Category: fnc/politics

Bolton makes his move: Memoir to claim Trump misconduct went beyond Ukraine, slam ‘reelection calculations’

Posted on by Brooke Singman
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s forthcoming memoir claims President Trump’s "transgressions" went well beyond the Ukraine saga that led to his impeachment and alleges that “reelection calculations” drove the president's major decisions, according to a press release for the book. 

Supreme Court blocks House Dems’ efforts to get Mueller grand-jury info released

Posted on by Louis Casiano
The Supreme Court temporarily denied a motion Wednesday from House Democrats to obtain grand-jury testimony and other documents from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation as they conduct what they've referred to as an "ongoing presidential impeachment investigation" into President Trump.

McConnell accuses House Dems of playing ‘perpetual impeachment’ amid coronavirus

Posted on by Brooke Singman
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday accused House Democrats of playing “perpetual impeachment,” while claiming the GOP-led Senate is working to “govern the country” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

McConnell in new ad hits opponent Amy McGrath for supporting Trump impeachment, calls her ‘extreme’

Posted on by Andrew O'Reilly
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's reelection team launched an advertising campaign on Monday slamming his Democratic challenger Amy McGrath as an “extreme liberal politician.”

Dems tell Supreme Court of ‘ongoing’ new impeachment inquiry in effort to obtain Mueller materials

Posted on by Gregg Re
House Democrats told the Supreme Court on Monday that they are in the midst of an "ongoing Presidential impeachment investigation" as part of their "weighty constitutional responsibility" -- and, the Democrats argued, grand-jury material from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s now-completed Russia probe must be turned over as a result.

Jordan seeks State Department files on Burisma, after release of new emails

Posted on by Brooke Singman
EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday requested that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo release all documents related to the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, where Hunter Biden sat on the board, after emails indicated that the former ambassador to the country may have known more about the firm than she acknowledged during Trump impeachment proceedings.

State Department emails indicate Yovanovitch met with Burisma rep, despite testimony

Posted on by Brooke Singman
State Department emails obtained by conservative group Citizens United this week indicated that the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was involved in discussions about the natural gas firm Burisma Holdings and even a meeting with a company representative, despite testifying to Congress during the impeachment inquiry that she knew little about the firm.

McCarthy rips Pelosi for stacking new coronavirus committee with pro-impeachment Dems

Posted on by Ronn Blitzer
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., ripped into Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus oversight committee, after she announced that members include several high-profile Democrats who have been outspoken advocates of impeaching President Trump in the past.

GOP decries ‘impeachment 2.0’ as Pelosi names top Trump critics to coronavirus oversight panel

Posted on by Brooke Singman
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday appointed several high-profile Democrats who have been outspoken advocates of impeachment in the past to sit on a new committee overseeing the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting House Republicans to blast the effort as “impeachment 2.0.”