Trump news – live: Impeachment poll reveals soaring public support for president’s removal during TV hearings, as damning Ukraine scandal details emerge
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Via: tessylo • 5 years ago • 46 commentsBy: Joe Sommerlad,The Independent
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Trump news – live: Impeachment poll reveals soaring public support for president’s removal during TV hearings, as damning Ukraine scandal details emerge
The House Intelligence Committee ’s televised hearings last week inspired a steady increase in public support for the impeachment of Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests.
As the House Judiciary Committee announced its plans for the next stage of the inquiry and invited the president to attend, The New York Times reports Mr Trump knew about the CIA whistleblower ’s initial complaint when he finally released the withheld $391m (£302m) military assistance to Kiev, a tactic that prompted two White House budget officials to resign in protest, according to the latest published witness transcript.
President Trump meanwhile gave his latest 2020 campaign rally in Florida on Tuesday night, denouncing the investigation into his quid pro quo call with Volodymyr Zelensky as “bulls***” and encouraging his supporters to chant the word in defiance.
Hilarious how some folks are saying that support for impeachment is dropping with all other evidence to the contrary.
Bad case of TDS trump denial syndrome
Hillarious how so many people on the progressive liberal left are absolutely convinced impeachment equates to certain removal from office. It does not. Both president's who have been impeached in the past remained in office.
Trump lashes out against impeachment during Florida rally
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Prompting a profane chant. Describing his own speeches as “ranting and raving.” Advising the governor of Florida to not always wear a jacket so people know he’s not fat.
Now a Florida man, President Donald Trump held what his campaign dubbed a “homecoming rally” near Miami Tuesday, continuing to lash out at the ongoing impeachment inquiry in a state that will be crucial to his 2020 reelection bid.
The rally was Trump’s first in the state since he officially changed his residency last month from Trump Tower in New York to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach. He received a warm welcome from the roaring crowd at an arena in Sunrise.
“Welcome home to Florida,” the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, told him.
The House impeachment inquiry is entering its next phase after lawmakers last week completed their first round of public interviews concerning Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals. The House Intelligence Committee is now preparing a report on its findings, while the House Judiciary Committee is moving forward with its own hearings before it is expected to consider formal articles of impeachment.
Trump spent much of his rally railing against Democrats, accusing them of “trying to rip our nation apart” with investigations.
“First it was the Russia hoax,” Trump said, “and now the same maniacs are pushing the deranged ... impeachment” narrative. He insisted yet again that he had done nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine and argued anew that Democrats are only trying to take him down because “they know that they cannot win the next election.”
Still, Trump insisted that voters aren’t being persuaded — despite polling to the contrary — and tried to assure his audience that "we won these last two weeks so solidly,” despite damning public testimony and unflattering press reports.
“You see what’s happening in the polls? Everybody said, ‘That’s really bulls---,’” Trump said, prompting a chant of the profanity to erupt from the crowd.
At the same time, Trump worked to butter up voters as he described his supporters as the “super elite.”
"You people are successful as hell,” he told them. “You’re smarter. You’re better looking. You’re sharper.”
Trump also spent time discussing recent controversies, including an unannounced trip he paid to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on a Saturday this month.
Despite lingering questions about the visit, Trump assured the crowd that if he “didn't feel great,” he “wouldn't be ranting and raving" to crowds so large.
He also complimented the state’s governor, at one point commenting on his physique and suggesting he wear jackets less frequently.
Florida will be a crucial state for Trump as he tries to replicate his 2016 victory. He carried it by less than 2 percentage points then, defying expectations and paving the way to an electoral college victory.
“Less than one year from now I will join voters across the Sunshine State, my home, as we head to the polls,” Trump told the crowd, predicting rosily that, “together, we will win back the House, we will hold the Senate and we will keep that beautiful, beautiful White House.”
Throughout his presidency, Trump has spent many winter weekends and holidays in Florida, mingling with dues-paying members at Mar-a-Lago and golfing at the courses he owns nearby. Ethics experts have raised alarms at the arrangement, in which wealthy Americans and foreigners can quite literally buy access to the president of the United States.
Trump decided last month to officially change his residency to Florida after long claiming he’d been mistreated by New York officials investigating his conduct and railing against the state’s management, including its high tax rate.
But not everyone was happy about his return.
