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We try not to do books about politics — political discourse in this country is, currently, divisive in the extreme. However, Carlos Lozada, in his new book, The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians, gives us a survey of Washington literature that will surprise, delight and inform you. From Tocqueville to Trump, from The Muller Report to DeSantis' plea for the presidency, Carlos has read it all, and written about almost everything he has read. This book is a compendium of his best columns about books…why does Carlos think presidents insist on writing their own biographies? Why is George H.W. Bush one of the only presidents without a presidential autobiography? Tune in and find out. Books mentioned in this week's episode: The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians by Carlos Lozada What We Were Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era by Carlos Lozada Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood by Jimmy Carter Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush by Jon Meacham Heartburn by Nora Ephron Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump has been indicted.  Democrats rejoice.  Finally got him.Just like the dossier.  And Russia.  And the impeachment.  And the impeachment. And the Muller Report. And..... And......This is nothing more than a political witch hunt and the entire country knows it, though only half will admit it out loud.Join Jim and Dan and then get in on the conversation on Facebook.

This week marks 40 years of WRSI on the air. I have the WRSI origin story with our Creator-Ed Skutnik. Blowing up a dam with the CT River Conservancy. Masks look like their coming back thanks to the Delta Variant so UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller is back with the Muller Report. And turning the Wine Bunker into the Whiskey Bunker with the Wine Snobs.

Kirk Muller played in the NHL for 19 seasons and has been behind the bench since 2011. He joins Jeff and Elliotte on the podcast (42:00) to talk about Montreal’s impressive play in the bubble last season, how to find success as a player in a market like Montreal, his thoughts on Nick Suzuki and […]

Former advisor to President Trump, author and international center of the fake Russia collusion investigation, George Papadopolous holds nothing back and discusses high-profile individuals and their involvement in the attempted coup of an American presidency.

The end of this wretched year. Some looking back and looking forward. To getting a vaccine, but what of the new variant? The return of the Muller Report. Looking forward to a stimulus check, if one is coming…with Congressman McGovern. To some fancy sparkling wines for tonight. To movie recommendations from Mr. Universe. And to going home to our pets who love us. Or do they? With Dr. Steve from Sunderland Animal Hospital

With the first vaccine in the world administered in the UK, it’s the return of The Muller Report with UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. Now that it looks like Hunter Biden is in hot water after all, What does Congressman and Democrat Jim McGovern thinks this means for the Biden transition and the Biden Presidency? And what the hell is the holdup in Congress on COVID relief? Meet our golden ticket winner Northampton’s Mark Gryska. Word of the year runners up with Emily Brewster from Merriam-Webster.

This Week! We return for the penultimate chapter of our review of "The Russia Hoax" by Gregg Jarrett a chapter he probably wishes he could rip out of our books since the Muller Report was released. Thanks as always for being our patrons and enjoy the show! Music: "Say You Will" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Shannon Wheeler The creator Of Too Much Coffee Man discusses his New Yorker comics, and his comic book adaptation of The Infamous Muller Report

I am listening to the audiobook of Rage, by Bob Woodward and read by Robert Petkoff. In Chapter 8 Trump is positioning himself to fire Comey and the Muller investigation in launched. #MindfulSkeptics #BoyceLittlefield #TrickleUp #RAGE Join my discord: https://discord.gg/tXx8A9u Mindful Skeptics Podcast Donation Links: https://www.patreon.com/mindfulskeptics Cash App Link: $BoyceLittlefield Venmo Link: @mindfulskeptics PayPal.me/mindfulskeptics https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/14ZUK8NKJV15B?ref_=wl_share ________________________________________________________________________ Donald Trump Mike Pence Joe Biden Kamala Harris President Vice President Barrack Obama Michelle Obama AudioBook Read Book Club #YangGang Yang Gang Andrew Yang Mike Pompeo Andy Kim Matt Pottinger Rod Rosenstein

HOW THE MULLER REPORT LED TO THE TRUMP IMPEACHMENT Now on Paper back https://amzn.to/2SWPj4q To what extent did this report lead to the impeachment? When a thorough analysis is done, will this be the one thing which led to the impeachment? Although most experts and those on the left and right do differ on what led to this impeachment, in the final analysis there is ample supporting evidence to assess the impact of the Muller Report on the impeachment of President Donald J. Trump. No quid pro quo, deep state meddling and even a cast of characters could stop the inevitable. #TrumpTrumpTrump #TheMullerReport #Impeachment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/podbum/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/podbum/support

This week: there’s no Green River Festival. Sad. But we’re bringing you Green River Festival on the air 26 hours of live music during the course of the weekend. And I’ll show you some of my favorite interviews from Green River Festivals past. Including legends we’ve lost like Sharon Jones and Allen Toussaint. Is coronavirus officially considered airborne? The Muller Report with Dr. Mandy Muller. Congressman McGovern on making good trouble and more.

This week: Indoor dining has resumed in Massachusetts? How safe a move is that? The Muller Report with virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. COVID 19 as a red state/blue state issue with Congressman Jim McGovern. Why one of our favorite quarantine hobbies might be dangerous for our dogs. Are there 36 civilizations communicating throughout the Milky Way Galaxy? Mr. Universe on a recent paper that alludes to that claim. There’s no Green River Festival this year but we’re moving the Green River Festival onto our airwaves.

This week: In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, how the Valley is responding to the movement towards justice and recognizing the value in black lives. A new teaching textbook on how to be anti-racist called “This Book Is Anti-Racist.” The Muller Report returns with UMass virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. How do we safely gather together in protest without exacerbating the COVID crisis? If Trump is anti-antifa does that make him pro fa? Hear what Congressman Jim McGovern has to say. Still taking requests for the quarantine and a bunch more.

This week: The Muller Report on PLANDEMIC. And if that statement doesn’t get QANON’s attention I don’t know what will. But Dr. Mandy Muller on the recent viral conspiracy theory video. How to garden…a community. And will that community be destroyed by a nearby black hole! What is a zedonk. Are you getting more stimulus money and some wines to spend it on.

This week: COVID strokes and COVID conspiracy with the Muller Report and UMASS virologist, Dr. Mandy Muller. Northampton Pride goes online with a little help from my 12 year old son Enzo! How astronomers lost a planet. Learning to speak Scottish English and some dictionary vindication for Stephen Colbert. Drinking those wines Dr. Oz said would make you healthy despite the fact that Dr. Oz kinda doesn’t care if your kids get COVID.

This week: Congressman McGovern on masks and money. More on whether or not smelling farts can give you the ‘rona. The Muller Report with UMASS Virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. NE Patriots correspondent my dad on the Gronk situation and sheet rock. Should you drink that 20 year old bottle of wine in your basement? The Wine Snobs weigh in with a cautionary tale. Jarret J. Krosoczka on his final installment of Jedi Academy. Why coronavirus conspiracy theory is so dangerous. And lots of great people doing great things to lift up our local businesses and our local people through all of this.

THIS WEEK: The Northonkton Car Chorus and the drama inherent therein. Another installment of The Muller Report with UMASS virologist Dr. Mandy Muller. Congressman Jim McGovern on when to expect our stimulus checks and how his hometown of Worcester is ramping up preparedness for the Massachusetts wave of COVID-19. New words that have been created in the pandemic era.

As a follow up to recent shows focusing on the 10 most important economic, technology and political events in the US for 2019, today’s show delves deeper and looks at the 10 most important of the past decade, since the great recession and financial crash of 2007-09. Topics covered include: Obama’s failed economic recovery program of 2009, Obama’s $6 trillion in extended Bush tax cuts for the rich and business, the $1T austerity program of 2011 cutting social programs, the Federal Reserve Bank’s $5T bailout of the banks and investors via QE and zero interest rates for banks for 7 years, the US debt acceleration for government, households and business, the financial asset market boom and bubbles (stocks, bonds, derivatives, etc.) still underway, $10 trillion in corporate stock buybacks and dividend payouts, the deregulation of the ACA and Dodd-Frank healthcare and bank Acts of 2010, and the rise of digital currencies like Bitcoin, Libra (proposed), and others.  On the political side of the past decade, most important events include the Supreme Court passage of Citizens United, Obama’s failure to bail out Main St. in 2010 and Democrat party debacle in the 2010 midterm elections, the shift in the ‘Red’ states and consequent spread of voter suppression, gerrymandering, and red state dominance of the electoral college, Trump’s transformation of the Republican party into a sycophant base and personal following, the cultural decline of America witnessed in rising opioid addiction, gun killings, and suicides, the Muller Report and Democrats outmaneuvered by Trump, and the Impeachment of Trump in 2019.  

