House Dems urge Pentagon IG to investigate ‘retaliation’ against Trump impeachment witness

Democrats on the House committees on Intelligence and Oversight on Tuesday urged the Defense Department inspector general to open an investigation into whether the Trump administration retaliated against the now-retired Army lieutenant colonel who testified against President Trump during his impeachment proceedings. 

Alexander Vindman, Trump impeachment witness, retires from military

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key impeachment witness against President Trump, retired from the Army Wednesday, with his lawyer citing "a campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation" that limited his military career.

Bolton says impeachment failed because Dems played into Trump’s hands

Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton said in an interview with NPR released Monday morning that Democrats' impeachment efforts failed in part because they tried to fit impeachment into their party's primary calendar.

Schiff says Bolton is ‘no patriot’ despite disclosures in memoir

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., slammed former national security adviser John Bolton as “no patriot” after excerpts from his book claim House Democrats committed “impeachment malpractice” by limiting their inquiry to Ukraine.

What will 2020 elections be about? Impeachment, pandemic, George Floyd death by June leaves door wide open

It’s only mid-June. And we don’t really know what may define the November elections.

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

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

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.

Trump fires Michael Atkinson, intelligence IG who told Congress about Ukraine phone call: report

President Trump has reportedly fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who alerted Congress to concerns about a Trump phone call with the president of Ukraine – a matter that led to the president’s impeachment last year.

Lawmakers clash over whether Trump impeachment trial distracted government’s coronavirus response

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hit back at Senate Major Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., over his claims that the Democrat-led impeachment of President Trump distracted the federal government from handling the coronavirus outbreak during the nascent days of the pandemic.

Romney could block Republican subpoena try aimed at the Bidens

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who faced the scorn of President Trump and fellow Republicans over his vote last month during the Senate impeachment trial, questioned the motivation behind issuing a subpoena related to Hunter Biden and his dealing with Ukraine.