Christianity Today: ‘Trump Should Be Removed from Office’

Ken AshfordGodstuff, L'Affaire Ukraine, Trump & Administration, Trump ImpeachmentLeave a Comment

The largest evangelical magazine, founded by Billy Graham: To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record, we might say this: Remember who you are and whom you serve. Consider how your justification of Mr. Trump influences your witness to your Lord and Savior. Consider what an unbelieving world will say if … Read More

TRUMP IMPEACHED

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(But on the other hand) The depths of the misogyny here (not to mention the stunning lack of news judgment): Covering the impeachment of a president by insulting and demeaning the female House Speaker https://t.co/5tgOt8lpYk — Margaret Sullivan (@Sulliview) December 19, 2019 President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American … Read More

Impeachment: An Historic Day

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At each step in the impeachment saga, President Trump’s defense has shifted as prior ones fell apart. At first, Democrats were dragging things out. Now they’re moving too quickly. For months, the Inspector General probe would prove the FBI acted out of political bias in opening an investigation into the Trump campaign’s links to Russia. Now that the IG concluded … Read More

Rudy Opens Mouth Again & Fills In Details About His Role In Trump’s Corruption

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NY Times: Rudolph W. Giuliani said on Monday that he provided President Trump with detailed information this year about how the United States ambassador to Ukraine was, in Mr. Giuliani’s view, impeding investigations that could benefit Mr. Trump, setting in motion the ambassador’s recall from her post. In an interview, Mr. Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, described how he passed along to Mr. Trump “a … Read More

Will The Impeachment Trial Be Rigged?

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It looks like McConnell, who already said he is coordinating with the White House, is prepared to make the Senate trial of President Trump move straight to a vote to acquit. Mitch McConnell: Everything I do during this, I’m coordinating with White House Counsel. There will be no difference between the President’s position and our position as to how to … Read More

Questions Republicans Don’t Want Answered

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It would seem that one principled, serious move which could significantly reduce the partisanship and restore some semblance of dignity and truth-finding to the constitutional process would be for a group of Senate Republicans to join Democrats in demanding that they hear from witnesses and see documents that would answer certain questions, including: If Trump cared about corruption in Ukraine, … Read More

Breaking: House Judiciary Approves Articles Of Impeachment

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After two days of “debate” (i.e., canned speeches on the left, faux outrage on the right), the House Judiciary Committee has voted to approve the two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. The vote was on pure party lines. Spoiler: the full House will vote to impeach on a divided party-line vote, and the Senate will vote to acquit on … Read More

Live House Judiciary Committee Hearings

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The House Judiciary Committee is hearing presentations by Democratic and Republican lawyers on the evidence for and against impeaching President Trump. It is a bit of a circus already, as this clip shows: Top Republican demands witness testimony in impeachment hearing be stricken from the record since it “impugns the motives of the President.” pic.twitter.com/fKpE9iVA1v — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) December … Read More

Seven Outright Falsehoods in GOP Staff Report on Impeachment

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On December 2, 2019, Republican staff of the three committees overseeing the impeachment inquiry published a report prepared for the GOP Chairs: Representatives Devin Nunes, Jim Jordan, and Michael McCaul. This report, however, is not a serious examination of the evidence, nor is it intended to be. Unlike the House Intelligence Committee’s Trump-Ukraine Impeachment Inquiry Report , the minority staff report makes no attempt … Read More

Rudy Corrupting In Real Time

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So as I wrote before, Rudy is in Ukraine right now, suypposedly doing a documentary for OANN. But even Trump supporters are skeptical. SCALISE on Giuliani’s trip to Kyiv: “I’m not sure what he’s doing in Ukraine.” — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 6, 2019 Rudy tweeted last night: Giuliani is saying out loud that corruption (1) specifically means Joe Biden, … Read More

Why Move Fast On Impeachment? Because The 2020 Election Rigging Has Already Begun

Ken AshfordElection 2020, L'Affaire Ukraine, Trump & Administration, Trump ImpeachmentLeave a Comment

Greg Sargent: One of the strongest arguments made by experts testifying against President Trump is that he poses a present and continuing threat to our democracy. By adopting the stance that extorting a foreign leader into helping him rig the election was perfectly fine, Trump has confirmed he’ll keep using the levers of government to continue to corrupt it on his behalf. … Read More