President Donald Trump has been impeached. In this episode, hear the key evidence against him presented by the witnesses called to testify in over 40 hours of hearings that took place in the "inquiry" phase of the impeachment. Using this episode, you will be able to judge for yourself how strong the case against President Trump really is as the country prepares for his Senate trial.  Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Click here to contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536 Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD067: What Do We Want In Ukraine? CD068: Ukraine Aid Bill CD136: Building WWIII CD156: Sanctions – Russia, North Korea & Iran CD167: Combating Russia (NDAA 2018) LIVE CD202: Impeachment? Articles/Documents Article: Pelosi Says She Plans To Send Articles Of Impeachment To Senate By Claudio Grisales and Dirdre Walsh, npr, December 18, 2019 Article: Impeachment Timeline: From Early Calls To A Full House Vote by Brian Naylor, npr, December 17, 2019 Article: Ukraine and Russia agree to implement ceasefire BBC News, December 10, 2019 Article: How America’s System Of Legalized Corruption Brought Us To The Brink Of Impeachment By Brendan Fischer, Talking Points Memo, December 5, 2019 Article: Who Is Michael J. Gerhardt? Professor Made Impeachment His Specialty by Emily Cochrane, The New York Times, December 4, 2019 Article: The Betrayal of Volodymyr Zelensky by Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, December 3, 2019 Article: Eric Ciaramella: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know By Tom Cleary, heavy November 24, 2019 Article: Why Did ASAP Rocky Keep Coming Up at the Impeachment Hearing? By Aaron Mak, Slate, November 20, 2019 Article: Impeaching Trump And Demonizing Russia: Birds Of A Feather By Robert W. Merry, The American Conservative, November 19, 2019 Article: Gordon Sondland Was A Low-Profile Hotel Owner. Until He Went To Work For Trump By Jim Zarroli, npr, November 19, 2019 Article: Yovanovitch's Moment: Will Her Testimony Help Dems or the GOP? By Susan Crabtree, RealClear Politics, November 14, 2019 Article: Who Is Bill Taylor? Key Witness in the Impeachment Inquiry By Lara Jakes, The New York Times, November 13, 2019 Article: Mulvaney will not pursue court fight over subpoena By Katelyn Polantz, CNN, November 12, 2019 Article: After boost from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker, Stephen Braun, and Richard Lardner, AP News, November 11, 2019 Article: CNN host was set to interview Ukrainian President until scandal took shape By Caroline Kelly, CNN, November 7, 2019 Article: Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, defies subpoena in impeachment inquiry By Bart Jansen, USA Today, October 15, 2019 Article: 'Disruptive Diplomat' Gordon Sondland, a key figure in Trump impeachment furor long coveted ambassadorship By Aaron C. Davis, Josh Dawsey, Michelle Ye Hee Lee, and Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post, October 14, 201 Article: The Sleazy Career of Kurt Volker By Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect, October 8, 2019 Article: Here’s what you need to know about the US aid package to Ukraine that Trump delayed by Joe Gould and Howard Altman, Defense News, September 25, 2019 Article: After Years Of Stalling, Can Ukraine Finally Become Energy Self-Sufficient? By Todd Prince, RadioFreeEurope RadioLiberty, September 15, 2019 Transcript: Nancy Pelosi Impeachment Statement Transcript: House of Representatives Launching Impeachment Inquiry of Trump Rev, September 24, 2019 Article: Trump holds up Ukraine military aid meant to confront Russia By Caitlin Emma and Connor O'Brien, Politico, August 28, 2019 Article: Trump kills plan to cut billions in foreign aid by John Bresnahan, Jennifer Scholtes and Marianne Levine, Politico, August 22, 2019 Article: The Complete Timeline of A$AP Rocky’s Arrest in Sweden By Isabelle Hore-Thorburn, High Snobiety, August 14, 2019 Document: Letter to Richard Burr & Adam Schiff August 12, 2019 Article: NATO is the obstacle to improving Russian-Western relations By Ruslan Pukhov, Defense News, March 28, 2019 Article: In Ukraine, A Make Believe Politician Prepares For the Presidency By Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, March 26, 2019 Article: US staged a coup in Ukraine – here’s why and how by Chris Kanthan, Nation of Change, August 15, 2018 Article: How and Why the US Government Perpetrated the 2014 Coup in Ukraine by Eric Zuesse, Strategic Culture Foundation, June 3, 2018 Article: What Did Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort Really Do in Ukraine? by Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Tom Winter and Max Tucker, NBC News, June 27, 2017 Article: What Exactly Did Paul Manafort Do Wrong? by Julia Ioffe, The Atlantic, March 24, 2017 Article: How William Hague Deceived the House of Commons on Ukraine By David Morrison, Huffington Post, October 3, 2014 Article: That time Ukraine tried to join NATO — and NATO said no By Adam Taylor, The Washington Post, September 14, 2014 Article: It's not Russia that's pushed Ukraine to the brink of war By Seumas Milne, Guardian, April 30, 2014 Article: Facing Russian Threat, Ukraine Halts Plans for Deals with E.U. By David M. Herszenhorn, The New York Times, November 21, 2013 Article: Former Soviet States Stand Up to Russia. Will the U.S.? By Carl Gershman, The Washington Post, September 26, 2013 Article: Ukraine Says ’No’ to NATO By Kathleen Holzwart Sprehe, Pew Research Center, March 29, 2010 Article: Ukraine Faces Battle of NATO, Pro and Con By Mara D. Bellaby, The Associated Press, Washington Post Archive, June 6, 2006 Article: 'Meddling' In Ukraine By Michael McFaul, The Washington Post, December 21, 2004 Article: AFTEREFFECTS: THE LAW; American Will Advise Iraqis On Writing New Constitution By Jennifer 8. Lee, The Washington Post, May 11, 2003 Additional Resources Bill Summary: H.Res.755 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Biography.com, Updated December 16, 2019 Biography: Rudolph Giuliani Biography.com, Updated December 16, 2019 Biography: David Hale, U.S. Department of State Biography: George P. Kent, U.S. Department of State Biographies: Speakers’ Bios: US-Ukraine Working Group Yearly Summit IV, Center For US Ukrainian Relations Explanatory Statement: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 Explanatory Statement: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 State Department Explanatory Statement: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 6157 Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 Explanatory Statement: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 State Department Hearing: The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment U.S. House Committee on The Judiciary Profile: Gordon Sondland LinkedIn Profile: Kurt Volker LinkedIn Profile: Timothy Morrison LinkedIn Public Library of US Diplomacy: UKRAINE: PM YANUKOVYCH TELLS A/S FRIED: UKRAINE'S EUROPEAN CHOICE HAS BEEN DECIDED Wikileaks, November 17, 2006 USIP: About United States Institute of Peace USIP: Stephen J. Hadley United States Institute of Peace The Origins of USIP: Institute’s Founders Were Visionaries, Grass-Roots Americans, World War II Veterans United States Institute of Peace Video: Ukraine Crisis - What You're Not Being Told, YouTube, March 12, 2014 Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Emerging U.S. Defense Challenges and Worldwide Threats, United States Senate Committee on Armed Services, December 6, 2019 Witnesses General John M. Keane Mr. Shawn Brimley Dr. Robert Kagan Transcript: 55:55 Robert Kagan: But as we look across the whole panoply of threats that we face in the world, I worry that it’s too easy to lose sight of what, to my mind, represent the greatest threats that we face over the medium- and long term and possibly even sooner than we may think, and that is the threat posed by the two great powers in the international system, the two great revisionist powers international system—Russia and China, because what they threaten is something that is in a way more profound, which is this world order that the United States created after the end of World War II—a global security order, a global economic order, and a global political order. This is not something the United States did as a favor to the rest of the world. It’s not something we did out of an act of generosity, although on historical terms it was a rather remarkable act of generosity. It was done based on what Americans learned in the first half of the twentieth century, which was that if there was not a power—whether it was Britain or, as it turned out, it had to be the United States—willing and able to maintain this kind of decent world order, you did not have some smooth ride into something else. What you had was catastrophe. What you had was the rise of aggressive powers, the rise of hostile powers that were hostile to liberal values. We saw it. We all know what happened with two world wars in the first half of the twentieth century and what those who were present at the creation, so to speak, after World War II wanted to create was an international system that would not permit those kinds of horrors to be repeated. CNN Town Hall: Pelosi says Bill Clinton impeached for "being stupid", CNN, December 5, 2019 Speakers: Nancy Pelosi Transcript: Questioner: So, Ms, Pelosi. You resisted calls for the impeachment of president Bush in 2006 and president Trump following the Muller report earlier this year, this time is different. Why did you oppose it? Why did you oppose impeachment in the past? And what is your obligation to protect our democracy from the actions of our president now? Pelosi: Thank you. I thank you for bringing up the question about, because when I became speaker the first time, there was overwhelming call for me to impeach president Bush on the strength of the war in Iraq, which I vehemently opposed. And I say it again, I said it other places. That was my wheelhouse. I was intelligence. I was a ranking member on the intelligence committee, even before I became part of the leadership of gang of four. So I knew there were no nuclear weapons in Iraq. It just wasn't there. They had to show us, they had to show the gang of four. All the intelligence they had, the intelligence did not show that that was the case. So I knew it was a misrepresentation to the public. But having said that, it was in my view, not a ground for impeachment. They won the election. They made a representation. And to this day, people think, people think that it was the right thing to do. People think Iraq had something to do with the 9/11. I mean, it's appalling what they did. But I did and I said, if somebody wants to make a case, you bring it forward. They had impeached bill Clinton for personal indiscretion and misrepresenting about it and some of these same people are saying, Oh, this doesn't rise to impeachment or that right there. And impeaching Bill Clinton for being stupid in terms of something like that. I mean, I love him. I think it was a great president, but being stupid in terms of that and what would somebody do not to embarrass their family, but in any event, they did Bill Clinton. Now they want me to do George this. I just didn't want it to be a way of life in our country. As far as the Muller report or there was a good deal of the academic setting and a thousand legal experts wrote a statement that said, the Muller Report impeach...is what's in there as an impeachable offense? So much of what's in the Muller report will be more clear once some of the court cases are resolved, but it wasn't so clear to the public. The Ukraine, this removed all doubt. It was self evident that the president undermined our national security, jeopardize the integrity of our elections as he violated his oath of office. There's just... That's something that cannot be ignored. Hearing: Hearing on Constitutional Framework for Impeachment, House Judiciary Committee, C-SPAN Coverage, December 4, 2019 Watch on Youtube: The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump Witnesses Professor Noah Feldman Professor Pamela Karlan Professor Michael Gerhardt Professor Jonathan Turley Transcript: 1:41:00 Michael Gerhardt: The gravity of the president's misconduct is apparent when we compare it to the misconduct of the one president resigned from office to avoid impeachment conviction and removal. The House Judiciary Committee in 1974 approved three articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon who resigned a few days later. The first article charged him with obstruction of justice. If you read the Muller report, it identifies a number of facts. I won't lay them out here right now that suggest the president himself has obstructed justice. If you look at the second article of impeachment approved against Richard Nixon, it charged him with abuse of power for ordering the heads of the FBI, IRS, and CIA to harass his political enemies. In the present circumstance, the president is engaged in a pattern of abusing the trust, placing him by the American people, by soliciting foreign countries, including China, Russia, and Ukraine, to investigate his political opponents and interfere on his behalf and elections in which he is a candidate. The third article approved against president Nixon charged that he had failed to comply with four legislative subpoenas. In the present circumstance, the president has refused to comply with and directed at least 10 others in his administration not to comply with lawful congressional subpoenas, including Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and acting chief of staff and head of the Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney. As Senator Lindsey Graham now chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee said when he was a member of the house on the verge of impeaching president Clinton, the day Richard Nixon failed to answer that subpoena is the day he was subject to impeachment because he took the power from Congress over the impeachment process away from Congress, and he became the judge and jury. That is a perfectly good articulation of why obstruction of Congress is impeachable. 2:02:30 Norm Eisen: Professor Feldman, what is abuse of power? Noah Feldman: Abuse of power is when the president uses his office, takes an action that is part of the presidency, not to serve the public interest, but to serve his private benefit. And in particular, it's an abuse of power if he does it to facilitate his reelection or to gain an advantage that is not available to anyone who is not the president. Noah Feldman: Sir, why is that impeachable conduct? Noah Feldman: If the president uses his office for personal gain, the only recourse available under the constitution is for him to be impeached because the president cannot be as a practical matter charged criminally while he is in office because the department of justice works for the president. So the only mechanism available for a president who tries to distort the electoral process for personal gain is to impeach him. That is why we have impeachment. 2:09:15 Norm Eisen: Professor Gerhardt, does a high crime and misdemeanor require an actual statutory crime? Michael Gerhardt: No, it plainly does not. Everything we know about the history of impeachment reinforces the conclusion that impeachable offenses do not have to be crimes. And again, not all crimes are impeachable offenses. We look at, again, at the context and gravity of the misconduct. 2:35:15 Michael Gerhardt: The obstruction of Congress is a problem because it undermines the basic principle of the constitution. If you're going to have three branches of government, each of the branches has to be able to do its job. The job of the house is to investigate impeachment and to impeach. A president who says, as this president did say, I will not cooperate in any way, shape, or form with your process robs a coordinate branch of government. He robs the House of Representatives of its basic constitutional power of impeachment. When you add to that the fact that the same president says, my Department of Justice cannot charge me with a crime. The president puts himself above the law when he says he will not cooperate in an impeachment inquiry. I don't think it's possible to emphasize this strongly enough. A president who will not cooperate in an impeachment inquiry is putting himself above the law. Now, putting yourself above the law as president is the core of an impeachable offense because if the president could not be impeached for that, he would in fact not be responsible to anybody. 3:15:30 Jonathan Turley: I'd also caution you about obstruction. Obstruction is a crime also with meaning. It has elements. It has controlling case authority. The record does not establish obstruction. In this case, that is what my steam colleagues said was certainly true. If you accept all of their presumptions, it would be obstruction, but impeachments have to be based on proof, not presumptions. That's the problem. When you move towards impeachment on this abbreviated schedule that has not been explained to me - why you want to set the record for the fastest impeachment. Fast is not good for impeachment. Narrow, fast, impeachments have failed. Just ask Johnson. So the obstruction issue is an example of this problem. And here's my concern. The theory being put forward is that President Trump obstructed Congress by not turning over material requested by the committee and citations have been made to the third article of the Nixon impeachment. Now, first of all, I want to confess, I've been a critic of the third article, the Nixon impeachment my whole life. My hair catches on fire every time someone mentions the third article. Why? Because you would be replicating one of the worst articles written on impeachment. Here's the reason why - Peter Radino's position as Chairman of Judiciary was that Congress alone decides what information may be given to it - alone. His position was that the courts have no role in this. And so by that theory, any refusal by a president based on executive privilege or immunities would be the basis of impeachment. That is essentially the theory that's being replicated today. President Trump has gone to the courts. He's allowed to do that. We have three branches, not two. You're saying article one gives us complete authority that when we demand information from another branch, it must be turned over or we'll impeach you in record time. Now making that worse is that you have such a short investigation. It's a perfect storm. You set an incredibly short period, demand a huge amount of information and when the president goes to court, you then impeach him. In Nixon, it did go to the courts and Nixon lost, and that was the reason Nixon resigned. He resigned a few days after the Supreme Court ruled against him in that critical case. But in that case, the court recognized there are executive privilege arguments that can be made. It didn't say, "You had no right coming to us, don't darken our doorstep again." It said, "We've heard your arguments. We've heard Congress's arguments and you know what? You lose. Turn over the material to Congress." Do you know what that did for the Judiciary is it gave this body legitimacy. Now recently there's some rulings against president Trump including a ruling involving Don McGahn. Mr. Chairman, I testified in front of you a few months ago and if you recall, we had an exchange and I encouraged you to bring those actions and I said I thought you would win and you did. And I think it's an important win for this committee because I don't agree with President Trump's argument in that case. But that's an example of what can happen if you actually subpoena witnesses and go to court. Then you have an obstruction case because a court issues in order and unless they stay that order by a higher court, you have obstruction. But I can't emphasize this enough. And I'll say just one more time. If you impeach a president, if you make a high crime and misdemeanor out of going to the courts, it is an abuse of power. It's your abuse of power. 3:26:40 Jonathan Turley: There's a reason why every past impeachment has established crimes, and it's obvious it's not that you can't impeach on a non-crime. You can, in fact. Non-crimes had been part of past impeachments. It's just that they've never gone up alone or primarily as the basis of impeachment. That's the problem here. If you prove a quid pro quo that you might have an impeachable offense, but to go up only on a noncriminal case would be the first time in history. So why is that the case? The reason is that crimes have an established definition and case law. So there's a concrete, independent body of law that assures the public that this is not just political, that this is a president who did something they could not do. You can't say the president is above the law. If you then say the crimes you accuse him of really don't have to be established. 