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After Taylor's Testimony, Is It Time for Public Hearings?
October 23, 2019 16:00Where are we on impeachment today? Yesterday evening, the public got the chance to read the opening statement of U.S. emissary to Ukraine William Taylor's testimony. In it, he described "two channels of U.S. policy-making" in Ukraine, official State Department and security channels, and the "highly irregular" efforts by others in the President's circle to undermine the longstanding policy in Ukraine. Taylor laid out the most complete timeline of those efforts available thus far, and cited co...
Trump Compares Impeachment to a 'Lynching'
October 22, 2019 16:00Where are we on impeachment today? President Trump this morning called the House inquiry a "lynching," and continues his "I don't even know them" defense. This time, he was referring to William Taylor, the career diplomat at the head of the US embassy in Ukraine. Taylor is scheduled to testify before House committees today about his concern over the "shadow foreign policy" that Rudy Giuliani was allegedly running in Ukraine at the behest of the President. The New York Times reports that Dem...
'A Perfect Slice of Emolument Pie'
October 21, 2019 16:00Where are we on impeachment today? The White House revoked its decision to hold the upcoming G7 summit at a Trump property after congressional Republicans told the President they were frustrated about having to defend him on too many fronts. This week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives will hear testimony from the acting US ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor, who's concerned text message over the Ukraine affair prompted Gordon Sondland's reply, "The President has been crystal clea...
Quid Pro Quo, Or No? Mulvaney Says 'Get Over It'
October 18, 2019 16:00Where are we on impeachment today? White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told reporters yesterday that quid pro quo "happens all the time," and added "Get over it," before walking back his comments hours later. In his highly anticipated closed-door hearing, Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the E.U., testified that President Trump directed his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to carry out the so-called quid pro quo in Ukraine. Rick Perry, another of so-called "Three Amigos," who playe...
Hillary Clinton: Trump Should Be Impeached on National Security Grounds
October 17, 2019 16:00Where are we on impeachment today? In closed-door testimony last week, former envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volcker testified about concerns that Rudy Giuliani was increasingly in charge of US policy in Ukraine, according to new reporting. He reportedly said, "Hanging over everyone’s head in the expert community is: is there some grand bargain with Russia where we throw Ukraine under the bus?" Fiona Hill, an ousted National Security Council expert on Russia and Ukraine reportedly raised concerns in...
State Dept. Ukraine Expert Says Trump Sidelined Him
October 16, 2019 16:00Where are we on impeachment today? George Kent, a senior State Department official for Ukraine policy told investigators in a closed-door session that he was instructed by a supervisor to "lie low" after raising concerns about the events at the center of the inquiry, and that he and other State Department officials were sidelined from their roles in the U.S.'s Ukraine policy. And, in a press conference, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that she wouldn't call a vote to authorize the im...
Bolton Worried Giuliani Was "a Hand Grenade Who's Going to Blow Everybody Up"
October 15, 2019 16:00Where are we on impeachment today? Yesterday, in a closed-door session, congressional investigators heard the testimony of Fiona Hill, a former advisor on Russia. She talked about the concerns of then-National Security Advisor John Bolton regarding Rudy Giuliani's activities in Ukraine. Bolton referred to Giuliani as a "hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up," and called the Ukraine scheme, metaphorically, a "drug deal." Hill also testified that White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvan...
Introducing Impeachment with Brian Lehrer
October 03, 2019 16:00Impeachment is a daily podcast hosted by Brian Lehrer. We’re following the impeachment inquiry of President Donald J. Trump in real-time. Check in Monday through Friday for up-to-the minute news, conversations with journalists and lawmakers, and a daily dive into what impeachment means for the president, our democracy and for you.