Today's News (2020/1/14)
Jan. 14th, 2020 09:22 pmRepublican senators say they will not vote to dismiss charges against Trump ahead of trial
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN1ZC0YT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican members of the U.S Senate, poised to begin an impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the coming days, voiced opposition on Monday to any attempt to dismiss the charges against him without a trial.
-----
Democrats add last-minute evidence to Trump impeachment case before Senate trial
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN1ZD1AA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday, seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks.
-----
House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate
It also includes a previously undisclosed May 2019 letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/14/house-dems-release-new-impeachment-evidence-related-to-indicted-giuliani-associate-098854
The material released on Tuesday contains several handwritten notes, emails, encrypted messages, and other documents that underscore the close relationship between Parnas and Giuliani, who was actively pursuing an effort last year to push the Ukrainian government to announce investigations targeting Trump’s political rivals. The documents also complicate one of Trump’s oft-stated defenses of his actions toward Ukraine.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN1ZC0YT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican members of the U.S Senate, poised to begin an impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the coming days, voiced opposition on Monday to any attempt to dismiss the charges against him without a trial.
-----
Democrats add last-minute evidence to Trump impeachment case before Senate trial
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-impeachment-idUSKBN1ZD1AA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday they would include new evidence when they send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate on Wednesday, seeking to expand the scope of a trial that will dominate Washington for the next several weeks.
-----
House Dems release new impeachment evidence related to indicted Giuliani associate
It also includes a previously undisclosed May 2019 letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/14/house-dems-release-new-impeachment-evidence-related-to-indicted-giuliani-associate-098854
The material released on Tuesday contains several handwritten notes, emails, encrypted messages, and other documents that underscore the close relationship between Parnas and Giuliani, who was actively pursuing an effort last year to push the Ukrainian government to announce investigations targeting Trump’s political rivals. The documents also complicate one of Trump’s oft-stated defenses of his actions toward Ukraine.