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| Trump suggests House intelligence chair should face 'arrest for treason' – live news | Trump suggests House intelligence chair should face 'arrest for treason' – live news |
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| John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, ended his first public appearance since leaving the administration by issuing a warning about North Korea. | |
| Bolton ends with warning: failure to act guarantees threat will grow. “Every day that goes by makes North Korea a more dangerous country. You don't like their behavior today, what do you think it will be when they have nuclear weapons that can be delivered to American cities.” pic.twitter.com/9SaqTKU6qL | |
| But the hawkish Bolton deflected another question about whether “bromance diplomacy” was good foreign policy, an apparent reference to Trump’s glowing comments about Kim Jong-un. | |
| After Bolton's pessimistic view of Kim Jong Un's intentions, @VictorDCha asks him if "bromance diplomacy" is the best way to deal with the North. "I'm not going to comment on that," Bolton says, drawing laughs. | |
| Despite an avalanche of fact-checks, Trump is still repeating his favorite falsehoods about his call with the Ukrainian president. | |
| Very simple! I was looking for Corruption and also why Germany, France and others in the European Union don’t do more for Ukraine. Why is it always the USA that does so much and puts up so much money for Ukraine and other countries? By the way, the Bidens were corrupt! | |
| Just in case you missed the first few dozen times the blog covered this: there is no evidence that Joe Biden or his son, Hunter, engaged in corruption. The former Ukrainian prosecutor who first investigated corruption claims against a company with ties to the younger Biden has even said he saw no evidence that the Bidens violated Ukrainian law. | |
| Trump is also wrong on how much money European allies have given Ukraine. Since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea, the European Union has given $16.5 billion in grants and loans to Ukraine. In comparison, the United States has provided at least $1.3 billion to Ukraine since late 2013. | |
| And all of this evades the most important questions about Trump’s Ukraine call. Namely, did the president try to solicit assistance from a foreign country in the 2020 election? And did his aides try to conceal details of the call to cover that up? | |
| John Bolton – who was ousted (or left voluntarily, depending on who you ask) as Trump’s national security adviser earlier this month – criticized the president’s foreign policy in his first public appearance since departing the administration. | John Bolton – who was ousted (or left voluntarily, depending on who you ask) as Trump’s national security adviser earlier this month – criticized the president’s foreign policy in his first public appearance since departing the administration. |
| Bolton chides Trump."North Korea today as we speak is violating" UN Security Council resolutions. US led fight for those; now US is saying "we really don't care" that they're violating."When you ask for consistent behavior from others you have to demonstrate it yourself." https://t.co/pIr8ifA1vh pic.twitter.com/RIYHgxBx1x | Bolton chides Trump."North Korea today as we speak is violating" UN Security Council resolutions. US led fight for those; now US is saying "we really don't care" that they're violating."When you ask for consistent behavior from others you have to demonstrate it yourself." https://t.co/pIr8ifA1vh pic.twitter.com/RIYHgxBx1x |
| Bolton has always taken a hard line on foreign adversaries like North Korea and Iran, a position that increasingly diverged with Trump’s as the president sought to dial back the United States’ international presence. | Bolton has always taken a hard line on foreign adversaries like North Korea and Iran, a position that increasingly diverged with Trump’s as the president sought to dial back the United States’ international presence. |
| But Bolton’s appearance is also a notable marker for how much has happened this month. The former official left the administration days after reports emerged that he pushed back against Trump’s secret plan to host the Taliban at Camp David for peace talks within days of the Sept. 11 anniversary. | But Bolton’s appearance is also a notable marker for how much has happened this month. The former official left the administration days after reports emerged that he pushed back against Trump’s secret plan to host the Taliban at Camp David for peace talks within days of the Sept. 11 anniversary. |
| That controversy was about three weeks ago. And it’s been completely expelled from newspapers’ front pages and cable news’ chyrons over reports that the president tried to solicit assistance from a foreign country in the 2020 election. | That controversy was about three weeks ago. And it’s been completely expelled from newspapers’ front pages and cable news’ chyrons over reports that the president tried to solicit assistance from a foreign country in the 2020 election. |
| Welcome to the Trump era of news. | Welcome to the Trump era of news. |
| The Daily Beast has more on Trump and his allies’ false claim about a rule change that allowed the whistleblower to report on his conversations with White House officials: | The Daily Beast has more on Trump and his allies’ false claim about a rule change that allowed the whistleblower to report on his conversations with White House officials: |