3:39:35 Jonathan Turley: This is one of the thinnest records ever to go forward on impeachment. I mean the Johnson record one can can debate because this was the fourth attempt at an impeachment, but this is certainly the thinnest of a modern record. If you take a look at the size of the record of Clinton and Nixon, they were massive in comparison to this, which was is almost wafer thin in comparison, and it has left doubts - not just in the minds of people supporting president Trump - now it's in the minds of people like myself about what actually occurred. There's a difference between requesting investigations and a quid pro quo. You need to stick the landing on the quid pro quo. You need to get the evidence to support it. It might be out there, I don't know, but it's not in this record. I agree with my colleagues. We've all read the record and I just come to a different conclusion. I don't see proof of a quid pro quo no matter what my presumptions, assumptions or bias might be. Hearing: Impeachment Hearing with Fiona Hill and David Holmes, House Select Intelligence Committee, C-SPAN Coverage, November 21, 2019 Watch on Youtube: Open Hearing with Dr. Fiona Hill and David Holmes Witnesses Dr. Fiona Hill David Holmes Transcript: 44:45 David Holmes: Our work in Ukraine focused on three policy priorities: peace and security, economic growth and reform and anti-corruption and rule of law. These policies match the three consistent priorities of the Ukrainian people since 2014 as measured in public opinion polling, namely an end to the conflict with Russia that restores national unity and territorial integrity, responsible economic policies that deliver European standards of growth and opportunity and effective and impartial rule of law, institutions that deliver justice in cases of high level official corruption. Our efforts on this third policy priority merit special mention because it was during Ambassador Yovanovitch's tenure that we achieved the hard-fought passage of a law establishing an independent court to try corruption cases. 51:00 David Holmes: It quickly became clear that the White House was not prepared to show the level of support for the Zelensky administration that we had originally anticipated. In early May, Mr Giuliani publicly alleged that Mr. Zelensky was "surrounded by enemies of the U S president" and canceled a visit to Ukraine. Shortly thereafter we learned that Vice President Pence no longer plan to lead the presidential delegation to the inauguration. The White House then whittled down an initial proposed list for the official presidential delegation to the inauguration from over a dozen individuals to just five. Secretary Perry as its head, Special Representative for Ukraine and negotiations Kurt Volker representing the State Department, National Security Council director Alex Vindman representing the White House, temporary acting Charge D'affairs Joseph Pennington representing the Embassy, and Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland. While Ambassador Sondland's mandate as ambassador as the accredited ambassador to the European Union did not cover individual member states, let alone non-member countries like Ukraine, he made clear that he had direct and frequent access to President Trump and Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and portrayed himself as the conduit to the President and Mr. Mulvaney for this group. Secretary Perry, Ambassador Sondland, and Ambassador Volker later styled themselves "the three Amigos" and made clear they would take the lead on coordinating our policy and engagement with the Zelensky administration. 53:30 David Holmes: The inauguration took place on May 20th and I took notes in the delegations meeting with President Zelensky. During the meeting, Secretary Perry passed President Zelensky a list that Perry described as "people he trusts." Secretary Perry told President Zelensky that he could seek advice from the people on this list on issues of energy sector reform, which was the topic of subsequent meetings between Secretary Perry and key Ukrainian energy sector contacts. Embassy personnel were excluded from some of these later meetings by Secretary Perry's staff. 56:50 David Holmes: Within a week or two, it became apparent that the energy sector reforms, the commercial deals, and the anti-corruption efforts on which we were making progress were not making a dent in terms of persuading the White House to schedule a meeting between the presidents. 58:10 David Holmes: We became concerned that even if a meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky could occur, it would not go well. And I discussed with embassy colleagues whether we should stop seeking a meeting all together. While the White House visit was critical to the Zelensky administration, a visit that failed to send a clear and strong signal of support likely would be worse for President Zelensky than no visit at all. 58:30 David Holmes: Congress has appropriated $1.5 billion in security assistance for Ukraine since 2014. This assistance has provided crucial material and moral support to Ukraine and its defensive war with Russia and has helped Ukraine build its armed forces virtually from scratch into arguably the most capable and battle-hardened land force in Europe. I've had the honor of visiting the main training facility in Western Ukraine with members of Congress and members of this very committee, Ms. Stefanik, where we witnessed firsthand us national guard troops along with allies conducting training for Ukrainian soldiers. Since 2014 national guard units from California, Oklahoma, New York, Tennessee, and Wisconsin have trained shoulder to shoulder with Ukrainian counterparts. 59:30 David Holmes: Given the history of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine and the bipartisan recognition of its importance, I was shocked when on July 18th and office of management and budget staff members surprisingly announced the hold on Ukraine security assistance. The announcement came toward the end of a nearly two hour national security council secure video conference call, which I participated in from the embassy conference room. The official said that the order had come from the president and had been conveyed to OMB by Mr. Mulvaney with no further explanation. 1:03:30 David Holmes: The four of us went to a nearby restaurant and sat on an outdoor terrace. I sat directly across from Ambassador Sondland and the two staffers sat off to our sides. At first, the lunch was largely social. Ambassador Sondland selected a bottle of wine that he shared among the four of us and we discuss topics such as marketing strategies for his hotel business. During the lunch, Ambassador Sondland said that he was going to call President Trump to give him an update. Ambassador Sondland placed a call on his mobile phone and I heard him announce himself several times along the lines of Gordon Sondland holding for the president. It appeared to be he was being transferred through several layers of switchboards and assistance. And I then noticed Ambassador Sondland's demeanor changed and understood that he had been connected to President Trump. While Ambassador Sondland's phone was not on speaker phone, I could hear the president's voice through the ear piece of the phone. The president's voice was loud and recognizable and Ambassador Sondland held the phone away from his ear for a period of time, presumably because of the loud volume. I heard Ambassador Sondland greet the president and explained he was calling from Kiev. I heard president Trump then clarify that Ambassador Sondland was in Ukraine. Ambassador Sondland replied, yes, he was in Ukraine and went on to state President Zelensky "loves your ass." I then heard President Trump ask, "So he's going to do the investigation?" and Sondland replied that "He's going to do it" adding that President Zelensky will do anything you ask him to do. Even though I did not take notes of these statements, I have a clear recollection that these statements were made. I believe that my colleagues who were sitting at the table also knew that Ambassador Sondland was speaking with the president. The conversation then shifted to Ambassador Sondland's efforts on behalf of the president to assist a rapper who was jailed in Sweden. I can only hear Ambassador Sondland's side of the conversation. Ambassador Sondland told the president that the rapper was "kind of effed there and should have pled guilty." He recommended that the president "Wait until after the sentencing or we'll only make it worse", and he added that the president should let him get sentenced, play the racism card, give him a ticker tape when he comes home. Ambassador Sondland further told the president that Sweden quote "should have released him on your word, but that you can tell the Kardashians you tried." 1:15:00 David Holmes: Today, this very day, marks exactly six years since throngs pro-Western Ukrainians spontaneously gathered on Kiev's independence square, to launch what became known as the Revolution of Dignity. While the protest began in opposition to a turn towards Russia and away from the West, they expanded over three months to reject the entire corrupt, repressive system that had been sustained by Russian influence in the country. Those events were followed by Russia's occupation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and invasion of Ukraine's Eastern Donbass region, and an ensuing war that to date has cost almost 14,000 lives. 1:17:00 David Holmes: Now is not the time to retreat from our relationship with Ukraine, but rather to double down on it. 2:00:15 David Holmes: In the meeting with the president, Secretary Perry as head of the delegation opened the meeting with the American side, and had a number of points he made. And, and during that period, he handed over a piece of paper. I did not see what was on the paper, but Secretary Perry described what was on the paper as a list of trusted individuals and recommended that President Zelensky could draw from that list for advice on energy sector reform issues. Daniel Goldman: Do you know who was on that list? Holmes: I didn't see the list. I don't know other colleagues. There are other people who've been in the mix for a while on that set of issues. Other people, Secretary Perry has mentioned as being people to consult on reform. Goldman: And are they Americans? Holmes: Yes. 4:18:15 Fiona Hill: As I understood there'd been a directive for a whole scale review of our foreign policy assistance and the ties between our foreign policy objectives and the assistance. This has been going on actually for many months. And in the period when I was wrapping up my time there, there had been more scrutiny than specific assistance to specific sets of countries as a result of that overall review. 4:21:10 Fiona Hill: I asked him quite bluntly in a meeting that we had in June of 2019. So this is after the presidential inauguration when I'd seen that he had started to step up in much more of a proactive role on a Ukraine. What was his role here? And he said that he was in charge of Ukraine. And I said, "Well, who put you in charge Ambassador Sondland?" And he said, "The president." Stephen Castor: Did surprise you when he told you that. Fiona Hill:It did surprise me. We'd had no directive. We hadn't been told this. Ambassador Bolton had never indicated in any way that he thought that Ambassador Sondland was playing a leading role in Ukraine. 4:36:30 Fiona Hill: And one of Ukraine's Achilles heel, in addition to, it's military disadvantage with Russia, is in fact, energy. Ukraine remains for now the main transit point for a Russian oil and gas and pipelines to Europe. And this has been manipulated repeatedly, especially since 2006, by the Russian government. And in fact, I mean many of you here will remember, in the Reagan era, there was a huge dispute between the United States and Europe about about whether it made sense for Europe to build pipelines from the then Soviet union to bring gas to European markets. 4:55:30 David Holmes: United States has provided combined civilian and military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 of about $3 billion plus to $1 billion - three $1 billion loan guarantees that's not...those get paid back largely. So just over $3 billion, the Europeans at the level of the European Union and plus the member States combined since 2014. My understanding and have provided a combined $12 billion to Ukraine. 5:02:05 Fiona Hill: And so when I came in Gordon Sondland was basically saying, "Well, look, we have a deal here that there will be a meeting. I have a deal here with the Chief of Staff, Mulvaney there will be a meeting if the Ukrainians open up or announce these investigations into 2016 and Burisma" and I cut it off immediately there because by this point, having heard Mr. Giuliani over and over again on the television and all of the issues, that he was asserting. By this point, it was clear that Burisma was code for the Bidens because Giuliani was laying it out there. I could see why Colonel Vindman was alarmed and he said this is inappropriate with the National Security Council. We can't be involved in this. 5:03:45 Fiona Hill: And that's when I pushed back on Ambassador Sondland and said, "Look, I know there's differences about whether one, we should have this meeting. We're trying to figure out whether we should have it after the Ukrainian, democratic, sorry, parliamentary elections, the Rada elections", which by that point I think had been set for July 21st. It must have been, cause this is July 10th at this point. And Ambassador Bolton would like to wait until after that to basically see whether President Zelensky gets the majority in the parliament, which would enable him to form a cabinet. And then we can move forward. 6:05:50 Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY): Dr. Hill, turning back to you, there's been discussion about the process of scheduling the meeting between President Zelensky and President Trump, and you testified that there was hesitancy to schedule this meeting until after the Ukrainian parliamentary elections. Is that correct? Fiona Hill: That is correct, yes. Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY): And that's because there was speculation in all analytical circles, both in Ukraine and outside the Ukraine, that Zelensky might not be able to get the majority that he needed to form a cabinet, correct? Fiona Hill: That is correct. Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY): And you also testified that another aspect of the NSC hesitancy to schedule this meeting was based on broader concerns related to Zelensky's ability to implement anti-corruption reforms. And this was in specific relation to Ukrainian oligarchs who basically were the owner of the TV company that Mr. Zelensky his program had been a part of. Is that correct? Fiona Hill: That is correct. 6:21:40 Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX): One of them is headlined "After boost from Perry, backers got huge gas deal in Ukraine." The other one is titled "Wall Street Journal, federal prosecutors probe Giuliani's links to Ukrainian energy projects." Mr. Holmes. Thank you, chairman. You indicated that Secretary Perry, when he was in the Ukraine, had private meetings with Ukrainians. Before he had those private meetings, in a meeting with others, including yourself, I believe, he had presented a list of American advisers for the Ukraine energy sector. Do you know who was on that list? David Holmes: Sir, I didn't see the names on the list myself. Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX): Do you know if Alex Cranberg and Michael Blazer were on that list? David Holmes: I have since heard that Michael Blazer is on the list. Hearing: Impeachment Inquiry Hearing with Laura Cooper and David Hale, House Select Intelligence Committee, C-SPAN Coverage, November 20, 2019 Watch on Youtube: Open Hearing with Laura Cooper and David Hale Witnesses Laura Cooper David Hale Transcript: 45:30 Laura Cooper: I have also supported a robust Ukrainian Ministry of Defense program of defense reform to ensure the longterm sustainability of US investments and the transformation of the Ukrainian military from a Soviet model to a NATO inter-operable force. 45:50 Laura Cooper: The National Defense Authorization Act requires the Department of Defense to certify defense reform progress to release half of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative or USAI funds, a provision we find very helpful. Based on recommendations from me and other key DOD advisers, the Department of Defense in coordination with the Department of State certified in May, 2019 that Ukraine had "taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms for the purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability and sustaining improvements of combat capability."  47:15 Laura Cooper: Let me say at the outset that I have never discussed this or any other matter with the president and never heard directly from him about this matter. 48:05 Laura Cooper: I and others at the interagency meetings felt that the matter was particularly urgent, because it takes time to obligate that amount of money. And my understanding was that the money was legally required to be obligated by September 30th to the end of the fiscal year. 49:15 Laura Cooper: I received a series of updates and in a September 5th update, I and other senior defense department leaders were informed that over a $100,000,000 could not be obligated by September 30th. 49:45 Laura Cooper: After the decision to release the funds on September 11th of this year, my colleagues across the DOD security assistance enterprise worked tirelessly to be able to ultimately obligate about 86% of the funding by the end of the fiscal year, more than they had originally estimated they would be able to. Due to a provision in September's continuing resolution, appropriating an amount equal to the unobligated funds from fiscal year 2019, we ultimately will be able to obligate all of the USAI funds. 51:04 Laura Cooper: Since my deposition, I have again reviewed my calendar, and the only meeting where I recall a Ukrainian official raising the issue with me is on September 5th at the Ukrainian independence day celebration. 51:45 Laura Cooper: Specifically, on the issue of Ukraine's knowledge of the hold or of Ukraine, asking questions about possible issues with the flow of assistance. My staff showed me two unclassified emails that they received from the state department. One was received on July 25th at 2:31 PM. That email said that the Ukrainian Embassy and House Foreign Affairs Committee are asking about security assistance. The second email was received on July 25th at 4:25 PM that email said that the Hill knows about the FMF situation to an extent, and so does the Ukrainian embassy. I did not receive either of these emails. My staff does not recall informing me about them and I do not recall being made aware of their content at the time. 53:04 Laura Cooper: On July 3rd at 4:23 PM they received an email from the State Department stating that they had heard that the CN is currently being blocked by OMB. This apparently refers to the congressional notification State would send for Ukraine FMF. I have no further information on this. 53:20 Laura Cooper: On July 25th a member of my staff got a question from a Ukraine embassy contact asking what was going on with Ukraine security assistance. Because at that time, we did not know what the guidance was on USAI. The OMB notice of apportionment arrived that day, but the staff member did not find out about it until later. I was informed that the staff member told the Ukrainian official that we were moving forward on USAI, but recommended that the Ukraine embassy check in with State regarding the FMF. 1:02:40 David Hale: We've often heard at the state department that the President of the United States wants to make sure that a foreign assistance is reviewed scrupulously to make sure that it's truly in US national interests, and that we evaluated continuously to meet certain criteria that the president's established. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): And since his election, is it fair to say that the president Trump has looked to overhaul how foreign aid is distributed? David Hale: Yes. The NSC launched a foreign assistance review process, sometime, I think it was late August, early September, 2018. 1:04:30 Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): In the past year, Ukraine was not the only country to have aid withheld from it, is that correct? David Hale: Correct. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): In the past year, was aid held withheld from Pakistan? David Hale:Yes sir. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): Why was aid withheld from Pakistan? David Hale: Because of unhappiness over the policies and behavior of the Pakistani government towards certain proxy groups that were involved in conflicts with United States. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): And in the past year was aid also withheld from Honduras. David Hale: Aid was withheld from three States in central Northern central America, yes. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): The past year was aide withheld from Lebanon? David Hale: Yes sir. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): And when aid was first held withheld from Lebanon, were you given a reason why it was withheld? David Hale: No. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): So having no explanation for why aid is being withheld is not uncommon. I would say it is not the normal way that we function... Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): But it does happen. David Hale: It does happen. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): And is it true that when aid was being withheld from Lebanon that was at the same time aid was being withheld from Ukraine? David Hale: Correct, sir. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX):And, you've testified that the aid to Lebanon still hasn't been released, is that right? David Hale: That is correct. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): Alright. 1:26:05 Laura Cooper: Russia violated the sovereignty of Ukraine's territory. Russia illegally annexed territory that belonged to Ukraine. They also denied Ukraine access to its Naval fleet at the time. And to this day, Russia is building a capability on Crimea designed to expand Russian military power projection far beyond the immediate region. 