Epstein Secrets

ity Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) dismissed the witnesses who have testified, ... arguing that 'they were not all Trump administration folks.' They're Schiff's witnesses,' Scalise said. ... When pressed by host Chris Wallace on the fact that most of the witnesses are part of the Trump administration, Scal

elling.' Another individual called the meeting `erratic' and said the Ukrainians began to ignore Sondland and instead turned to Fiona Hill, who ran the National Security Council's Russia desk at the time, for clarification on Washington's messaging. Sondland has previously tried to EFTA00046176 claim he didn't know much abo

engthy introductory and closing statements. The total time that the witnesses ... spent answering Democrats' queries was about a minute longer than Schiff's comments and questions. The witnesses spent about 10 more minutes answering Democratic questions than Republican ones, in large part because more

blican on the House Intelligence Committee, formally requested the testimony of Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, the National Security Council's former senior director covering Russia and Ukraine. Neither of the Republicans had any desire to blame the president who appointed them for any mi

d for an apology: An NBC correspondent shared this throwback: And a Vox reporter shared this other throwback: Page 17551 EFTA00047062 Here are Schiff and Jim Jordan back in high school, via a CNN reporter: And a Democratic senator observed that none of the oversight being conducted by the House

-- Lawyers for Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman sent a letter to Fox News asking the network to retract a "false and defamatory" segment that suggested the National Security Council's Ukraine Page 17536 EFTA00047047 expert committed espionage. From CNN: "The request for a retraction centers around an October 28 segment on Ing

), the top Republican on the panel, sask[ed] who Vindman might have spoken to about the call and his concerns about the implications of that call." Schiff said, "We need to protect the whistle-blower. Please stop. I want to make sure that there is no effort to out the whistle-blower through these pro

krainian officials, they sought his guidance on" Rudy Giuliani's "efforts to push the investigations." According to the Times, Vindman, "reflecting the National Security Council's policy...advised Ukrainian officials, including Mr. Zelensky, to steer clear of American politics." The AP (11/19, Mascaro, Jalonick) says the Re