| From Donald Trump on down, prominent Republicans used part of their weekend to falsely accuse Trump’s hand-picked intelligence community inspector general (IC IG) of secretly changing the requirements for intelligence workers to submit whistleblower tips as part of a deep state plot to clear the way for the Aug. 12 complaint about Trump’s phone call to the president of Ukraine. | From Donald Trump on down, prominent Republicans used part of their weekend to falsely accuse Trump’s hand-picked intelligence community inspector general (IC IG) of secretly changing the requirements for intelligence workers to submit whistleblower tips as part of a deep state plot to clear the way for the Aug. 12 complaint about Trump’s phone call to the president of Ukraine. |
| The smoking gun in the putative conspiracy is an obscure government form, IC IG ICWSP Form 401, also known as the Disclosure of Urgent Concern Form. The document is put out by the IC IG for intelligence workers who need to file urgent complaints that trigger special treatment under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act. | The smoking gun in the putative conspiracy is an obscure government form, IC IG ICWSP Form 401, also known as the Disclosure of Urgent Concern Form. The document is put out by the IC IG for intelligence workers who need to file urgent complaints that trigger special treatment under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protection Act. |
| According to the GOP and an army of conservative commentators, the old version of the form prohibited workers from submitting urgent complaints based on secondhand information; only misconduct witnessed personally could be reported. That changed in early August, the false claim goes, when ICIG Michael Atkinson snuck through a hasty revision to the complaint form that reversed long-standing policy. | According to the GOP and an army of conservative commentators, the old version of the form prohibited workers from submitting urgent complaints based on secondhand information; only misconduct witnessed personally could be reported. That changed in early August, the false claim goes, when ICIG Michael Atkinson snuck through a hasty revision to the complaint form that reversed long-standing policy. |
| Trump, echoing some of his Republican allies, blamed the whistleblower complaint about his Ukraine call on a rule change allowing certain evidence to be included in such reports. | Trump, echoing some of his Republican allies, blamed the whistleblower complaint about his Ukraine call on a rule change allowing certain evidence to be included in such reports. |
| WHO CHANGED THE LONG STANDING WHISTLEBLOWER RULES JUST BEFORE SUBMITTAL OF THE FAKE WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT? DRAIN THE SWAMP! | WHO CHANGED THE LONG STANDING WHISTLEBLOWER RULES JUST BEFORE SUBMITTAL OF THE FAKE WHISTLEBLOWER REPORT? DRAIN THE SWAMP! |
| One of the president’s closest congressional allies, senator Lindsey Graham, voiced a similar concern on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” yesterday. | One of the president’s closest congressional allies, senator Lindsey Graham, voiced a similar concern on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” yesterday. |
| But Trump’s own White House corroborated several key details of the whistleblower complaint in its own memo on the Ukraine call. | But Trump’s own White House corroborated several key details of the whistleblower complaint in its own memo on the Ukraine call. |
| And George Conway, who is married to senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, pointed out in a lengthy Twitter thread Saturday that the evidence the whistleblower provides based on his conversations with White House officials could still be admissible. | And George Conway, who is married to senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway, pointed out in a lengthy Twitter thread Saturday that the evidence the whistleblower provides based on his conversations with White House officials could still be admissible. |
| ... under Rule 804(b)(3)‘ s exception to the hearsay rule for statements against penal or other interest; * To the extent Trump was involved in a criminal conspiracy with... @RudyGiuliani, Giuliani’s statements are also admissible against Trump and ... | ... under Rule 804(b)(3)‘ s exception to the hearsay rule for statements against penal or other interest; * To the extent Trump was involved in a criminal conspiracy with... @RudyGiuliani, Giuliani’s statements are also admissible against Trump and ... |
| So your argument, Senator, is pure garbage, even assuming that the rules of evidence apply in the impeachment process. | So your argument, Senator, is pure garbage, even assuming that the rules of evidence apply in the impeachment process. |
| Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker announced in an email to supporters that his campaign has raised the $1.7 million it said it needed to stay in the 2020 race. | Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker announced in an email to supporters that his campaign has raised the $1.7 million it said it needed to stay in the 2020 race. |
| I have some incredible news, team. Last night at 8:16 p.m., we reached our $1.7 million goal. I’m so grateful that at the most critical moment of this campaign, thousands of people in all 50 states came together to give us the boost we needed. pic.twitter.com/oi8zu8PkyF | I have some incredible news, team. Last night at 8:16 p.m., we reached our $1.7 million goal. I’m so grateful that at the most critical moment of this campaign, thousands of people in all 50 states came together to give us the boost we needed. pic.twitter.com/oi8zu8PkyF |
