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Trump urges GOP to 'get tougher and fight' impeachment as Pelosi details his 'shakedown' of Ukraine
Source: Washington Post
Live updates: Trump urges GOP to ‘get tougher and fight’ impeachment as Pelosi details his ‘shakedown’ of Ukraine
By John Wagner and Brittany Shammas
Oct. 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
President Trump urged his party to “get tougher and fight” against his impeachment Monday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) distributed a “fact sheet” outlining what her office called a gross abuse of presidential power, including a “shakedown,” “pressure campaign” and “cover up.”
A Republican effort to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) for his handling of the inquiry was also expected to come to a head Monday, with Democrats poised to block a floor vote on the measure.
Democrats have planned several closed-door depositions this week, including one Tuesday from Bill Taylor, the top official at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. In text messages with other U.S. diplomats, Taylor raised alarms about the White House holding back military aid to Ukraine and pressing for investigations into the 2016 U.S. election and an energy company that employed former vice president Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
●Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney continues to back away from a quid pro quo, as a top diplomat defends Trump personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani’s role in Ukraine.
●Trump reversed course on hosting the G-7 summit at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans were tired of defending him.
●Inside Joe Biden’s brawling efforts to reform Ukraine — which won him successes and enemies.
2:15 p.m.: Democrats pounce on Trump’s Emoluments Clause comments
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By John Wagner and Brittany Shammas
Oct. 21, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
President Trump urged his party to “get tougher and fight” against his impeachment Monday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) distributed a “fact sheet” outlining what her office called a gross abuse of presidential power, including a “shakedown,” “pressure campaign” and “cover up.”
A Republican effort to censure House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) for his handling of the inquiry was also expected to come to a head Monday, with Democrats poised to block a floor vote on the measure.
Democrats have planned several closed-door depositions this week, including one Tuesday from Bill Taylor, the top official at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. In text messages with other U.S. diplomats, Taylor raised alarms about the White House holding back military aid to Ukraine and pressing for investigations into the 2016 U.S. election and an energy company that employed former vice president Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
●Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney continues to back away from a quid pro quo, as a top diplomat defends Trump personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani’s role in Ukraine.
●Trump reversed course on hosting the G-7 summit at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans were tired of defending him.
●Inside Joe Biden’s brawling efforts to reform Ukraine — which won him successes and enemies.
2:15 p.m.: Democrats pounce on Trump’s Emoluments Clause comments
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry-live-updates/2019/10/21/c6630a30-f3e9-11e9-8cf0-4cc99f74d127_story.html
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