About 200 anti-Trump protesters rallied on a street outside the BB&T Center before the president arrived, raising a helium-filled “Baby Trump” balloon as some chanted, “Lock him up.”
Trump may be impeached, but will not be removed from office.
Due to the Dems utter failure to produce what they promised, Trump will be reelected in a landslide.
No new damning bombshell or smoking gun testimony was revealed and the press has always been unflattering to Trump.
There's nothing flattering to tRump that the press can report on, NOTHING.
Yes, yes there is...................
No, no there isn't.
Well tRump supporters will always be tRump supporters. That's not flattering. You know how he loves the poorly educated.
Read the links. Not that you will change your mind but at least it may offer you some food for thought. Especially this one...............
No, I will not.
tRump LOVES THE POORLY EDUCATED. They're his base.
And what "Base" do you follow ?
Actually, you are simply factually wrong on that. Two lowest-educated groups in America vote Democrat overwhelmingly.
Look it up!
PROVE IT!
I'm correct, as usual.
tRump loves the POORLY EDUCATED.
Sure, unlike you I CAN do that!
Here you go:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_outcomes_in_the_United_States_by_race_and..
Now, you will have to actually READ the link--the whole thing--to understand it.
And then this:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/09/28/can-trump-win-black...
https://thinkprogress.org/why-latinos-are-democrats-and-why-theyre-likely-to-stay-that...
Okay, I have proven my point.
Your turn to attempt to prove your bogus statement.
if you can or dare, of course.
I'm betting on you ignoring this or yelling "Uh-uh!"
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Close this content, you can also use the Escape key at anytime
Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas
Washington (AFP) - A US appeals court judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's top aides must comply with subpoenas issued by the impeachment investigation against him.
In a case involving former White House counsel Don McGahn, who was subpoenaed in May by the House Judiciary Committee, judge Ketanji Jackson ruled that administration officials cannot claim absolute immunity from testifying based on their closeness to the US leader.
While Jackson ruled specifically on McGahn's case, she said it had broad application to all current and former presidential aides.
"Presidents are not kings," Jackson wrote in her decision.
"No one, not even the head of the Executive branch, is above the law."
She said Congress has the power to subpoena any of the president's advisors, whether they are involved in domestic policies or sensitive national security issues.
"It goes without saying that the law applies to former White House Counsel Don McGahn, just as it does to other current and former senior-level White House officials," she wrote.
- No 'absolute immunity' -
That ruling could open a path for the House Intelligence Committee -- which is building a case for impeachment charges against Trump -- to force testimony from three top witnesses: former national security advisor John Bolton, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
All are believed to have direct knowledge of Trump's alleged demand that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky open investigations into Trump's Democratic rivals in exchange for a high profile summit and much-needed military aid.
"To those witnesses who hide behind fallacious claims of absolute immunity, this ruling shows again how meritless their position remains," intelligence committee chairman Adam Schiff said in a statement.
The ruling could also give fresh life to the stalled impeachment case in the Judiciary Committee, which has tried to develop charges against Trump for obstructing the Russian collusion investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Mueller's final report in April outlined 10 acts of alleged obstruction by the president.
"Don McGahn is a central witness to allegations that President Trump obstructed Special Counsel Mueller's investigation," Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said in a statement.
"The administration's claim that officials can claim 'absolute immunity' from Congressional subpoenas has no basis in law, as the court recognized today."
But testimony won't happen right away, as the Justice Department plans to appeal Jackson's decision, said department spokesperson Kerri Kupec.
That could take the case to the Supreme Court, and in the meantime, the department could seek a court stay to prevent McGahn or others from speaking before the two committees.
Poll Question:
"Do you think President Trump should be impeached after the damning testimony and " Proof he extorted" Ukraine, that we all listened to in the hearings" ?
tRump loves the poorly educated. They're his base.
And you're in ….. what base again ?
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That's the tRump supporter base for you - classless and cowardly, just like the 'president'
Gee, for someone who proudly proclaims to not read what is posted, it is amazing that somehow, you can actually use the same exact words in your comments that people you don't read use!
Amazing feat, Oh Great Karnac!
I'm locking this seed now thanks to the trolls such as yourself.
Shame and a pity that's all you have is to piss all over someone elses' seed.
I'm sorry your existence is so miserable and pathetic.
Maybe you'll get some good tips at your waitressing job.
Keep your chin up there Ms. Thing.