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| Trump faces key test as week of impeachment hearings begins – live | Trump faces key test as week of impeachment hearings begins – live |
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| It’s Veterans Day, Donald Trump is back in Manhattan and Washington is getting ready for more momentous events | It’s Veterans Day, Donald Trump is back in Manhattan and Washington is getting ready for more momentous events |
| Here’s where the day stands so far: | |
| Public hearings in the impeachment inquiry start on Wednesday, and Trump appears to be preparing for them by claiming (without evidence) that the transcripts of the House committees’ closed-door interviews were inaccurate. (No Republican present for the interviews has made such a claim.) | |
| Longtime Republican representative Pete King announced his retirement, kicking off what will likely be a heated race to succeed him. | |
| Trump’s speech at New York’s Veterans Day parade was met with protests. | |
| The blog will have more coming up, so stay tuned. | |
| A Washington Post reporter shared a video of two Trump supporters clashing with a Bernie Sanders voter in New York, shortly after the president spoke at the city’s Veterans Day parade. | |
| The Sanders supporter referenced Trump’s claim during the 2016 campaign that he could get away with shooting someone on Fifth Avenue, as well as his offensive comments in the “Access Hollywood” tape about groping women. | |
| Two of Rick Perry’s political supporters were reportedly awarded an oil and gas deal in Ukraine after the energy secretary recommended one of them as a potential adviser to the country’s new president. | Two of Rick Perry’s political supporters were reportedly awarded an oil and gas deal in Ukraine after the energy secretary recommended one of them as a potential adviser to the country’s new president. |
| The AP reports: | The AP reports: |
| Ethical experts said Perry likely did not break the law but still described his actions as “icky,” particularly given that many of Trump’s allies are currently arguing the president mentioned the Bidens to Zelenskiy because he was trying to help crack down on the country’s corruption. | Ethical experts said Perry likely did not break the law but still described his actions as “icky,” particularly given that many of Trump’s allies are currently arguing the president mentioned the Bidens to Zelenskiy because he was trying to help crack down on the country’s corruption. |
| The announcement of Republican representative Pete King’s retirement once again throws a spotlight on the high number of departures and defeats in the House GOP caucus since Trump took office. | The announcement of Republican representative Pete King’s retirement once again throws a spotlight on the high number of departures and defeats in the House GOP caucus since Trump took office. |
| Meanwhile, Democrats are already considering possible candidates to replace King as the Long Island district’s representative. | Meanwhile, Democrats are already considering possible candidates to replace King as the Long Island district’s representative. |
| Demonstrators who protested Trump’s Veterans Day speech in New York criticized the president’s treatment of veterans and called for his impeachment. | Demonstrators who protested Trump’s Veterans Day speech in New York criticized the president’s treatment of veterans and called for his impeachment. |
| “I’m here to protest Trump and support veterans,” said Michelle Williams, 40. “I don’t know how so many veterans could support him after he was fined $2m for misrepresenting his charity saying it was to support them. I don’t know how his supporters can be so against their best interests.” | “I’m here to protest Trump and support veterans,” said Michelle Williams, 40. “I don’t know how so many veterans could support him after he was fined $2m for misrepresenting his charity saying it was to support them. I don’t know how his supporters can be so against their best interests.” |
| “My father and brother are veterans, but I think a president should have served,” added Derek Lowery, 52. He also criticized the Trump administration’s policies toward former service members. “Veterans should have the red carpet rolled out for them.” | “My father and brother are veterans, but I think a president should have served,” added Derek Lowery, 52. He also criticized the Trump administration’s policies toward former service members. “Veterans should have the red carpet rolled out for them.” |
| Matt Mattingly, 47, specifically said he was participating in the protest to call for Trump’s impeachment. “He’s stolen money to pay for his wall, and there are thousands of veterans being cut from Medicaid,” Mattingly said. | Matt Mattingly, 47, specifically said he was participating in the protest to call for Trump’s impeachment. “He’s stolen money to pay for his wall, and there are thousands of veterans being cut from Medicaid,” Mattingly said. |
| Former police commissioner Ray Kelly refused to be drawn on Trump’s attendance. “I’m happy to be here to support our veterans,” Kelly said. | Former police commissioner Ray Kelly refused to be drawn on Trump’s attendance. “I’m happy to be here to support our veterans,” Kelly said. |
| Trump has now concluded his appearance at New York’s Veterans Day parade, where he addressed attendees amid protests on Fifth Avenue. | Trump has now concluded his appearance at New York’s Veterans Day parade, where he addressed attendees amid protests on Fifth Avenue. |
| The president touched on the recent death of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, telling the audience: “Thanks to American warriors, al-Baghdadi is dead, his second-in-charge is dead. We have our eyes on No. 3. His reign of terror is over, and our enemies are running very, very scared.” | The president touched on the recent death of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, telling the audience: “Thanks to American warriors, al-Baghdadi is dead, his second-in-charge is dead. We have our eyes on No. 3. His reign of terror is over, and our enemies are running very, very scared.” |
