump 'is the whistleblower’White House senior adviser Stephen Miller defended President Trump’s attempts to have the Ukrainian president open an investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, claiming on Sunday that the scandal was a “political hit job” by the “deep state” and that Trump was really the “whistleblower.”




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Rudy Giuliani: Trump lawyer immediately contradicts himself after claiming he would not cooperate with impeachment investigation

Rudy Giuliani: Trump lawyer immediately contradicts himself after claiming he would not cooperate with impeachment investigationDonald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he would not cooperate with House Democrat impeachment enquiries, before immediately contradicting himself when pressed.Mr Giuliani was being interviewed on ABC News when he said that he would not cooperate with investigations in the House Intelligence Committee while representative Adam Schiff was in charge.




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Terrorism charge filed against man who crashed car into Woodfield Mall near Chicago

Terrorism charge filed against man who crashed car into Woodfield Mall near ChicagoThe man who slammed his SUV into a suburban Chicago mall has been formally charged with terrorism and criminal damage to property, authorities said.




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Ex-House Intel Chair Mike Rogers: Trump is ‘Flailing’ Over Facing Impeachment Inquiry

Former House Intelligence Chair Mike Rogers told CNN that President Donald Trump’s tweets attacking the whistleblower and current Intel Chair Adam Schiff showed the president “flailing.”

“I think this is somebody who’s flailing a little bit and feels like to me — when he does it, it emboldens the people who have figured out he’s guilty. They thought he’s guilty when he got sworn in,” he said.

“I just don’t think it’s very productive, I don’t think you should go directly after a whistleblower. That’ll be determined through the course of the investigation that should happen by the way in a classified settings,” Rogers continued.

The former Republican congressman from Michigan and CNN host spoke with CNN anchor Ana Cabrera Sunday night just following Trump sending out his tweets.

Cabrera asked if the whistleblower would be safe with Trump appearing to threaten him with his tweets.

“They may want to look at an alternative location,” Rogers said. “We have and when I was chairman committee, we did bring some high-profile people and we were able to get them in and out of the committee unnoticed to the public.”

Would you be concerned about allies of the president inside that committee, like Devin Nunes leaking to the White House?” Cabrera asked.

“If they did that is a violation of the law,” Rogers said. But it is Congress after all and would not even–could be the other team, too. There is no corner on people not keeping their mouth shut. Information tends to be the coin of the realm on Capitol Hill.”

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Saturday, September 28, 2019

Barreling toward impeachment proceedings, Pelosi offers Trump her thoughts and prayers

Barreling toward impeachment proceedings, Pelosi offers Trump her thoughts and prayersHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump took to cable news and Twitter on Friday morning as the first week of the impeachment battle came to a close in Washington.




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Trump calls out CNN for missing punctuation mark as impeachment looms

Trump calls out CNN for missing punctuation mark as impeachment loomsAn impeachment inquiry is looming, and the revelations in the whistleblower scandal pop up hour by hour, but President Trump took CNN to task on Friday over the use of the word “liddle.”




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View 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat / Scat Pack Widebody Photos

View 2020 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat / Scat Pack Widebody Photos




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Democrats have a long list of possible witnesses in Trump impeachment inquiry

Democrats have a long list of possible witnesses in Trump impeachment inquiryThe list of people Democrats may seek information from regarding President Trump's attempt to obtain dirt on Joe Biden seems to grow by the minute.




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