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| Democrats issue warning over Trump’s 'dangerous' whistleblower attacks – live | Democrats issue warning over Trump’s 'dangerous' whistleblower attacks – live |
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| I’m still parsing that bizarre press conference. But meanwhile, on Capitol Hill: | |
| State Department's IG has arrived on Capitol HillPhoto @jeremyherb pic.twitter.com/1ggLJxtMXo | |
| This press conference is quickly descending into a farce as Trump starts bossing reporters around, describing them as “fake news media” as they push the president on what he wanted the Ukrainian government to do to Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. | |
| Trump then instructs a reporter to ask Finland president Sauli Niinistö a question. The reporter obliges. Trump then attempts to answer the question on the president’s behalf. | |
| I’ll type a few highlights as it wraps up. | |
| We’re switching now to a joint press conference being held at the White House with Donald Trump and Finland president Sauli Niinistö. | We’re switching now to a joint press conference being held at the White House with Donald Trump and Finland president Sauli Niinistö. |
| You can watch that below: | You can watch that below: |
| The 2020 Gun Safety Forum is underway in Las Vegas. | The 2020 Gun Safety Forum is underway in Las Vegas. |
| Nine of the top presidential candidates are receiving 20-25 minutes of solo stage time to talk about their platforms on gun control. Staff with March for our Lives and the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence organized the event and invited local groups and community organizers to ask candidates questions and network amongst each other. | Nine of the top presidential candidates are receiving 20-25 minutes of solo stage time to talk about their platforms on gun control. Staff with March for our Lives and the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence organized the event and invited local groups and community organizers to ask candidates questions and network amongst each other. |
| The forum comes one day after the 2 year anniversary of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 music festival which left 58 people dead. And organizers hope to expand the conversation from mass shootings to include suicides, domestic violence, and urban community violence which account for the majority of gun deaths. | The forum comes one day after the 2 year anniversary of the October 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 music festival which left 58 people dead. And organizers hope to expand the conversation from mass shootings to include suicides, domestic violence, and urban community violence which account for the majority of gun deaths. |
| Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, Nevada’s first democratic governor in 20 years and Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui, who survived the 2017 shooting gave opening remarks. Jauregui recalled dropping to the ground and having her husband lay on top of her to block the gunfire. | Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak, Nevada’s first democratic governor in 20 years and Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui, who survived the 2017 shooting gave opening remarks. Jauregui recalled dropping to the ground and having her husband lay on top of her to block the gunfire. |
| Sisolak tearfully recalled walking through the fairgrounds in the aftermath of the Route 91 shooting. He highlighted the sweeping gun reforms that came after the shooting. Reforms include universal background checks and banning bumpstocks, the gun accessory that was used during the Route 91 shooting. | Sisolak tearfully recalled walking through the fairgrounds in the aftermath of the Route 91 shooting. He highlighted the sweeping gun reforms that came after the shooting. Reforms include universal background checks and banning bumpstocks, the gun accessory that was used during the Route 91 shooting. |
| “We will not be defined by the evil acts of a lone monster two years ago but rather by resilience,” Sisolak said. | “We will not be defined by the evil acts of a lone monster two years ago but rather by resilience,” Sisolak said. |
| First candidate to speak at the #2020gunsafetyforum is South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. He calls out white nationalist extremist violence. Proposes $1 billion to address domestic terrorism. | First candidate to speak at the #2020gunsafetyforum is South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. He calls out white nationalist extremist violence. Proposes $1 billion to address domestic terrorism. |
| Next at the #2020GunSafety forum in Las Vegas: Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro. He comes out of the gate with ideas about better tracking ammunition, and making it more expensive/difficult to get. | Next at the #2020GunSafety forum in Las Vegas: Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro. He comes out of the gate with ideas about better tracking ammunition, and making it more expensive/difficult to get. |
| Next up at the #2020GunSafety forum: former Senator Cory Booker. Off tops is speaking on his personal connection gun violence as a Newark resident. "People in certain communities are living in war zones." | Next up at the #2020GunSafety forum: former Senator Cory Booker. Off tops is speaking on his personal connection gun violence as a Newark resident. "People in certain communities are living in war zones." |
| Next candidate in stage at #2020GunSafety is Senator Elizabeth Warren. Immediately calls out Mitch McConnell for holding up movement on federal gun legislation | Next candidate in stage at #2020GunSafety is Senator Elizabeth Warren. Immediately calls out Mitch McConnell for holding up movement on federal gun legislation |
