Epstein Secrets

added that is was also clear that Vindman took it as a joke." Reuters (11/19, Zengerle, Freifeld, Landay) reports that "even as he was testifying, the White House's official Twitter account attacked [Vindman's] judgment — even though he is a current White House official, and the president's son Donald Trump Jr

publicans were so concerned about secondhand accounts, Democrats say, they should allow Trump associates who do have firsthand information — acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Energy Secretary Rick Perry, for example — to testify." Mary Bruce said on ABC World News Tonight (11/14, story 5,

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

president got booed at a stadium again, and this time he wasn't even there: Page 16652 EFTA00046163 QUOTE OF THE DAY: "He is healthy as can be," White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said after the president made an unscheduled trip to Walter Reed. "That man works from 6 a.m. until, you know, ve

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he world's most active underminers of democracy beyond their borders." -- Last year, after CIA Director Gina Haspel was nominated for her position, White House counsel Don McGahn suggested she withdraw due to her role in the "enhanced interrogation" program, which he argued could kill her confirmation chan

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

ague: The official White House Twitter account attacked a current White House official in the middle of that official's testimony before Congress: The White House's director of social media also attacked Vindman from his government account, prompting this observation from a Post colleague: The president's son a

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

lets that consultants thought could write about her, only AARP and Politico did. Sounds like a not-very-good return on investment. -- Barry Myers, the White House's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has withdrawn from consideration due to health concerns. Andrew Freedman and Jas

-- 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