1:59:40 Laura Cooper: There are three separate pieces to our overall ability to provide equipment to the Ukrainian armed forces. The first is the foreign military finance system, which is a State Department authority and countries around the world have this authority. That authority is used for some of the training and equipment. There's also the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. That's a DOD authority. Unlike the State authority, the DOD authority is only a one year authority. And then third, there's an opportunity for defense sales. And that is something that we're working with Ukrainians on now so that they can actually purchase U.S. equipment. But the javelin specifically was provided under FMF initially and now the Ukrainians are interested in the purchase of javelin. 2:00:35 Rep. Will Hurd (TX): And there wasn't a hold put on purchasing of equipment, is that correct? Laura Cooper: Not to my understanding, no. 2:04:15 Laura Cooper: There were two ways that we would be able to implement presidential guidance to stop obligating the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. And the first option would be for the president to do a rescission. The second is a reprogramming action that the Department of Defense would do... Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX): In both of those would require congressional notice. There would be an extra step that the president would have to take to notify Congress. As far as, you know, was there ever any notice that was sent out to Congress? Laura Cooper: Sir, I did express that, that I believed it would require a notice to Congress and that then there was no such notice to my knowledge or preparation of such a notice to my knowledge. 2:07:41 Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX): But you can't say one way or another whether the inquiries in these emails were about the whole, is that fair? Laura Cooper: I cannot say for certain. Rep. John Ratcliffe (TX):Right, and you can't say one way or another, whether the Ukrainians knew about the whole before August 28th, 2019 when it was reported in Politico, correct? Laura Cooper: Sir, I can just tell you that it's the recollection of my staff that they likely knew, but no, I do not have a certain data point to offer you. Hearing: Impeachment Inquiry Hearing with E.U. Ambassador Gordon Sondland, House Select Intelligence Committee, C-SPAN Coverage, November 20, 2019 Watch on Youtube: Open Hearing with Ambassador Gordon Sondland Witness Gordon Sondland Transcript: 54:00 Gordon Sondland: As I testified previously, Mr. Giuliani's requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a white house visit for President Zelensky. Mr. Giuliani demanded that Ukraine make a public statement announcing the investigations of the 2016 Election DNC server, and Burisma. 54:30 Gordon Sondland: Mr. Giuliani was expressing the desires of the President of the United States, and we knew these investigations were important to the president. 55:00 Gordon Sondland: I was adamantly opposed to any suspension of aid, as the Ukrainians needed those funds to fight against Russian aggression. 55:10 Gordon Sondland: I tried diligently to ask why the aid was suspended, but I never received a clear answer. Still haven't to this day. In the absence of any credible explanation for the suspension of aid, I later came to believe that the resumption of security aid would not occur until there was a public statement from Ukraine committing to the investigations of the 2016 elections and Burisma as Mr. Giuliani had demanded. 59:40 Gordon Sondland: During the Zelensky inauguration, on May 20th the US delegation developed a very positive view of the Ukraine government. We were impressed by President Zelensky's desire to promote a stronger relationship with the United States. We admired his commitment to reform, and we were excited about the possibility of Ukraine making the changes necessary to support a greater Western economic investment. And we were excited that Ukraine might, after years and years of lip service, finally get serious about addressing its own well known corruption problems. 1:01:15 Gordon Sondland: Unfortunately, President Trump was skeptical. He expressed concerns that the Ukrainian government was not serious about reform, and he even mentioned that Ukraine tried to take him down in the last election. In response to our persistent efforts in that meeting to change his views, President Trump directed us to quote, "talk with Rudy." We understood that talk with Rudy meant talk with Mr. Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer. Let me say again, we weren't happy with the President's directive to talk with Rudy. We did not want to involve Mr. Giuliani. I believe then as I do now, that the men and women of the state department, not the president's personal lawyer, should take responsibility for Ukraine matters. Nonetheless, based on the president's direction we were faced with a choice, we could abandon the efforts to schedule the white house phone call and a white house visit between Presidents Trump and Zelensky, which was unquestionably in our foreign policy interest, or we could do as president Trump had directed and talk with Rudy. We chose the latter course, not because we liked it, but because it was the only constructive path open to us. 1:12:05 Gordon Sondland: After the Zelensky meeting, I also met with Zelensky's senior aide, Andre Yermak. I don't recall the specifics of our conversation, but I believe the issue of investigations was probably a part of that agenda or meeting. 1:12:15 Gordon Sondland: Also, on July 26 shortly after our Kiev meetings, I spoke by phone with President Trump. The White House, which has finally, finally shared certain call dates and times with my attorneys confirms this. The call lasted five minutes. I remember I was at a restaurant in Kiev, and I have no reason to doubt that this conversation included the subject of investigations. Again, given Mr. Giuliani's demand that President Zelensky make a public statement about investigations. I knew that investigations were important to President Trump. We did not discuss any classified information. Other witnesses have recently shared their recollection of overhearing this call. For the most part, I have no reason to doubt their accounts. It's true that the president speaks loudly at times and it's also true, I think, we primarily discussed ASAP Rocky. It's true that the president likes to use colorful language. Anyone who has met with him at any reasonable amount of time knows this well. I cannot remember the precise details. Again, the White House has not allowed me to see any readouts of that call and the July 26 call did not strike me as significant. At the time, actually, actually, I would have been more surprised if President Trump had not mentioned investigations, particularly given what we were hearing from Mr. Giuliani about the president's concerns. However, I have no recollection of discussing Vice President Biden or his son on that call or after the call ended. 1:14:10 Gordon Sondland: I know that members of this committee frequently frame these complicated issues in the form of a simple question. Was there a quid pro quo? As I testified previously with regard to the requested White House call and the White House meeting, the answer is yes. Mr. Giuliani conveyed to Secretary Perry, Ambassador Volker and others that President Trump wanted a public statement from President Zelensky committing to investigations of Burisma and the 2016 election. Mr Giuliani expressed those requests directly to the Ukrainians and Mr. Giuliani also expressed those requests directly to us. We all understood that these prerequisites for the White House call and the White House meeting reflected President Trump's desires and requirements. 1:23:10 Gordon Sondland: There was a September 1st meeting with President Zelensky in Warsaw. Unfortunately, President Trump's attendance at the Warsaw meeting was canceled due to Hurricane Dorian. Vice President Pence attended instead. I mentioned Vice President Pence before the meetings with the Ukrainians that I had concerns that the delay in aid had become tied to the issue of investigations. I recall mentioning that before the Zelensky meeting. During the actual meeting, President Zelensky raised the issue of security assistance directly with Vice President Pence and the vice president said that he would speak to President Trump about it. Based on my previous communication with Secretary Pompeo, I felt comfortable sharing my concerns with Mr. Yermak. It was a very, very brief pull aside conversation that happened. Within a few seconds, I told Mr. Yermak that I believe that the resumption of US aid would likely not occur until Ukraine took some kind of action on the public statement that we had been discussing for many weeks. 1:38:30 Gordon Sondland: I finally called the president, I believe it was on the 9th of September. I can't find the records and they won't provide them to me, but I believe I just asked him an open ended question, Mr. Chairman. "What do you want from Ukraine? I keep hearing all these different ideas and theories and this and that. What do you want?" And it was a very short, abrupt conversation. He was not in a good mood and he just said, I want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Tell them Zelensky to do the right thing. Something to that effect. 1:43:00 Gordon Sondland: Again, through Mr. Giuliani, we were led to believe that that's what he wanted. 2:06:25 Gordon Sondland: President Trump never told me directly that the aid was conditioned on the meetings. The only thing we got directly from Giuliani was that the Burisma and 2016 elections were conditioned on the White House meeting. The aide was my own personal guess based again, on your analogy, two plus two equals four. 2:10:30 Gordon Sondland: Again, I don't recall President Trump ever talking to me about any security assistance ever. 2:44:00 Stephen Castor: Did the president ever tell you personally about any preconditions for anything? Gordon Sondland: No. Okay. Stephen Castor: So the president never told you about any preconditions for the aid to be released? Gordon Sondland: No. Stephen Castor: The president never told you about any preconditions for a White House meeting? Gordon Sondland: Personally, no. 3:01:10 Stephen Castor: And are you aware that he was also interested in better understanding the contributions of our European allies? Gordon Sondland: That I'm definitely aware of. Stephen Castor: And there was some back and forth between the state department officials trying to better understand that information for the president. Gordon Sondland: Yes, that's correct. Stephen Castor: And how do you know that wasn't the reason for the hold? Gordon Sondland: I don't... Stephen Castor: But yet you speculate that there was a link to the this announcement. Gordon Sondland: I presumed it, yes. Stephen Castor: Okay. 3:07:05 Stephen Castor: And when you first started discussing the concerns the president had with corruption, Burisma wasn't the only company that was mentioned, right. Gordon Sondland: It was generic, as I think I testified to Chairman Schiff, it was generic corruption, oligarchs, just bad stuff going on in Ukraine. Stephen Castor: But other companies came up, didn't they? Gordon Sondland: I don't know if they were mentioned specifically. It might've been Naftagas because we were working on another issue with Naftagas. So that might've been one of them. Stephen Castor: At one point in your deposition, I believe you, you said, "Yeah, Naftagas comes up at every conversation." Is that fair? Gordon Sondland: Probably. 3:14:55 Gordon Sondland: I think once that Politico article broke, it started making the rounds that, if you can't get a White House meeting without the statement, what makes you think you're going to get a $400 million check? Again, that was my presumption. Stephen Castor: Okay, but you had no evidence to prove that, correct? Gordon Sondland: That's correct. 3:44:10 Daniel Goldman: It wasn't really a presumption, you heard from Mr. Giuliani? Gordon Sondland: Well, I didn't hear from Mr. Giuliani about the aid. I heard about the Burisma and 2016. Daniel Goldman: And you understood at that point, as we discussed, two plus two equals four, that the aid was there as well. Gordon Sondland: That was the problem, Mr. Goldman. No one told me directly that the aid was tied to anything. I was presuming it was. 5:02:10 Rep. Jim Himes (CT): What did Mr. Giuliani say to you that caused you to say that he is expressing the desires of the President of the United States? Gordon Sondland: Mr. Himes, when that was originally communicated, that was before I was in touch with Mr. Giuliani directly. So this all came through Mr. Volcker and others. Rep. Jim Himes (CT): So Mr. Volcker told you that he was expressing the desires of the President of the United States. Gordon Sondland: Correct. 5:20:40 Rep. Michael Turner (OH): Well, you know, after you testified, Chairman Schiff ran out and gave a press conference and said he gets to impeach the president and said it's because of your testimony and if you pull up CNN today, right now, their banner says "Sondland ties Trump to withholding aid." Is that your testimony today, Mr. Ambassador Sondland, that you have evidence that Donald Trump tied the investigations the aid? Cause I don't think you're saying that. Gordon Sondland: I've said repeatedly, Congressman, I was presuming. I also said that President Trump... Rep. Michael Turner (OH): So no one told you, not just the president...Giuliani didn't tell you, Mulvaney didn't tell you. Nobody - Pompeo didn't tell you. Nobody else on this planet told you that Donald Trump was tying aid to these investigations. Is that correct? Gordon Sondland: I think I already testified. Rep. Michael Turner (OH): No, answer the question. Is it correct? No one on this planet told you that Donald Trump was tying this aid to the investigations. Cause if your answer is yes, then the chairman's wrong. And the headline on CNN is wrong. No one on this planet told you that president Trump was tying aid to investigations. Yes or no? Gordon Sondland: Yes. Hearing: Impeachment Hearing with Ambassador Kurt Volker and National Security Aide Tim Morrison, House Select Intelligence Committee, C-SPAN Coverage, November 19, 2019 Watch on Youtube: Open Hearing with Ambassador Kurt Volker and Timothy Morrison Witnesses Kurt Volker Timothy Morrison Transcript: 43:20 Timothy Morrison: I continue to believe Ukraine is on the front lines of a strategic competition between the West and Vladimir Putin's revanchist Russia. Russia is a failing power, but it is still a dangerous one. United States aids Ukraine and her people, so they can fight Russia over there and we don't have to fight Russia here. Support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty has been a bipartisan objective since Russia's military invasion in 2014. It must continue to be. 48:00 Kurt Volker: At no time was I aware of or knowingly took part in an effort to urge Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Biden. As you know, from the extensive realtime documentation I have provided, Vice President Biden was not a topic of our discussions. 50:20 Kurt Volker: At the time I took the position in the summer of 2017 there were major complicated questions swirling in public debate about the direction of US policy towards Ukraine. Would the administration lifts sanctions against Russia? Would it make some kind of grand bargain with Russia in which it would trade recognition of Russia seizure of Ukrainian territory for some other deal in Syria or elsewhere? Would the administration recognize Russia's claimed annexation of Crimea? Will this just become another frozen conflict? There are also a vast number of vacancies in key diplomatic positions. So no one was really representing the United States in the negotiating process about ending the war in Eastern Ukraine. 51:20 Kurt Volker: We changed the language commonly used to describe Russia's aggression. I was the administration's most outspoken public figure highlighting Russia's invasion and occupation of parts of Ukraine, calling out Russia's responsibility to end the war. 54:45 Kurt Volker: The problem was that despite the unanimous positive assessment and recommendations of those of us who were part of the US presidential delegation that attended the inauguration of President Zelensky, President Trump was receiving a different negative narrative about Ukraine and President Zelensky. That narrative was fueled by accusations from Ukraine's then prosecutor general and conveyed to the president by former mayor Rudy Giuliani. As I previously told this committee, I became aware of the negative impact this was having on our policy efforts when four of us, who were a part of the presidential delegation to the inauguration, met as a group with President Trump on May 23rd. We stressed our finding that President Zelensky represented the best chance for getting Ukraine out of the mire of corruption and had been in for over 20 years. We urged him to invite President Zelensky to the White House. The president was very skeptical. Given Ukraine's history of corruption. That's understandable. He said that Ukraine was a corrupt country full of terrible people. He said they tried to take me down. In the course of that conversation, he referenced conversations with Mayor Giuliani. It was clear to me that despite the positive news and recommendations being conveyed by this official delegation about the new president, President Trump had a deeply rooted negative view on Ukraine rooted in the past. He was receiving other information from other sources, including Mayor Giuliani, that was more negative, causing him to retain this negative view. Within a few days, on May 29th, President Trump indeed signed the congratulatory letter to President Zelensky, which included an invitation to the president to visit him at the White House. However, more than four weeks passed and we could not nail down a date for the meeting. I came to believe that the president's long-held negative view towards Ukraine was causing hesitation in actually scheduling the meeting, much as we had seen in our oval office discussion. 57:35 Kurt Volker: President Zelensky's senior aide, Andriy Yermak approached me several days later to ask to be connected to Mayor Giuliani. I agreed to make that connection. I did so because I understood that the new Ukrainian leadership wanted to convince those like Mayor Giuliani, who believes such a negative narrative about Ukraine, that times have changed and that under President Zelensky, Ukraine is worthy of us support. Ukrainians believed that if they could get their own narrative across in a way that convinced Mayor Giuliani that they were serious about fighting corruption and advancing reform, Mayor Giuliani would convey that assessment to President Trump, thus correcting the previous negative narrative. That made sense to me and I tried to be helpful. I made clear to the Ukrainians that Mayor Giuliani was a private citizen, the president's personal lawyer, and not representing the US government. Likewise, in my conversations with Mayor Giuliani, I never considered him to be speaking on the president's behalf or giving instructions, rather, the information flow was the other way. From Ukraine to Mayor Giuliani in the hopes that this would clear up the information reaching President Trump. 1:00:15 Kurt Volker: I connected Mayor Giuliani and Andriy Yermak by text and later by phone they met in person on August 2nd, 2019. In conversations with me following that meeting, which I did not attend, Mr. Giuliani said that he had stressed the importance of Ukraine conducting investigations into what happened in the past, and Mr. Yermak stressed that he told Mr. Giuliani it is the government's program to root out corruption and implement reforms, and they would be conducting investigations as part of this process anyway. 1:00:45 Kurt Volker: Mr. Giuliani said he believed that the Ukrainian president needed to make a statement about fighting corruption and that he had discussed this with Mr. Yermak. I said, I did not think that this would be a problem since that is the government's position. Anyway, I followed up with Mr. Yermak and he said that they would indeed be prepared to make a statement. 1:02:10 Kurt Volker: On August 16th, Mr. Yermak shared a draft with me, which I thought looked perfectly reasonable. It did not mention Burisma or 2016 elections, but was generic. Ambassador Sondland I had a further conversation with Mr. Giuliani who said that in his view, in order to be convincing that this government represented real change in Ukraine, the statement should include specific reference to Burisma and 2016 and again, there was no mention of Vice President Biden in these conversations. 1:02:40 Kurt Volker: Ambassador Sondland and I discussed these points and I edited the statement drafted by Mr. Yermak to include these points to see how it looked. I then discussed it further with Mr. Yermak. He said that for a number of reasons, including the fact that since Mr. Lutsenko was still officially the prosecutor general, they did not want to mention Burisma or 2016 and I agreed. And the idea of putting out a statement was shelved. These were the last conversations I had about this statement, which were on or about August 17 to 18. 1:04:00 Kurt Volker: At the time I was connecting Mr. Yermak and Mr. Giuliani and discussing with Mr. Yermak and Ambassador Sondland a possible statement that could be made by the Ukrainian president, I did not know of any linkage between the hold on security assistance and Ukraine pursuing investigatio

