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SUMMARY: President Trump acted as his own defender in chief on Monday, criticizing a whistleblower complaint, as some of his allies tried to argue that Democrats are rushing an impeachment inquiry. But not all Republicans are defending the President, including his former Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert. Lisa Desjardins reports, then joins Yamiche Alcindor and Judy Woodruff for more.
"Pompeo, Democrats clash over whistleblower inquiry and documents" PBS NewsHour 10/1/2019
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SUMMARY: While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday pushed back on demands by House Democrats for testimony and documents related to the Ukraine investigation, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley defended the whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Trump’s actions. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff for more developments.
"Why Barr asking foreign leaders for help in probe of U.S. agencies raises concerns" PBS NewsHour 10/1/2019
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SUMMARY: According to The Washington Post, Attorney General William Barr has been personally visiting with foreign leaders to encourage them to help out with an investigation that President Trump hopes will discredit special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. William Brangham talks with Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post to untangle the many threads of the story.
"Democrats warn White House that time is up to produce documents" PBS NewsHour 10/2/2019
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SUMMARY: Top House Democrats sent a warning to the White House on Wednesday: Stonewalling the impeachment inquiry will be treated as grounds for impeachment itself. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged for the first time that he was on a July call between President Trump and Ukraine’s president. Yamiche Alcindor reports, then joins Lisa Desjardins and Judy Woodruff for more.
"How Republicans see the impeachment inquiry" PBS NewsHour 10/2/2019
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SUMMARY: Do Republicans believe President Trump’s conversation with Ukraine’s leader warrants an impeachment inquiry? Judy Woodruff gets two perspectives from former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Chris Buskirk of American Greatness on the potential political ramifications.
"Trump shocks again by encouraging China to investigate the Bidens" PBS NewsHour 10/3/2019
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SUMMARY: President Donald Trump is facing an impeachment inquiry because he urged Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. But Thursday, Trump said he would welcome similar involvement from another foreign power: China. The admission comes as the two countries prepare for trade talks. Judy Woodruff talks to Yamiche Alcindor and The Washington Post's Michael Kranish.
"Trump is suggesting foreign leaders investigate the Bidens. Is that illegal?" PBS NewsHour 9/30/2019
COMMENT: I've done a bit of research on impeachment (not only Wikipedia), our Constitution does NOT require that a statuary law be violated to bring charges, it is up to Congress (the House) to define what 'high crimes and misdemeanors' are.
"The notion that only criminal conduct can constitute sufficient grounds for impeachment does not comport with either the views of the founders or with historical practice. Alexander Hamilton, in Federalist 65, described impeachable offenses as arising from 'the misconduct of public men, or in other words from the abuse or violation of some public trust.' Such offenses were 'political, as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself.' According to this reasoning, impeachable conduct could include behavior that violates an official's duty to the country, even if such conduct is not necessarily a prosecutable offense. Indeed, in the past both houses of Congress have given the phrase 'high Crimes and Misdemeanors' a broad reading, finding that impeachable offenses need not be limited to criminal conduct." - Wikipedia
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SUMMARY: What are the legal and national security implications of President Donald Trump’s encouraging foreign powers to investigate a potential political rival? Judy Woodruff talks to Michael Mukasey, who was attorney general under former President George W. Bush, and Carrie Cordero, a former Justice Department and intelligence official who served in both Republican and Democratic administrations.
"Why talking to Ukrainian officials disproves the Trump narrative on Biden" PBS NewsHour 10/4/2019
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SUMMARY: Ukraine lies at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, who has urged the country’s new President to investigate the Biden family. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky, who has reported from the country for years, returns there to speak with officials and activists about what really happened with Joe and Hunter Biden, U.S. aid and Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts.
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