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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...

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'...

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...

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...

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
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THE RUNDOWN

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...

Report: Officials Didn't Want Trump to Call Ukraine Leader

They were worried about Giuliani's 'shadow agenda'

(Newser) - National security officials didn't want President Trump to make the call to Ukraine's president that led to a whistleblower complaint and the opening of an impeachment investigation , sources tell the Washington Post. The insiders say officials, alarmed by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani's pursuit of what the Post...

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...

Report: Pelosi Is Testing the Waters on Impeachment

Lawmaker says there has been a 'seismic change in mood'

(Newser) - After months of resisting calls to impeach President Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warming to the idea and has been sounding out Democratic caucus members, insiders say. One freshman Democratic lawmaker tells Politico that there has been a "seismic change in mood" amid reports that Trump pressured Ukraine'...

Most House Democrats Now Support Impeachment Inquiry

118 members are on the record now

(Newser) - Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not among them, but most House Democrats now want to launch an inquiry into impeaching President Trump. Rep. Salud Carbajal of California tipped the balance Friday, NBC News reports, saying Trump's actions are criminal, as he "evaded truth, encouraged his staff to lie repeatedly...

'Dynamics Have Shifted' Over Impeachment

Nearly half of House Dems want an inquiry into Trump

(Newser) - Nearly half the House Democrats now support an impeachment inquiry of President Trump—a milestone but still probably not enough to push Speaker Nancy Pelosi to launch proceedings. A tally by the AP on Wednesday showed 114 Democrats in the House, and one Republican-turned independent, are now publicly backing an...

Democrat Introduces Articles of Impeachment

Rep. Al Green made the move shortly after the House voted to condemn president's remarks

(Newser) - Texas Rep. Al Green has introduced articles of impeachment against President Trump, potentially forcing a vote this week on whether to remove the president from office, the AP reports. The vote would come too soon for most Democrats, as a majority of the caucus appears to oppose impeachment, for now....

Republican Who Called Trump 'Impeachable' Quits Caucus

Justin Amash has quit the House Freedom Caucus

(Newser) - A Republican congressman who's been going hard after President Trump, calling his actions "impeachable," made a big move Monday, stepping down from a group he co-founded. Politico reports that on Monday night, Michigan Rep. Justin Amash—deemed the "lone-wolf GOP Trump critic" by the Washington Post ...

Dems Talk Impeachment After McGahn Defies Subpoena

Nadler slams Trump's 'lawless conduct'

(Newser) - House Democrats are facing yet another attempt by President Trump to stonewall their investigations, this time with former White House counsel Donald McGahn defying a subpoena for his testimony on orders from the White House, the AP reports. A lawyer for McGahn said he would follow the president's directive...

Pelosi Urges Dems to Hold Off on Impeachment

'This isn't about Democrats or Republicans. It's about saving our democracy'

(Newser) - Democratic lawmakers eager to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump in the wake of the Mueller report were disappointed Monday night. Sources tell the Washington Post that in a conference call with lawmakers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats said there were no immediate plans for impeachment. The...

Democrats&#39; Big Question: Now What?
Democrats Divided on
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Democrats Divided on Impeachment Question

They're debating next step after Mueller release

(Newser) - To impeach or not impeach? That is the question Democrats are pondering after the release of the Mueller report. Democrats are split on whether to use the report's findings to impeach the president or campaign against him in 2020, the Wall Street Journal reports. Left-wing Democrats including Rep. Alexandria...

Pelosi Says Trump 'Not Worth' Impeaching

House speaker is 'not for impeachment'

(Newser) - Impeach Trump? Not under Nancy Pelosi's watch. "I’m not for impeachment," the House speaker told the Washington Post in a wide-ranging interview. "This is news. I’m going to give you some news right now because I haven’t said this to any press person...

New Rep. Who Called Trump a Vulgarity Digs Her Heels In

Rep. Rashida Tlaib doesn't back down

(Newser) - Rep. Rashida Tlaib's second day on the job ended up being ... interesting. That's thanks to a widely reported comment she made at a Thursday night event: "We're gonna impeach the motherf---er," the obscenity being a reference to the president. On Friday, the Michigan Democrat was...

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