The FBI employee that got busted in the Muller Report by texting her co-worker/lover about working from the inside to get Trump out of there (impeachment) is back in the news. Lou has the story.

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Russ Rowlett (Univ. of North Carolina) Host Jeremy D'Entremont is joined by co-host Michelle Jewell Shaw. When Russ Rowlett was growing up in Richmond, Virginia, his only exposure to lighthouses was climbing the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse when his family vacationed at Virginia Beach. Russ started his web site, The Lighthouse Directory, in 1999, and it kept growing until, by 2009, it covered the whole world. It's one of the most useful lighthouse information sites on the Internet, and Russ is the first guest on this episode of Light Hearted. Bob Muller Bob Muller was the founding president of the Long Island Chapter of the U.S. Lighthouse Society in New York. He has been involved in lighthouse research, education, lecturing, and preservation for twenty years. In this first installment of The (non-political) Muller Report, Bob updates us on the restoration efforts for Stepping Stones Lighthouse, the westernmost lighthouse in Long Island Sound, a project in which Bob has been personally involved. In a history segment, Michelle and Jeremy relate the story of Willie Williams, longtime (1883-1911) keeper of Maine's remote Boon Island Light Station, who said in retirement: “There were days when I first went on the station that I could not get away from the idea that I was the same as locked up in a cell." William C. Williams, courtesy of Jim Claflin Jeff Zappen The next interview is Jeff Zappen, who retired in December 2018 after 28 years as a Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. Jeff is still working for the Coast Guard as a Waterways Management Specialist in Port Orchard, Washington. Jeremy interviewed Jeff during a visit to the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s headquarters in Hansville, Washington, last January. The conversation involves the evolving nature of the Coast Guard’s role with America’s lighthouses and other aids to navigation.