| Booker said in a statement: “This moment is a testimony to the power of what’s possible when people unite in common purpose and work toward a shared goal. | Booker said in a statement: “This moment is a testimony to the power of what’s possible when people unite in common purpose and work toward a shared goal. |
| “Thanks to this outpouring of support, we see a viable path forward to continue growing a winning campaign. I’m staying in this race – and I’m in it to win.” | “Thanks to this outpouring of support, we see a viable path forward to continue growing a winning campaign. I’m staying in this race – and I’m in it to win.” |
| Booker’s campaign sent a fundraising plea to supporters earlier this month, warning that the New Jersey senator would be forced to drop out if they did not see a surge of donations. They set a goal of raising $1.7 million by the third-quarter fundraising deadline, which is at midnight tonight. | Booker’s campaign sent a fundraising plea to supporters earlier this month, warning that the New Jersey senator would be forced to drop out if they did not see a surge of donations. They set a goal of raising $1.7 million by the third-quarter fundraising deadline, which is at midnight tonight. |
| The campaign now said it hopes to raise a total of $2 million before tonight’s deadline. | The campaign now said it hopes to raise a total of $2 million before tonight’s deadline. |
| Good morning, live blog readers! | Good morning, live blog readers! |
| Here’s something you don’t get to say every day in a democratic country: the president is floating the idea of arresting a senior lawmaker of the opposing party who is investigating him. | Here’s something you don’t get to say every day in a democratic country: the president is floating the idea of arresting a senior lawmaker of the opposing party who is investigating him. |
| During the 2016 election, Donald Trump’s supporters relished chanting that Hillary Clinton should be “locked up.” But the president is now turning his attention to Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House intelligence committee who is investigating whether Trump solicited assistance from Ukraine in the 2020 election. | During the 2016 election, Donald Trump’s supporters relished chanting that Hillary Clinton should be “locked up.” But the president is now turning his attention to Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House intelligence committee who is investigating whether Trump solicited assistance from Ukraine in the 2020 election. |
| Rep. Adam Schiff illegally made up a FAKE & terrible statement, pretended it to be mine as the most important part of my call to the Ukrainian President, and read it aloud to Congress and the American people. It bore NO relationship to what I said on the call. Arrest for Treason? | Rep. Adam Schiff illegally made up a FAKE & terrible statement, pretended it to be mine as the most important part of my call to the Ukrainian President, and read it aloud to Congress and the American people. It bore NO relationship to what I said on the call. Arrest for Treason? |
| The debate around Schiff’s opening statement during last week’s hearing with the acting director of national intelligence centers on whether it was the best judgment call to parody the White House memo on the Ukraine call in order to make a point. | The debate around Schiff’s opening statement during last week’s hearing with the acting director of national intelligence centers on whether it was the best judgment call to parody the White House memo on the Ukraine call in order to make a point. |
| That seems like a pretty far cry from treason – which the Constitution says “shall consist only in levying war against [the United States], or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.” | That seems like a pretty far cry from treason – which the Constitution says “shall consist only in levying war against [the United States], or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.” |
| Using that definition, Trump’s alleged attempts to convince a foreign country to meddle in a US election seem like a much more appropriate contender for the “treason” title. | Using that definition, Trump’s alleged attempts to convince a foreign country to meddle in a US election seem like a much more appropriate contender for the “treason” title. |
| Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on: | Here’s what else the blog is keeping its eye on: |
| Trump will attend a ceremony for the new joint chiefs of staff chairman and have lunch with the vice president. He will later participate in the ceremonial swearing-in of the new secretary of labor, Eugene Scalia, and meet with the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo. | Trump will attend a ceremony for the new joint chiefs of staff chairman and have lunch with the vice president. He will later participate in the ceremonial swearing-in of the new secretary of labor, Eugene Scalia, and meet with the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo. |
| Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is rolling out his CEO tax proposal while campaigning in New Hampshire. | Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is rolling out his CEO tax proposal while campaigning in New Hampshire. |
| Tonight is the deadline for candidates’ third-quarter fundraising, and mediocre results could put more pressure on some lower-polling contenders to drop out. | Tonight is the deadline for candidates’ third-quarter fundraising, and mediocre results could put more pressure on some lower-polling contenders to drop out. |
| The blog is keeping an eye on all of that, so stay tuned. | The blog is keeping an eye on all of that, so stay tuned. |