| Trump is now speaking at the Veterans Day parade in New York, taking the podium to cheers as demonstrators loudly protested just outside Madison Square Park. | Trump is now speaking at the Veterans Day parade in New York, taking the podium to cheers as demonstrators loudly protested just outside Madison Square Park. |
| A handful of Trump’s allies have adopted a new (and dubious) argument to push back against the impeachment inquiry. They argue that the president encouraging a foreign country to launch an investigation of his political rival, Joe Biden, does not constitute an impeachable offense. | A handful of Trump’s allies have adopted a new (and dubious) argument to push back against the impeachment inquiry. They argue that the president encouraging a foreign country to launch an investigation of his political rival, Joe Biden, does not constitute an impeachable offense. |
| Representative Mac Thornberry, the ranking member on the House armed services committee, told ABC News yesterday: “I believe it’s inappropriate for a president to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival. ... I do not believe it was impeachable.” | Representative Mac Thornberry, the ranking member on the House armed services committee, told ABC News yesterday: “I believe it’s inappropriate for a president to ask a foreign leader to investigate a political rival. ... I do not believe it was impeachable.” |
| Trump’s former UN ambassador, Nikki Haley, similarly told NPR that it is “not a good practice for us ever to ask a foreign country to investigate an American.” But she added, “I don’t see it as impeachable.” | Trump’s former UN ambassador, Nikki Haley, similarly told NPR that it is “not a good practice for us ever to ask a foreign country to investigate an American.” But she added, “I don’t see it as impeachable.” |
| Trump will soon speak at New York’s Veterans Day Parade in Madison Square Park, and one building nearby marked his appearance by putting a sign calling for his impeachment in the window. | Trump will soon speak at New York’s Veterans Day Parade in Madison Square Park, and one building nearby marked his appearance by putting a sign calling for his impeachment in the window. |
| As Trump challenged the accuracy of the impeachment transcripts without providing any evidence, an MSNBC correspondent noted that several Republicans affirmed the documents’ authenticity last week. | As Trump challenged the accuracy of the impeachment transcripts without providing any evidence, an MSNBC correspondent noted that several Republicans affirmed the documents’ authenticity last week. |
| Trump is pushing back against the release of transcripts from the closed-door interviews in the impeachment inquiry by questioning the documents’ accuracy without providing any evidence. | Trump is pushing back against the release of transcripts from the closed-door interviews in the impeachment inquiry by questioning the documents’ accuracy without providing any evidence. |
| “Shifty Adam Schiff will only release doctored transcripts,” the president tweeted. “Republicans should put out their own transcripts!” | “Shifty Adam Schiff will only release doctored transcripts,” the president tweeted. “Republicans should put out their own transcripts!” |
| However, a number of journalists who cover Capitol Hill, including this Fox News reporter, noted that none of the Republican members of the House committees leading the inquiry have challenged the transcripts’ accuracy. | However, a number of journalists who cover Capitol Hill, including this Fox News reporter, noted that none of the Republican members of the House committees leading the inquiry have challenged the transcripts’ accuracy. |
| It’s also worth noting that Trump is now attacking the public release of the transcripts after Republicans previously criticized senior House Democrats for holding closed-door interviews in the inquiry. | It’s also worth noting that Trump is now attacking the public release of the transcripts after Republicans previously criticized senior House Democrats for holding closed-door interviews in the inquiry. |
| Representative Pete King, a New York Republican who has served in Congress since 1993, announced this morning that he would not seek reelection next year. | Representative Pete King, a New York Republican who has served in Congress since 1993, announced this morning that he would not seek reelection next year. |
| King said in a Facebook post announcing his retirement: “The prime reason for my decision was that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford.” | King said in a Facebook post announcing his retirement: “The prime reason for my decision was that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford.” |
| King becomes the 20th House Republican to announce a departure amid increasing signs of GOP anxiety about regaining control of the chamber. | King becomes the 20th House Republican to announce a departure amid increasing signs of GOP anxiety about regaining control of the chamber. |
| In a strategy memo released earlier this year, House Democrats’ campaign arm named King as one of the Republican lawmakers “at the top of the retirement watch list,” and his Long Island district will likely be considered a prime pick-up opportunity. | In a strategy memo released earlier this year, House Democrats’ campaign arm named King as one of the Republican lawmakers “at the top of the retirement watch list,” and his Long Island district will likely be considered a prime pick-up opportunity. |
| King won his seat last year with 53 percent of the vote, his lowest percentage ever since first being elected in 1992. | King won his seat last year with 53 percent of the vote, his lowest percentage ever since first being elected in 1992. |