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I'm Back from working hard in school but, now I just want to know what did I miss? oh right, that Muller Report, over 400 pages and it ended like the last episode of the Sopranos. Just when he was about to answer the question on obstruction of justice everything fades to black. Well tax time has come and gone and the Dems are still trying to get their hands on Trumps taxes....Really? The Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains apparently prefer Starbucks then blood wine...who knew. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a baby boy...I bet he has a Afro Puff.

Do We Have a Country or Not?As the Trump Administration gives rise to the greatest example of the Unitary Executive in American history, Congressional subpoenas go unanswered, the Attorney General contemptuously snubs any Congressional oversite and Caroline's head was about to explode so we had to go through it for her. Steve told her not to expect much and await the fate of the entire Republic on that one Righteous Republican to rise and say NO to the madness (Don't hold your breath) There's a nice scene by the Resistance Players and reading or two from the Muller Report.

I'm Back from working hard in school but, now I just want to know what did I miss? oh right, that Muller Report, over 400 pages and it ended like the last episode of the Sopranos. Just when he was about to answer the question on obstruction of justice everything fades to black. Well tax time has come and gone and the Dems are still trying to get their hands on Trumps taxes....Really? The Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains apparently prefer Starbucks then blood wine...who knew. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had a baby boy...I bet he has a Afro Puff.

Do We Have a Country or Not?As the Trump Administration gives rise to the greatest example of the Unitary Executive in American history, Congressional subpoenas go unanswered, the Attorney General contemptuously snubs any Congressional oversite and Caroline's head was about to explode so we had to go through it for her. Steve told her not to expect much and await the fate of the entire Republic on that one Righteous Republican to rise and say NO to the madness (Don't hold your breath) There's a nice scene by the Resistance Players and reading or two from the Muller Report.

Aaron gives us an update on his court case, we discuss the Muller Report, and then give our take on the people running for the Democratic Presidential bid.Open Invocation:Walt WhitmanMaking The Void Livable:Mortal Kombat 11

This week, we talk again about the Muller Report, Chicken, Game of Thrones, Joe Biden and how to confront the growing tide of hate crimes in this nation, and IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS! Or maybe it is and I am just late to the party, regardless. All that and all the Other Things, on this weeks Oh, And Another Thing!

Yoni Appelbaum is a senior editor at The Atlantic. Ben Domenech asks Appelbaum about his thoughts on impeachment now that the Muller Report has been released. They also discuss Executive power, Biden's official candidacy for President, and the courting of white working class voters.

In the wake of the Muller Report, political calculations are missing the point. The chaos, incompetence, and criminality that plague the current White House are trashing our economy and will have a lasting negative effect on American society and beyond. On this episode of New Business Paradigms, recorded on April 22, 2019, Rinaldo discusses the state of the economy based on key economic indicators, explains the importance of the census to American politics, how tariffs are hurting consumers far more than helping US manufacturers, and dives into 5G - and how the current approach to building out this new infrastructure in the US will only leave us further behind.   We also ask our listeners to write in letting us know if they would like us to do more shows each month. Please let us know your preferences!

On this week's episode of the Unnatural Selection Podcast we discuss: The nomadic Unnatural Selection podcast recordings. Modi’s Operandi - any further Indian corruption scandals. The Muller Report arrives - everyone has lots of opinions. Trump was too stupid and inept to collude. Ukraine's new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy played the role on TV before taking the top job Whale with harness could be Russian weapon, say Norwegian experts The Unnatural Selection podcast is produced by Jorge Tsipos, Adam Direen and Tom Heath. Visit the Unnatural Selection website at www.UnnaturalShow.com for stuff and things. The views expressed are those of the hosts and their guests and do not reflect those of any other entities. Unnatural Selection is a show made for comedic purposes and should not be taken seriously by anyone.   Twitter: @JorgeTsipos @TomDHeath @UnnaturalShow   Instagram: @JorgeTsipos @AdamCDireen @Tom.Heath @UnnaturalShow

Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 52. David Paul talks about Notre Dame, homelessness, The Muller Report, Trump,  Russia, Joe Biden, On The Basis of Sex, City Council, and Leroy Baca.

Matthew Dowd will join us to discuss the implications of the Muller Report, 2020 Presidential race, the Louisana US Senate race and more.

w/ Eli Lake (Columnist @ Bloomberg Voice)- We Like Bari Weiss- Moynihan is a Drunk, Also a Great Neighbor- Muller Report- Grifting, the Grifters, of Grif- Eli Lake's Hood Pass- Tom Arnold Was Great in True Lies- All The Missing Tapes- Seth Abramson's Beautiful Mind- Election Interference / Hacking / Exaggerations- Impeachments + Inquiries- Assange: Journalist or Naw?- Naughty Journalist in the Movies- Dogs = White Supremacy- That's Why Darkies Were BornRecorded: 4/24/2019Published: 4/25/2019www.wethefifth.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

w/ Eli Lake (Columnist @ Bloomberg Voice)- We Like Bari Weiss- Moynihan is a Drunk, Also a Great Neighbor- Muller Report- Grifting, the Grifters, of Grif- Eli Lake's Hood Pass- Tom Arnold Was Great in True Lies- All The Missing Tapes- Seth Abramson's Beautiful Mind- Election Interference / Hacking / Exaggerations- Impeachments + Inquiries- Assange: Journalist or Naw?- Naughty Journalist in the Movies- Dogs = White Supremacy- That's Why Darkies Were BornRecorded: 4/24/2019Published: 4/25/2019www.wethefifth.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Hans and Menelek breakdown the Muller Report.  Menelek is on medication.

Chris Spangle, Rhinehold, and Hodey Johns give details and analysis on the final report by Robert Mueller on the Russian Collusion investigation. Time Stamps: Overview of the Report - 00:16:48 Details of the Report - 00:32:20 Analysis of the Report - 00:53:52 Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Muller-Report.pdf

We're in it now. It's stupid noon and the town has gathered on the square. The gunfighters are facing off. The sheriff is holding a copy of the Muller Report. Everything is quiet, except Fartin' Joe who eats all the beans. Impeachment? Or more crimes? All crimes? Are we ceding the town to the varmints? Oh, we could wonder about that, or we could spend a blissful hour with Akilah Hughes who was an ACTUAL DISNEY PRINCESS AND KNOWS ALL THE SECRETS OF THE KINGDOM! Guess which we do. Guess guess guess guess guess. That's right. Put your Mueller report aside because IT IS TIME TO TALK DISNEY ON SAYS WHO. Let's disappear into the tunnels under SaysWhovia. Don't mind the bodies, they never die here. SHOW NOTES [FOLLOW AKILAH!] (https://twitter.com/AkilahObviously) Maureen's new book The Vanishing Stair is OUT NOW. NOW! FOR REAL NOW!!! Support Says Who and become a citizen of SaysWhovia by joining our Patreon today! You really can join for just a dollar. Or more if you want! Join us at PodX, May 31-June 2 in Nashville Tennessee, use this link to get your tix and we'll see you there! Your Intrepid Hosts: Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker Our awesome theme is courtesy of Ted Leo We love Darth

This week's episode topics: On this Episode 3, the hosts debate whether Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pandering. She was accused of speaking with a “Southern drawl” during a speech on Friday at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention in New York...Was she pandering to the crowd? Do you think she can make real change? Muller Report summary was given; Democrats would like the full report of the investigation. Should Democrats move on? Recently, Bernie Sanders did an interview admitting to being a millionaire. Do you feel like this will hurt his candidacy will his base turn on him? How do you feel about your public servants becoming wealthy while in public office? If Marijuana would become legal across AMERICA and how does it benefit people of color? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politrickspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politrickspodcast/support

Ned Ryan weighs in on AG Barr's comments, the Mueller Report and the frenzy in the halls of Congress.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on WML, Professor Allan Saxe joins the show to go everything from the issue of political correctness to the latest on the Muller Report. Ashanti Bryant of Amplify GR joined the show to tell us about World Book day and what Amplify GR is. Finally U.S. Representative Bill Huizenga joins the show to tell us about his event coming up at Marge's Donut Den.

