Epstein Secrets

vided information to the anonymous whistleblower about the president's efforts to pressure Ukraine "exposed things that didn't need to be exposed." Felicia Sonmez, Karoun Demirjian and Douglas MacMillan report: "'This would have been far better off if we would've just taken care of this behind the scenes,' J

ed by the Journal show that three days [after the July 10 meeting], Mr. Sondland urged Mr. Morrison to schedule the call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Zelensky before Ukrainian parliamentary elections on July 21. 'Sole purpose is for Zelensky to give Potus assurances of "new sheriff' in town. Corruption en

vided information to the anonymous whistleblower about the president's efforts to pressure Ukraine "exposed things that didn't need to be exposed." Felicia Sonmez, Karoun Demirjian and Douglas MacMillan report: "'This would have been far better off if we would've just taken care of this behind the scenes,' Jo

ewed by the Journal show that three days [after the July 10 meeting], Mr. Sondland urged Mr. Morrison to schedule the call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Zelensky before Ukrainian parliamentary elections on July 21. 'Sole purpose is for Zelensky to give Potus assurances of "new sheriff" in town. Corruption en

play down the risk of a recession. He also pinned the blame for a potential economic downturn on the central bank and its chairman, Jerome Powell. Felicia Sonmez and Damian Paletta report: "The Fed funds rate, which Trump is trying to tell central bankers to cut, is currently set at 2.25 percent. Slashing it

t by a Ukrainian official that senior figures in Kyiv knew about the aid freeze during the Trump administration's pressure campaign — and that the Zelensky administration sought to keep that fact from surfacing to avoid getting drawn into the American impeachment debate. She said her own government blo

n. He's already facing serious primary challenges from former congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and former San Diego city councilman Carl DeMaio, Felicia Sonmez notes. Hunter won the congressional seat after his father, Duncan Hunter Sr., retired from it to run for president in 2008. -- The North Dakota com

nt by a Ukrainian official that senior figures in Kyiv knew about the aid freeze during the Trump administration's pressure campaign — and that the Zelensky administration sought to keep that fact from surfacing to avoid getting drawn into the American impeachment debate. She said her own government blo

TE OF THE DAY: "I understand that everything that Donald Trump says is offensive to some people." — Mulvaney on Trump's comments about Baltimore. (Felicia Sonmez) SOCIAL MEDIA SPEED READ: Trump attacked Al Sharpton after the reverend said he was traveling to Baltimore: A Post reporter responded to Trump's

ropean union Gordon Sondland used his unsecured cellphone to update President Trump on his meeting that morning with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Holmes said he could hear Trump say, "So he's going to do the investigation?" And he said Sondland responded, "Oh yeah, he's going to do it." The

': Lawmakers sound off on Trump's attacks of minority congresswomen -- Trump's aides defended his behavior on the Sunday shows. Cat Zakrzewski and Felicia Sonmez report: "Stephen Miller, the White House senior adviser who oversees immigration policy, had a heated back-and-forth '• Page 13940 EFTA00044451

date for his agenda in parliamentary elections, matching his landslide victory in the presidential race three months ago. Exit polling showed that Zelensky's Servant of the People party, named for the television comedy in which he played an unknown schoolteacher who is catapulted to the presidency over

?': Lawmakers sound off on Trump's attacks of minority congresswomen -- Trump's aides defended his behavior on the Sunday shows. Cat Zakrzewski and Felicia Sonmez report: "Stephen Miller, the White House senior adviser who oversees immigration policy, had a heated back-and-forth with 'Fox News Sunday' host Ch

ndate for his agenda in parliamentary elections, matching his landslide victory in the presidential race three months ago. Exit polling showed that Zelensky's Servant of the People party, named for the television comedy in which he played an unknown schoolteacher who is catapulted to the presidency over

f the hold on security aid at the time of the call between the heads of state, and that they found nothing alarming in the presidents' discussion," Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and Colby ltkowitz report. The White House challenged Cooper's timeline, arguing that just because the Ukrainians asked does not mean

ared that the Trump administration would not give Ukraine's newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a chance to visit the White House — unless Zelensky agreed to announce investigations that could help the president politically. 'I Page 17525 EFTA00047036 ►snow tnat members of tnis committee fre

f the hold on security aid at the time of the call between the heads of state, and that they found nothing alarming in the presidents' discussion," Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner and Colby ltkowitz report. The White House challenged Cooper's timeline, arguing that just because the Ukrainians asked does not mean

t: "More forcefully than he has before, Sondland declared that the Trump administration would not give Ukraine's newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a chance to visit the White House — unless Zelensky agreed to announce investigations that could help the president politically. 'I know that membe

ports that he met with ex-Ukrainian prosecutor general Viktor Shokin in Vienna to obtain information about the Bidens were false. Elise Viebeck and Felicia Sonmez report: "The allegation ... was made by the attorney for [Parnas]. On Fox News, Nunes declined to answer further questions about the accusation ...

fice was put on notice that an anonymous CIA official had made a complaint to the agency's general counsel about Trump's July 25 call to [Volodymyr] Zelensky This official would later file a whistleblower complaint with the intelligence community's inspector general ... "The document research has only e