Bidens committed no wrongdoing in Ukraine — ‘despite Giuliani’s pleas’: prosecutor
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has admitted that former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were not involved in any wrongdoing in Ukraine.
According to Bloomberg News, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleged that the Bidens had a conflict of interest while encouraging Ukrainian politicians to crack down on corruption.
just in from Kiev:
*UKRAINE PROSECUTOR SAYS NO EVIDENCE OF WRONGDOING BY BIDENS
*HUNTER BIDEN, BURISMA NOT TARGETS, DESPITE GIULIANI’S PLEAS
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) May 16, 2019
“Giuliani said that Biden could have been trying to help his son’s business dealings and that Ukraine needs to investigate,” Bloomberg reported.
But as of Thursday, prosecutors revealed there were no concerns of unethical behavior.
Just days ago, a Ukrainian lawmaker alleged that the top prosecutor was manufacturing “a conspiracy” about the Biden family. Lawmaker Serhiy Leshchenko said that he was given parts of a letter written by a prosecutor who wanted to curry favor with President Donald Trump’s administration.
“The letter was sent by the prosecutor through unofficial channels to President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the lawmaker told journalists on Monday in Kiev as he distributed copies of two pages,” Bloomberg reported.
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Trump has committed 6 impeachable offenses: Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe says ‘the evidence is all there’
Constitutional law expert Laurence Tribe broke down the six impeachable offenses President Donald Trump has committed during a Thursday appearance on MSNBC's "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell.
Tribe has argued 36 cases before the United States Supreme Court and taught at Harvard Law for 50 years. He co-authored the 2018 book To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment with Joshua Matz.
"Everyone was in the loop, it was no secret. That was the testimony from Ambassador Gordon Sondland yesterday as he implicated the president, Secretary of State, White House chief of staff, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton and other administration officials in the plot to bribe the president of Ukraine to publicly launch an investigation into Joe Biden in exchange for U.S. military aid to Ukraine that was authorized by Congress and that the president was withholding," O'Donnell reported.
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Rachel Maddow breaks down how public opinion is catching up with the facts of Trump’s impeachment
MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow on Thursday broke down how the details from the televised impeachment hearings are being reported in local newspapers.
The host read the headlines from multiple newspapers following the damning testimony by Ambassador Gordon Sondland.
The Los Angels Times headlined, "Sonland implicates president." "Envoy says Trump directed effort," was The Wall Street Journal headline.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch headlined, "'Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret': Defiant Sondland says he followed Trump's orders."
"Trump directed pressure on Ukraine, ambassador says," headlined The Kansas City Star.
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Shep Smith blasts autocrats in first public remarks since leaving Fox News — and donates $500,000 to protect journalists
On Thursday, for the first time since exiting Fox News, reporter Shepard Smith gave public comments at the International Press Freedom Awards — and used the occasion to blast autocratic leaders who use their power to suppress journalism.
"Intimidation and vilification of the press is now a global phenomenon. We don’t have to look far for evidence of that,” said Smith. "Our belief a decade ago that the online revolution would liberate us now seems a bit premature, doesn’t it? Autocrats have learned how to use those same online tools to shore up their power. They flood the world of information with garbage and lies, masquerading as news. There’s a phrase for that."
Nunes cuts off GOP lawyer when cross-examination flops as Fiona Hill outlines damning case against Trump
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Trump kicks off another day of impeachment hearings by snarling at Fox News for talking to Democrats
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Gordon Sondland revealed something huge that hardly anyone noticed: CNN commentator
Trump has committed 6 impeachable offenses: Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe says ‘the evidence is all there’
Rachel Maddow breaks down how public opinion is catching up with the facts of Trump’s impeachment
Shep Smith blasts autocrats in first public remarks since leaving Fox News — and donates $500,000 to protect journalists
FBI official facing criminal investigation for allegedly altering surveillance document in Russia probe: report
Fiona Hill’s attorney rips the administration: Trump ‘co-opted’ US foreign policy for his own ends
Trump has committed 6 impeachable offenses: Harvard Law’s Laurence Tribe says ‘the evidence is all there’
Rachel Maddow breaks down how public opinion is catching up with the facts of Trump’s impeachment
Fiona Hill’s attorney rips the administration: Trump ‘co-opted’ US foreign policy for his own ends
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