Is everything as black and white as it seems? According to Gabe, yes, of course it is. If the only way you avoid obstruction of justice charges is because your aides refuse to follow your instructions, that is a pretty clear summary of the state of the presidency. However, Dan and Scott have a different perspective, and will try and convince me that things may not be as sinister as they seem.

Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 51. David Paul talks about 4-20, the second season, The Muller Report, Trump, John Adams, Deep Space Robot Competition, and a couple of weeks of public meetings.

www.commsolutionsmn.com- For as long as this country has existed, it's bedrock has been faith. Starship may have built this city on rock and roll, but we built this country on a deep-seated faith in God. It does not mean that government is run by religion or vice-versa, but rather that it was constructed on Judeo-Christian principles. The lines between government and faith have become majorly blurred as our society has allowed their faith to become colored by the state of our society. On one hand, some have given less of their time and money to help the less fortunate. On the other, some have pushed for greater government involvement to make up for the lack. As of late, some have begun to join forces with socialists to create partnerships between government and faith groups to implement programs that strip individuals of the choice to be generous, and instead just take it. One such group is Isaiah MN. Their board is made up of more social workers and those with a government background than representatives from the faith community, and they have ties to CAIR. They are calling for everything from driver's licenses for immigrants, to 100% clean energy, MNCare for all, child care assistance, and more. They use religious texts (but not in context) to back up their position, and use willing pastors to enlist their congregations to fight for these concepts. Isaiah has events coming up around the state real soon. We ask you to go and let us know what happens. This is a dangerous concept, because once socialist government gets their claws into this space, they will not leave willingly. Also, we give our take on the fallout from the release of the Muller Report. We take our fellow media cohorts to task and Have you checked out our Spotify playlist? At the beginning of each episode Jason quotes some song lyrics that have to do with the subject matter of the podcast. Andrew never knows what they are, but now he can… and so can you! We’ve launched the Spotify playlist: “Community Solutions Music From the Podcast!” You can listen to Roundabout from Yes after listing to Episode 30 on Roundabouts… or kick back and enjoy a rocking playlist just for the thrill of it. We add a new song every week. Subscribe and enjoy! Don’t forget that you can also subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Spotify, or go out to the PodBabble Podcast Network!

Today on WML, Justin takes your reaction to the Muller Report, tries to figure out if these eggs he was gifted are duck eggs or not. New Storm Team 8 Meteorologist Emily Schutema joins the show to discuss coming back to West Michigan and several members of the Grand Rapids Civic Theatre join the show to tell us about the upcoming performances of James & the Giant Peach.

In this wild, important and rapid-fire episode, Paul Rieckhoff breaks down Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s controversial 9/11 comments, Congressman Dan Crenshaw’s outrageous attack on 9/11 FDNY Hero Rob Serra, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s rapid rise, the Pentagon’s refusal to talk to the media, and how to properly celebrate 4/20. Rieckhoff recounts his 2010 confrontation with Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange and rips into an American infrastructure failing that makes everybody angry. We welcome to the show a famously angry American: iconic actor, Ron Perlman. The legendary Golden Globe winner, star of Beauty and the Beast, Sons of Anarchy and Hellboy, Ron has plenty to say about Donald Trump. He pulls no punches and sounds off on the troubling state of affairs in America, meeting his Jamaican wife 43 years ago, his very first car and whether or not he’s still running for President. It’s a raucous, raw and endearing ride through Hollywood with a true American original you won’t soon forget. Rieckhoff then takes us to The Stonewall Inn, the historic birthplace of the gay rights movement, to talk to Angry Americans about Trump banning transgender people from the military, the Muller Report and the frustrations of public transportation. We get an update on the fight in Washington for 9/11 First Responders support and learn about new ways to connect and make a positive difference. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. It’s another impactful, informative and irreverent episode of the new podcast that was recently featured in Variety Magazine and is making waves nationwide. And for cool behind-the-scenes videos with guests, the faces from the On The Streets segments and lots of empowering information, check out AngryAmericans.us.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Rep. Paul Gosar DDS. getting in hot water for filing false documents with Congress, Julian Assange’s arrest and the charge against him, house cleaning at The Department of Homeland Security, sending people legally seeking asylum to “Sanctuary Cities”, the Israeli election and the immediate repercussions, will we see Trump’s taxes, Trump’s second veto regarding the US perfunctory involvement in the Saudi war with Yemen, Brexit, and what to expect when you are expecting a Muller Report. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher ”Try again, but now we’re confused- what is 'class-war'? Is this class war? Yes, this is class war.” Thank you to Propagandhi for the title.

Attorney General Barr has released the Mueller report, albeit redacted. Mark gives a dramatic reading, plus your reactions.

June Grasso, Bloomberg News Legal Analyst, and Anna Edgerton, Bloomberg News Congressional Reporter, break down the details of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, discusses his book "Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count." Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman shares his outlook for the private equity environment and plans to convert to a corporation, Bloomberg News Private Equity Reporter Heather Perlberg follows up with analysis of Schwarzman's comments. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Global Economics Editor Cristina Lindblad, discuss the Businessweek cover story on whether inflation is dead. And we Drive to the Close with David Dietze, President and Chief Investment Strategist at Point View Wealth Management. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly.  Producer: Paul Brennan  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

CNN and MSNBC in complete meltdown over Barr News Conference and Muller report and the finding of no collusion with Russia and no obstruction. These networks are so emotionally invested in this storyline which they have pushed for the past two years, that they are acting out of complete denial.

Welp. Here we go. THE MUELLER REPORT IS OUT. THE MUELLER REPORT IS OUT. THE MUELLER REPORT IS OUT. This is not a drill. Dan has spent the morning speed-reading a shitty PDF. Maureen has spent the morning recovering from a late-night arrival back from Los Angeles. Two after the report's release, they get together to talk over the sound of drills and hammering at Maureen's apartment and sort out WTAF is going on. Strap in SaysWhovians, it's go time. SHOW NOTES Maureen's new book The Vanishing Stair is OUT NOW. NOW! FOR REAL NOW!!! Support Says Who and become a citizen of SaysWhovia by joining our Patreon today! You really can join for just a dollar. Or more if you want! Join us at PodX, May 31-June 2 in Nashville Tennessee, use this link to get your tix and we'll see you there! Your Intrepid Hosts: Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker Our awesome theme is courtesy of Ted Leo We love Darth

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue discuss Rep. Paul Gosar DDS. getting in hot water for filing false documents with Congress, Julian Assange's arrest and the charge against him, house cleaning at The Department of Homeland Security, sending people legally seeking asylum to “Sanctuary Cities”, the Israeli election and the immediate repercussions, will we see Trump's taxes, Trump's second veto regarding the US perfunctory involvement in the Saudi war with Yemen, Brexit, and what to expect when you are expecting a Muller Report. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher ”Try again, but now we're confused- what is 'class-war'? Is this class war? Yes, this is class war.” Thank you to Propagandhi for the title.

June Grasso, Bloomberg News Legal Analyst, and Anna Edgerton, Bloomberg News Congressional Reporter, break down the details of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. Phil Buchanan, President of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, discusses his book "Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count." Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman shares his outlook for the private equity environment and plans to convert to a corporation, Bloomberg News Private Equity Reporter Heather Perlberg follows up with analysis of Schwarzman’s comments. Bloomberg Businessweek Editor Joel Weber and Bloomberg News Global Economics Editor Cristina Lindblad, discuss the Businessweek cover story on whether inflation is dead. And we Drive to the Close with David Dietze, President and Chief Investment Strategist at Point View Wealth Management. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly.  Producer: Paul Brennan 

The Muller Report will be released tomorrow. What will the response be from the White House? Trump refuses to pull aid from the Yemeni Civil War. Should we pull out of foreign conflicts.

This week Jay and Eric discuss returning to the moon in 5 years and Space Force. Then we deconstruct the new district with the media that coincided with The Muller Report being completed and delivered and the Attorney General Williman Barr's summary letter. We also share an update on the Nashville Convention Scene this summer.

This week Jay and Eric discuss returning to the moon in 5 years and Space Force. Then we deconstruct the new district with the media that coincided with The Muller Report being completed and delivered and the Attorney General Williman Barr's summary letter. We also share an update on the Nashville Convention Scene this summer.

This week Jay and Eric discuss returning to the moon in 5 years and Space Force. Then we deconstruct the new district with the media that coincided with The Muller Report being completed and delivered and the Attorney General Williman Barr's summary letter. We also share an update on the Nashville Convention Scene this summer.

Gun Control and the Muller Report by Lets Talk: with Leo Burkhardt

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The black letter law and articles discussed in this episode are: Attorney General William Barr’s Summary of the Muller Report to Congress https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/democrats.judiciary.house.gov/files/documents/AG%20March%2024%202019%20Letter%20to%20House%20and%20Senate%20Judiciary%20Committees.pdf Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 6e https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcrmp/rule_6 Carter Page FISA Application https://www.lawfareblog.com/document-justice-department-releases-carter-page-fisa-application Indictment of Thirteen Russians for attempting to interfere in the US Political System https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/grand-jury-indicts-thirteen-russian-individuals-and-three-russian-companies-scheme-interfere Senate Intelligence Committee joint response to the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian election interference https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/publications/committee-findings-2017-intelligence-community-assessment Jamil Jaffer is the founder of the National Security Institute at George Mason University https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/adjunct/jaffer_jamil_n

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue celebrate the fact that LaRue is no longer represented by David Stringer who stepped down after police reports from 1983 surfaced of his arrest for soliciting prostitution from underage boys in Baltimore, what’s going on with Brexit, The Republican Party being the face of healthcare, and the wait for the Muller Report, as well as a listener question. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher ”Today is the greatest day I’ve ever known” Thank you to The Smashing Pumpkins for the title.

Dr. Sean Hays PhD. and Mark LaRue celebrate the fact that LaRue is no longer represented by David Stringer who stepped down after police reports from 1983 surfaced of his arrest for soliciting prostitution from underage boys in Baltimore, what's going on with Brexit, The Republican Party being the face of healthcare, and the wait for the Muller Report, as well as a listener question. @PlasticCupPod Subscribe: Apple Podcast Spotify Stitcher ”Today is the greatest day I've ever known” Thank you to The Smashing Pumpkins for the title.

Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 50. David Paul talks about The Muller Report, William Barr, Trump, Russia, Bernie, Elizabeth Warren, NAACP, homelessness, National Vietnam War Veterans Day Dinner, and  Commissioner at Large.

Brian and Jay really got into it this week covering:BBC Pulling their content from GoogleApple's New ServicesAndroid Auto woesWhite House going after the ACA....againAttorney General Barr SummaryAlso Troubled Without a Cause officially has a Paetreon. Go check it out.https://www.patreon.com/troubled_causeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/troubled_cause)

John Dowd was President Trump's lawyer during a critical time in the Mueller probe. Boy, was there a lot going on behind the scenes. A peek inside the epic battle of the presidency with the president's attorney.

John Dowd was President Trump’s lawyer during a critical time in the Mueller probe. Boy, was there a lot going on behind the scenes. A peek inside the epic battle of the presidency with the president’s attorney.

Trumps takes a victory lap since he is not a Russian Spy   Trump throws DeVos under a bus   Poison toads in leggings

Today, we welcome a new baby. Also, the summary of the Muller Report and a question of language. Plus: Trump loves the battle, thrives when he attacks, and picks a weird way to celebrate a rare political victory.

