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Federal Prosecutors Investigating Whether Boeing Pilot Knowingly Lied to F.A.A.
In questions before a grand jury, prosecutors have focused on whether a top pilot misled regulators about new flight control software in the 737 Max plane.
Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness
A handful of senators reached out to the White House to warn the president not to dismiss Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified in the House hearings. But Mr. Trump went ahead anyway.
Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness
A handful of senators reached out to the White House to warn the president not to dismiss Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified in the House hearings. But Mr. Trump went ahead anyway.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: Republican senators tried to stop Friday firing of EU ambassador Gordon Sondland. w/@peterbakernyt
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Trump Fires Gordon Sondland Hours After Dismissing Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman
Emboldened by his victory and determined to strike back, the president fired Mr. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, after the White House earlier on Friday dismissed Colonel Vindman.
Impeachment Witness Alexander Vindman Will Be Transferred From the White House
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, whose testimony in the House inquiry infuriated President Trump and his allies, will be reassigned within the military, officials said.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: Trump fires Sondland. “I was advised today that the President intends to recall me effective immediately as United States Ambassador to the European Union," Sondland said in a statement.
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Trump Told Bolton to Help His Ukraine Pressure Campaign, Book Says
The president asked his national security adviser last spring in front of other senior advisers to pave the way for a meeting between Rudolph Giuliani and Ukraine’s new leader.
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Michael S. Schmidt
EXCLUSIVE: Bolton book contains new, earlier, allegation of Trump's involvement in pressure campaign. Trump asked Bolton to call Zelensky to ensure he would meet w/Giuliani. Cipollone and Mulvaney were in room. w/@maggieNYT
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Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book Says
The former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the president’s conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.
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Michael S. Schmidt
EXCLUSIVE: Bolton privately told Barr last year that he had concerns Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocrats of Turkey and China. Barr said he was concerned Trump created appearance he had undue influence on inquiries w/@maggieNYT
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Michael S. Schmidt
EXCLUSIVE: Manuscript of Bolton book says that he told AG Barr last year he was concerned that Trump was effectively granting personal favors to the autocratic leaders of Turkey and China. Barr expressed similar concerns. w/@maggieNYT
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Trump Tied Ukraine Aid to Inquiries He Sought, Bolton Book Says
Drafts of the book outline the potential testimony of the former national security adviser if he were called as a witness in the president’s impeachment trial.
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Michael S. Schmidt
EXCLUSIVE: Bolton's book draft says Trump told him in August that he wanted to continue freezing aid to Ukraine until they helped with investigations into rivals. w/@maggieNYT
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Michael S. Schmidt
New data point in Barr timeline. Bolton says that after Trump's July call with Zelensky, he told Barr that Trump mentioned his name on the call. DOJ has said that Barr learned about the call in mid-August in the context of the whistle-blower's complaint.
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Bolton Says He Is Willing to Testify in Impeachment Trial
The former national security adviser, who has complied with a White House directive not to cooperate in the inquiry, said he was willing to testify in the Senate trial if subpoenaed.
Justice Dept. Official and Liaison to Special Counsel to Step Down
Edward O’Callaghan worked closely with Rod J. Rosenstein to oversee the Russia investigation.
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Michael S. Schmidt
The top DOJ official who oversaw the Mueller investigation and guided deputy AG Rod Rosenstein through all sorts of crises has stepped down. w/@ktbenner
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Highlights From the Horowitz Report on the Russia Investigation
The inquiry by the Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence of the political conspiracy alleged by President Trump but uncovered flaws in how the case was handled.
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Michael S. Schmidt
One of our takeaways: The report debunks Trump’s accusation that Obama played a role in the investigation. It shows that Obama and top White House officials played no role in the decision to open the investigation or the Page FISA.
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Barr Is Said to Doubt Inspector General’s Finding on Russia Inquiry
If the attorney general rebuts the finding that the F.B.I. had sufficient cause to open the investigation, the president’s allies could use his skepticism to dismiss the entire report.
Trump Knew of Whistle-Blower Complaint When He Released Aid to Ukraine
White House lawyers briefed President Trump in late August about the complaint, people familiar with the matter said.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: Two weeks before Trump released the Ukraine aid, White House lawyers briefed him on whistle-blower’s complaint — a key detail about what Trump knew when he made a critical decision at the heart of impeachment investigation. @maggieNYT @julianbarnes
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Winger (with Don McGahn) “Ain’t Talkin Bout Love” MGM National November 22, 2019
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Michael S. Schmidt
ICYMI: Guitarist and former White House counsel Don McGahn played with Winger this weekend at the MGM National. Winger had two platinum albums -- one in '88 the other in '90. h/t @playbookplus
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Sondland Says He Followed Trump’s Orders to Pressure Ukraine
The United States ambassador to the European Union told the impeachment inquiry his efforts to press Ukraine to announce investigations were ordered by President Trump, and top officials knew.
Sondland, in Act of Defiance, Says He Followed Trump’s Orders in Ukraine Pressure Scheme
The United States ambassador to the European Union told the impeachment inquiry his efforts to press Ukraine to announce investigations were ordered by President Trump, and top officials knew.
Impeachment Hearing Live Updates: Gordon Sondland Ties Trump to Ukraine Pressure Campaign
Gordon D. Sondland will testify that he pressured Ukraine for investigations at President Trump’s “express direction,” and with signoff from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The ambassador also says he raised concerns with Mike Pence about an...
Sondland Kept Pompeo Informed on Ukraine Pressure Campaign
The diplomat at the center of the impeachment inquiry looped in the secretary of state at key moments as American officials pushed for investigations sought by President Trump.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: Pompeo knew about Sondland and Volker's efforts to get the Ukrainians to put out a statement that they hoped would appease Trump. Pompeo also OKed a plan to have Zelensky make commitment to Trump in person to unlock logjam between the two countries.
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Trump Has Considered Firing Intelligence Community Inspector General
The president blames Michael Atkinson, whom he appointed, for finding the anonymous whistle-blower’s complaint on his interactions with Ukraine to be credible.
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Michael S. Schmidt
NEW: Trump has discussed firing the inspector general for the intelligence community, Michael Atkinson. The president believes Atkinson was disloyal when he deemed the whistleblower's complaint credible and reported it to Congress. #déjàvu? w/@maggieNYT
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Comey Defends Trump Campaign Surveillance: ‘I Have Never Thought of That as Spying’
Mr. Comey, who oversaw the inquiry into ties between President Trump’s associates and Russia, said he knew of no illegal surveillance directed at the campaign.