| The Democratic National Committee has announced that 12 candidates have now qualified for the next presidential primary debate in Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio on 15 October. | The Democratic National Committee has announced that 12 candidates have now qualified for the next presidential primary debate in Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio on 15 October. |
| Those candidates, in alphabetical order, are: | Those candidates, in alphabetical order, are: |
| Vice President Joe Biden | Vice President Joe Biden |
| Sen. Cory Booker | Sen. Cory Booker |
| Mayor Pete Buttigieg | Mayor Pete Buttigieg |
| Sec. Julian Castro | Sec. Julian Castro |
| Rep. Tulsi Gabbard | Rep. Tulsi Gabbard |
| Sen. Kamala Harris | Sen. Kamala Harris |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Sen. Amy Klobuchar |
| Rep. Beto O’Rourke | Rep. Beto O’Rourke |
| Sen. Bernie Sanders | Sen. Bernie Sanders |
| Mr. Tom Steyer | Mr. Tom Steyer |
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Sen. Elizabeth Warren |
| Mr. Andrew Yang | Mr. Andrew Yang |
| Here’s where things stand after an incredibly dramatic morning in the world of US politics. | Here’s where things stand after an incredibly dramatic morning in the world of US politics. |
| Top House Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff warned the Trump administration against stonewalling on the impeachment inquiry and accused Donald Trump of inciting violence with intimidatory tactics against the whistleblower and witnesses in the Ukraine scandal. | Top House Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff warned the Trump administration against stonewalling on the impeachment inquiry and accused Donald Trump of inciting violence with intimidatory tactics against the whistleblower and witnesses in the Ukraine scandal. |
| Bernie Sanders was hospitalized in Las Vegas after experiencing chest pains on the campaign trail yesterday and has had a procedure to treat a blocked artery. The 2020 Democratic candidate has canceled campaign events until further notice. | Bernie Sanders was hospitalized in Las Vegas after experiencing chest pains on the campaign trail yesterday and has had a procedure to treat a blocked artery. The 2020 Democratic candidate has canceled campaign events until further notice. |
| State department inspector general Steve Linick is to brief Senate and House committee staffers behind closed doors on Capitol Hill this afternoon, after requesting urgent meeting. Details are scarce but it’s said to involve documents related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal. | State department inspector general Steve Linick is to brief Senate and House committee staffers behind closed doors on Capitol Hill this afternoon, after requesting urgent meeting. Details are scarce but it’s said to involve documents related to the Trump-Ukraine scandal. |
| House Democrats threatened subpoenas on Friday if the office of the president fails to comply with requests from Congress relating to the impeachment inquiry. | House Democrats threatened subpoenas on Friday if the office of the president fails to comply with requests from Congress relating to the impeachment inquiry. |
| Secretary of state Mike Pompeo admitted he listened in on Donald Trump’s phone call in July with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Pompeo skipped around questions on his and Trump’s appropriateness of conduct and summarized the growing scandal as “all this noise”. | Secretary of state Mike Pompeo admitted he listened in on Donald Trump’s phone call in July with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Pompeo skipped around questions on his and Trump’s appropriateness of conduct and summarized the growing scandal as “all this noise”. |
| Trump has used a brief press appearance at the Oval Office to lay into House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff again. | Trump has used a brief press appearance at the Oval Office to lay into House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff again. |
| Trump’s comments were riddled with misrepresentations and inflammatory language leveled at Democrats and members of the press pool. | Trump’s comments were riddled with misrepresentations and inflammatory language leveled at Democrats and members of the press pool. |
| He says that Schiff should be investigated for treason over his questioning of the acting DNI Joseph Maguire in Congress last week. | He says that Schiff should be investigated for treason over his questioning of the acting DNI Joseph Maguire in Congress last week. |
| “He [Schiff] made up my conversation. He actually made it up. It should be treasonous. He made it up. Every word of it. Made it up. And read to Congress as though I said it. I’ll tell you what, he should be forced to resign. Adam Schiff, he’s a low life. He should be forced to resign. He took a perfect conversation, realized he couldn’t read it to congress because it was a very nice conversation,” Trump says. | “He [Schiff] made up my conversation. He actually made it up. It should be treasonous. He made it up. Every word of it. Made it up. And read to Congress as though I said it. I’ll tell you what, he should be forced to resign. Adam Schiff, he’s a low life. He should be forced to resign. He took a perfect conversation, realized he couldn’t read it to congress because it was a very nice conversation,” Trump says. |
| The comments Trump appears to be referring to are remarks Schiff made at the hearing, which he clearly signposted beforehand as a paraphrase that did not include direct quotation. | The comments Trump appears to be referring to are remarks Schiff made at the hearing, which he clearly signposted beforehand as a paraphrase that did not include direct quotation. |
| Here’s some video of the President. | Here’s some video of the President. |