It’s clearly spring time, it’s clearly time to just go out and do the things you must. If you’ve been asking for a good day, why not make it today?#MotivationMondayWe start off the show with some Billy Joel in Long Island. Conscious tells us the story about the people he’s met; taking free coloring pencils from the street with a guy names Sneaks, from a guy referred to as Heroin Dude. In #NewsYouCanUse: Dr. Dre deleted a post about Lori Loughlin after fans call him out for being a USC donator himself. Felicity Huffman hires the crisis PR firm that worked for the Trayvon Martin case. The Muller Report has been turned in to the DOJ, no 45-Russian collusion has been found, but he is not off the hook. Amid the need for shipping, the cardboard industry is opening up factories again. New reports show that human interaction is decreasing due to the rise of technology.TK and Conscious sit down and have a discussion on technology. Is human interaction going away? Are we stuck in a Black Mirror episode? Maybe, there’s a silver lining. Tune in and listen...using your computer or smartphone....Finally, during #ChatroomCheckIn, we take the show into motivations and end on nothing but power. Have a salad today (on you) and remember to love yourself. #MotivationMonday@TKinTheAM is live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app. Sameday replays 7pm EST also available on Apple Podcasts, GooglePodcasts, Spreaker, and Spotify!If you really like us, leave a review on Apple Podcast that’d be really cool.http://geturshirt.com < get some TKAM gearRUNDOWN0:00 #SONG: Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)3:45 #Intro: Billy Joel; Conscous and Sneaks; 16:21 #SONG: Mariah Carey - A No No (Remix) ft. Stefflon Don 20:50 #NewsYouCanUse: Dr. Dre donated to USC; Felicity Huffman hires the Trayvon Martin PR team; The Muller Report 35:25 #SONG: .@LeoColtrane - dash diablo38:45 #NewsYouCanUse: The cardboard comeback; Human contact is a luxury; 42:00 #Discussion: Are we separated by technology?71:04 #SONG: .@GavinTurek - Elevator74:14 #ChatroomCheckIn: Monday Motivations86:28 #SONG: Lion Babe - Western Babe#Outro

It’s clearly spring time, it’s clearly time to just go out and do the things you must. If you’ve been asking for a good day, why not make it today?#MotivationMondayWe start off the show with some Billy Joel in Long Island. Conscious tells us the story about the people he’s met; taking free coloring pencils from the street with a guy names Sneaks, from a guy referred to as Heroin Dude. In #NewsYouCanUse: Dr. Dre deleted a post about Lori Loughlin after fans call him out for being a USC donator himself. Felicity Huffman hires the crisis PR firm that worked for the Trayvon Martin case. The Muller Report has been turned in to the DOJ, no 45-Russian collusion has been found, but he is not off the hook. Amid the need for shipping, the cardboard industry is opening up factories again. New reports show that human interaction is decreasing due to the rise of technology.TK and Conscious sit down and have a discussion on technology. Is human interaction going away? Are we stuck in a Black Mirror episode? Maybe, there’s a silver lining. Tune in and listen...using your computer or smartphone....Finally, during #ChatroomCheckIn, we take the show into motivations and end on nothing but power. Have a salad today (on you) and remember to love yourself. #MotivationMonday@TKinTheAM is live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app. Sameday replays 7pm EST also available on Apple Podcasts, GooglePodcasts, Spreaker, and Spotify!If you really like us, leave a review on Apple Podcast that’d be really cool.http://geturshirt.com < get some TKAM gearRUNDOWN0:00 #SONG: Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)3:45 #Intro: Billy Joel; Conscous and Sneaks; 16:21 #SONG: Mariah Carey - A No No (Remix) ft. Stefflon Don 20:50 #NewsYouCanUse: Dr. Dre donated to USC; Felicity Huffman hires the Trayvon Martin PR team; The Muller Report 35:25 #SONG: .@LeoColtrane - dash diablo38:45 #NewsYouCanUse: The cardboard comeback; Human contact is a luxury; 42:00 #Discussion: Are we separated by technology?71:04 #SONG: .@GavinTurek - Elevator74:14 #ChatroomCheckIn: Monday Motivations86:28 #SONG: Lion Babe - Western Babe#Outro

Today on TIC we discuss the findings on the Muller Report, Jussie Smollett charges are dropped but is this a means to bring more bad apples to justice? We then look at an article written by Luis Elizondo which breaks down more disclosures into free energy and space travels. Couple articles on replicators and telepathy and take a look at some minority report style technologies that will be coming in the very near future. Host: Dan Hohlfeld Medical Errors 3rd leading cause of death►https://cnb.cx/2F6c1Rj Luis Elizondo Disclosures►https://bit.ly/2NKnZBK Replicator►https://bit.ly/2Op81xa Telepathy►https://bit.ly/2Oe6l9Q Robot Interviewer►https://dailym.ai/2YohpWy LCD Freezer Targeted Ads►https://dailym.ai/2YtlusK AI Can Spot Shoplifters►https://dailym.ai/2UcSmGI Drag Queen Reads to Kids►https://bit.ly/2WnmwV3 SUPPORT US: Donate by PayPal►https://paypal.me/K2D4network Patreon►https://www.patreon.com/K2D4network Merch►http://bit.ly/2NsASPg FOR MORE VISIT US AT►http://k2d4network.com DTube►http://bit.ly/2GuqOTT BitChute►http://bit.ly/2peX99T FACEBOOK►http://www.facebook.com/K2D4network/ Voice Mail►+1 (256) 510-5234 LIVE STREAMS: Twitch►https://www.twitch.tv/k2d4network Mixer►https://bit.ly/2BRBVEr AUDIO PODCASTS: Google Play►http://bit.ly/2H13xYF Apple Podcast►https://apple.co/2FkADWc Spotify►https://tinyurl.com/ybcnfako ► Camera Used◄ ○ Panasonic HC-VX981 on Amazon (affiliate link): http://amzn.to/2hdikr5 Theme Song “Art Now” by Alex http://ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/30344 2011 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

LISTEN TO RATIONAL RADIO LIVE ON WHIP | M/W/F 4-5PM EST Attorney General William Barr presents his summary of the Mueller investigation before Congress! Attempts to legalize marijuana fail in New Jersey. And two survivors of Parkland’s MSD school shooting open the conversation about mental health in schools. The world’s a busy place, and thanks to the internet, we witness a whole lotta’ stuff. Join Amelia Winger, Jennie Sheffer, and Valerie Dowret for a rational look at current events around the world - only on Rational Radio. DISCUSSION TIMES AND SOURCES: 1:39 - Mueller Investigation Comes to a Close 15:35 - Israel Strikes Hamas 24:42- Marijuana Legalization Fails in New Jersey 30:26 - Two Survivors of Parkland Die by Suicide ATTRIBUTIONS: Live show edited to podcast format by Jennie Sheffer Intro music: Chicago by [JCM] Canada, available on Soundcloud KEY WORDS: Robert Mueller, President Trump, Russia, 2016 Presidential Election, impeachment, Internet Research Agency, Israel, Hamas, Arab/Israeli conflict, legalization, marijuana, New Jersey, war on drugs, Parkland, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, mental health, mental illness, gun control, gun violence

Let's Talk The Muller Report / Dr. Dre & USC / US Horror Movie Smashing Box Office

Let's Talk The Muller Report / Dr. Dre & USC / US Horror Movie Smashing Box Office

Upholding Matters Podcast Episode 49. David Paul talks about The Muller Report, Trump, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Joe Biden and Stacy Abrams, and our local planning commission and homeless meetings.

After taking the weekend to pore over the Mueller report, US Attorney General William Barr has sent Congress his four-page summary of the "principal conclusions" from the special counsel's 675-day investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russia. The bottom line according to AG Barr: "The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities."On the question of obstruction of justice, Barr writes that while Mueller's report "does not conclude that the President committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him."Barr says he and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein concluded that the evidence "is not sufficient to establish that the President committed an obstruction-of-justice offense," noting that the government would have to prove such a case "beyond a reasonable doubt." Does this tell us anything new? Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) now says the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chairs, will explore the "other side" in the Russia probe. His committee will investigate the actions of the Justice Department in the Russia investigation, including the FBI's use of a dossier compiled by British spy Christopher Steele. How can the Democrats say no if Graham wants to open his own investigation? What does this do to the relationship between the US and Russia?Also, President Donald Trump abruptly reversed decades of US policy Thursday by endorsing permanent Israeli control of the disputed Golan Heights, saying on Twitter that the area seized from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War is “of critical strategic and security importance” to Israel. The position is a political boon to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the two leaders met Monday at the White House, where Trump signed an official proclamation recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a disputed territory the United Nations considers "occupied" by Israel.Lastly, the city of Pittsburgh is continuing to see demonstrations following a not guilty verdict in the trial of a former police officer charged in the June 2018 death of an unarmed black teen. A jury found Michael Rosfeld not guilty Friday in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II. Rose was shot three times while running away during a traffic stop last June. Over the weekend, several protests occurred across the area and around the state. More demonstrations are expected this week, including a planned student walkout today at Pittsburgh Public Schools. There was video showing the deadly encounter. Why was Rosfeld not convicted? GUESTS:Dr. Gerald Horne — Professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including "Blows Against the Empire: US Imperialism in Crisis." Dr. Anthony Monteiro — Author, activist, DuBois Scholar and former professor in the African American Studies Department at Temple University. Attorney Fred Rabner, Esq. — Attorney in the Antwon Rose II case.

Photo: (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) On Friday, the Mueller report was completed, and according to the U.S. attorney general's summary, there was no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Guest: Jared Yates Sexton, political commentator and American author of “THE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RISE LIKE THE WATERS UPON YOUR SHORE: A STORY OF AMERICAN RAGE” How is the Mueller report affecting politics down in the US?  Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News based in Washington DC. At the annual Manning Networking Conference, the Ontario premier accused journalists of being ‘far-left' and intent on distorting the messages of politicians. He also says that journalists have become irrelevant due to social media.  Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen's Park and Parliament Hill.

The Mueller report is out, kind of, and so far the reactions to it are predictable. Think what you want of the report, but the way the national news media went about covering it has damaged our Republic. Also Fargo businessman Don Schilling talks about North Dakota's workforce shortages and what the Legislature ought to be doing to address them. This episode of Plain Talk is brought to you by EnergyofNorthDakota.com.

James and Greg talk about the Muller Report.

We will also discuss Joe Biden running with Satacey Abrams and more!

Conrad Black, Author, Commentator & Historian talks about Jody Wilson Raybould, Brexit delay, and the Muller Report

Jay holds the podcast down while Tonya is away, speaking to guests: Strength & Conditioning Trainer R. Alex Haynes, Attorney Norman Williams, Lifestyle Coach/Chef Bren Herrera, Dr. Samantha Nazareth and Inspired Living & Wellness Coach Danielle Azadian about Spring Cleaning Your Mind, Body, Soul and checking your poop to the latest news on the Muller Report.

Photo: (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Holy Mackinaw! In 2021, Hamilton will be hosting the Grey Cup! Guest: Scott Mitchell, CEO, Hamilton TigerCats. While the director of economic development said earlier this week that developers are skeptical about building along the LRT route, he did say that Hamilton could become a cluster for aerospace and defence industries, providing an annual update to his five year plan of growing the economy. ALSO: Ti-Cats and the Grey Cup! Guest: Jason Farr, City Councillor, Ward 2. The final report from Robert Mueller could be coming next week.   Guest: Jacob Neiheisel, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences.   The clerk for the privy council yesterday said that he is worried someone will be  assassinated during the upcoming election due to the toxic tone of public discussion as of late.   Guest: Richard Brennan, retired journalist with the Toronto Star. Covered Queen's Park and Parliament Hill.

The Muller Report, what we need to know