| Pete Buttigieg praised the accomplishments of Barack Obama’s presidency after an LA Times report misquoted the Democratic presidential candidate as lamenting the “failures of the Obama era.” | Pete Buttigieg praised the accomplishments of Barack Obama’s presidency after an LA Times report misquoted the Democratic presidential candidate as lamenting the “failures of the Obama era.” |
| Some of Buttigieg’s fellow presidential contenders have been criticized for attacking Obama’s legacy, which appears to have made most of the Democratic candidates leery of going after the popular former president. | Some of Buttigieg’s fellow presidential contenders have been criticized for attacking Obama’s legacy, which appears to have made most of the Democratic candidates leery of going after the popular former president. |
| Buttigieg is surging in the Iowa polls as he promotes a more moderate message than the one he trumpeted this summer, but his shifting stance has led some voters there to question his sincerity. | Buttigieg is surging in the Iowa polls as he promotes a more moderate message than the one he trumpeted this summer, but his shifting stance has led some voters there to question his sincerity. |
| A new report emerged yesterday that falls into the “big if true” camp: the president’s personal lawyer directly tied Ukraine’s frozen military aid to an investigation of Joe Biden, according to one of Rudy Giuliani’s associates. | A new report emerged yesterday that falls into the “big if true” camp: the president’s personal lawyer directly tied Ukraine’s frozen military aid to an investigation of Joe Biden, according to one of Rudy Giuliani’s associates. |
| The New York Times reports: | The New York Times reports: |
| Giuliani and Parnas’s business partner, Igor Fruman, categorically denied the claim, but the report crucially indicates that Parnas may be splitting from the president and his personal lawyer. | Giuliani and Parnas’s business partner, Igor Fruman, categorically denied the claim, but the report crucially indicates that Parnas may be splitting from the president and his personal lawyer. |
| Good morning, live blog readers! | Good morning, live blog readers! |
| This week could be one of the most pivotal yet for Donald Trump’s presidency, with public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry set to begin on Wednesday. | This week could be one of the most pivotal yet for Donald Trump’s presidency, with public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry set to begin on Wednesday. |
| Two officials will testify together on Wednesday morning: George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary of state, and Bill Taylor, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine. Taylor’s predecessor at the embassy in Kyiv, Marie Yovanovitch, will testify on Friday. | Two officials will testify together on Wednesday morning: George Kent, a deputy assistant secretary of state, and Bill Taylor, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine. Taylor’s predecessor at the embassy in Kyiv, Marie Yovanovitch, will testify on Friday. |
| The public hearings will give Americans the first chance to hear directly from witnesses who have testified about Trump allies’ alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of the president’s political rivals, Joe Biden. | The public hearings will give Americans the first chance to hear directly from witnesses who have testified about Trump allies’ alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of the president’s political rivals, Joe Biden. |
| In his closed-door interview last month, Taylor testified to House committees leading the inquiry that he was told military aid to Ukraine was held up as Trump’s allies sought public announcements of investigations into Biden’s links to Ukraine and supposed Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election. Kent told the committees Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, led a “campaign of lies” against Yovanovitch before she was recalled from her post. | In his closed-door interview last month, Taylor testified to House committees leading the inquiry that he was told military aid to Ukraine was held up as Trump’s allies sought public announcements of investigations into Biden’s links to Ukraine and supposed Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election. Kent told the committees Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, led a “campaign of lies” against Yovanovitch before she was recalled from her post. |
| Those who have closely followed the investigation may not learn much new. But the sight of longtime civil servants testifying about whether the president sought foreign assistance in his re-election campaign could have a significant impact on public perception of the impeachment inquiry. If so, Wednesday could mark a turning point in the investigation – and in Trump’s presidency. | Those who have closely followed the investigation may not learn much new. But the sight of longtime civil servants testifying about whether the president sought foreign assistance in his re-election campaign could have a significant impact on public perception of the impeachment inquiry. If so, Wednesday could mark a turning point in the investigation – and in Trump’s presidency. |
| Here’s what else the blog is keeping an eye on: | Here’s what else the blog is keeping an eye on: |
| Trump is in New York, where he will speak at the city’s Veterans Day Parade in Madison Square Park at 10.35am ET. | Trump is in New York, where he will speak at the city’s Veterans Day Parade in Madison Square Park at 10.35am ET. |
| Mike Pence will speak at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery at 11.30am ET. | Mike Pence will speak at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery at 11.30am ET. |
| Biden will participate in a CNN town hall this evening. | Biden will participate in a CNN town hall this evening. |
| That’s all still coming up, so stay tuned… | That’s all still coming up, so stay tuned… |