| President Trump on Rep. Adam Schiff: "He should resign from office in disgrace and frankly they should look at him for treason, 'cause he is making up the words of the President of the United States."Full video: https://t.co/uXIHVr4ACI pic.twitter.com/YOtYPz8FkI | President Trump on Rep. Adam Schiff: "He should resign from office in disgrace and frankly they should look at him for treason, 'cause he is making up the words of the President of the United States."Full video: https://t.co/uXIHVr4ACI pic.twitter.com/YOtYPz8FkI |
| The Associated Press has more details on Bernie Sanders current condition following heart surgery for a blocked artery. | The Associated Press has more details on Bernie Sanders current condition following heart surgery for a blocked artery. |
| A top official in Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign says the Democratic candidate is in Las Vegas where he’s resting after having a heart procedure for a blocked artery. | A top official in Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign says the Democratic candidate is in Las Vegas where he’s resting after having a heart procedure for a blocked artery. |
| Campaign adviser Jeff Weaver says that Sanders’ wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, is on her way to Las Vegas. | Campaign adviser Jeff Weaver says that Sanders’ wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders, is on her way to Las Vegas. |
| Weaver isn’t saying whether the Vermont senator is still hospitalized. | Weaver isn’t saying whether the Vermont senator is still hospitalized. |
| O’Meara Sanders says in an email that her husband “was doing really well.” | O’Meara Sanders says in an email that her husband “was doing really well.” |
| The Trump campaign have just released a new, inflammatory and misleading attack advert reusing the “Coup” rhetoric tweeted by the president earlier in the week. | The Trump campaign have just released a new, inflammatory and misleading attack advert reusing the “Coup” rhetoric tweeted by the president earlier in the week. |
| According to the campaign’s press release: | According to the campaign’s press release: |
| The spot will be mixed into an existing $8 million ad buy the campaign previously announced. Combined with a separate $2 million buy made by the Republican National Committee with different ads, the total buy is $10 million. | The spot will be mixed into an existing $8 million ad buy the campaign previously announced. Combined with a separate $2 million buy made by the Republican National Committee with different ads, the total buy is $10 million. |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House intelligence committee, delivered a stern warning to the White House: attempts to “stonewall” the impeachment inquiry “will be considered further evidence of obstruction of justice”. | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House intelligence committee, delivered a stern warning to the White House: attempts to “stonewall” the impeachment inquiry “will be considered further evidence of obstruction of justice”. |
| “We’re not fooling around here,” Schiff said, speaking at an unusually crowded press conference. | “We’re not fooling around here,” Schiff said, speaking at an unusually crowded press conference. |
| Pelosi said Trump’s threats against the whistleblower and officials who spoke with the whistleblower are “dangerous”. | Pelosi said Trump’s threats against the whistleblower and officials who spoke with the whistleblower are “dangerous”. |
| The whistleblower has the right under statue to remain anonymous and we will do everything in our power to make sure that that whistleblower is protected,” Schiff said. | The whistleblower has the right under statue to remain anonymous and we will do everything in our power to make sure that that whistleblower is protected,” Schiff said. |
| He said Trump’s attacks were engaging in “a blatant effort to intimidate witnesses, it’s an incitement of violence. I would hope that we’re starting to see members of both parties speaking out against attacking this Whistleblower and others that have pertinent information.” | He said Trump’s attacks were engaging in “a blatant effort to intimidate witnesses, it’s an incitement of violence. I would hope that we’re starting to see members of both parties speaking out against attacking this Whistleblower and others that have pertinent information.” |
| “The president probably doesn’t realize how dangerous his statement is,” Pelosi added. | “The president probably doesn’t realize how dangerous his statement is,” Pelosi added. |
| Schiff outlined the actions taken by the three key committees leading the impeachment inquiry. He said the chairman expect Rudy Giuliani to comply with the subpoena they issued on Monday. He said they are “deeply concerned about Secretary Pompeo’s effort now to potentially interfere with witnesses whose testimony is needed before our committee.” | Schiff outlined the actions taken by the three key committees leading the impeachment inquiry. He said the chairman expect Rudy Giuliani to comply with the subpoena they issued on Monday. He said they are “deeply concerned about Secretary Pompeo’s effort now to potentially interfere with witnesses whose testimony is needed before our committee.” |
| Congressman Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, notified the panel on Wednesday of his intention to subpoena the White House if it did not comply by Friday with a request for documents related to Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukrianian leaders to investigate Biden. | Congressman Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, notified the panel on Wednesday of his intention to subpoena the White House if it did not comply by Friday with a request for documents related to Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukrianian leaders to investigate Biden. |
| “I do not take this step lightly,” Cummings said in a statement. “Over the past several weeks, the committees tried several times to obtain voluntary compliance with our requests for documents, but the White House has refused to engage with — or even respond to — the committees.” | “I do not take this step lightly,” Cummings said in a statement. “Over the past several weeks, the committees tried several times to obtain voluntary compliance with our requests for documents, but the White House has refused to engage with — or even respond to — the committees.” |
| Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy to Ukraine, who resigned from his post last week, is due to appear before the committee on Thursday. | Kurt Volker, the former US special envoy to Ukraine, who resigned from his post last week, is due to appear before the committee on Thursday. |
| Next week, Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her post in May, will also sit for a joint deposition with the committees. | Next week, Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her post in May, will also sit for a joint deposition with the committees. |
| “We’re very busy,” Schiff said. “We are proceeding deliberately but at the same time we feel a real sense of urgency here.” | “We’re very busy,” Schiff said. “We are proceeding deliberately but at the same time we feel a real sense of urgency here.” |
| Both defended the inquiry against attacks by Republicans, some of who have conceded that it was problematic but does not amount to impeachment. | Both defended the inquiry against attacks by Republicans, some of who have conceded that it was problematic but does not amount to impeachment. |
| Pelosi said Trump’s behavior on the call, which Democrats allege amounts to an attempt by a president to solicit foreign intervention in a US election, is “absolutely” serious enough to be an impeachable offense. She says he undermined national security, his oath of office and the US Constitution. | Pelosi said Trump’s behavior on the call, which Democrats allege amounts to an attempt by a president to solicit foreign intervention in a US election, is “absolutely” serious enough to be an impeachable offense. She says he undermined national security, his oath of office and the US Constitution. |
| “It’s hard to imagine a set of circumstances that would have alarmed the Founders more than what’s on that call,” Schiff said. “It’s hard to imagine a more corrupt course of conduct.” | “It’s hard to imagine a set of circumstances that would have alarmed the Founders more than what’s on that call,” Schiff said. “It’s hard to imagine a more corrupt course of conduct.” |
| Clearly President Trump was watching that House Democratic press conference. He has taken to Twitter posting a typically furious, factually inaccurate and, this time, expletive ridden diatribe. | Clearly President Trump was watching that House Democratic press conference. He has taken to Twitter posting a typically furious, factually inaccurate and, this time, expletive ridden diatribe. |
| The Do Nothing Democrats should be focused on building up our Country, not wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT, which is what they have been doing ever since I got overwhelmingly elected in 2016, 223-306. Get a better candidate this time, you’ll need it! | The Do Nothing Democrats should be focused on building up our Country, not wasting everyone’s time and energy on BULLSHIT, which is what they have been doing ever since I got overwhelmingly elected in 2016, 223-306. Get a better candidate this time, you’ll need it! |
| Adam Schiff should only be so lucky to have the brains, honor and strength of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. For a lowlife like Schiff, who completely fabricated my words and read them to Congress as though they were said by me, to demean a First in Class at West Point, is SAD! | Adam Schiff should only be so lucky to have the brains, honor and strength of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. For a lowlife like Schiff, who completely fabricated my words and read them to Congress as though they were said by me, to demean a First in Class at West Point, is SAD! |
| Candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have begun sending well wishes to Senator Bernie Sanders, after his campaign announced he was hospitalized due to a blocked artery. Sanders has canceled campaign events as he undergoes recovery from heart surgery. | Candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have begun sending well wishes to Senator Bernie Sanders, after his campaign announced he was hospitalized due to a blocked artery. Sanders has canceled campaign events as he undergoes recovery from heart surgery. |
| We want to send our best wishes for a quick recovery to @BernieSanders today. Our whole team has you in their thoughts. | We want to send our best wishes for a quick recovery to @BernieSanders today. Our whole team has you in their thoughts. |
| Thinking of @BernieSanders today and wishing him a speedy recovery. If there's one thing I know about him, he's a fighter and I look forward to seeing him on the campaign trail soon. | Thinking of @BernieSanders today and wishing him a speedy recovery. If there's one thing I know about him, he's a fighter and I look forward to seeing him on the campaign trail soon. |
| Wishing @BernieSanders a full and speedy recovery. Our thoughts are with you and your family today—and I look forward to seeing you back out on the campaign trail soon. https://t.co/39ZC6Zhhbn | Wishing @BernieSanders a full and speedy recovery. Our thoughts are with you and your family today—and I look forward to seeing you back out on the campaign trail soon. https://t.co/39ZC6Zhhbn |
| My prayers are with @BernieSanders and his family while he recuperates and rests. We love you, Bernie! | My prayers are with @BernieSanders and his family while he recuperates and rests. We love you, Bernie! |