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| Trump reportedly knew of whistleblower complaint when he released Ukraine aid – live | Trump reportedly knew of whistleblower complaint when he released Ukraine aid – live |
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| Lawyers say Trump had already been briefed on complaint when he decided to unfreeze military aid – follow the latest politics news live | Lawyers say Trump had already been briefed on complaint when he decided to unfreeze military aid – follow the latest politics news live |
| A new poll out this morning shows Joe Biden leading the rest of the 2020 Democratic field by double digits, the second survey in two days to indicate the former vice president holds a solid lead in the race. | |
| According to the CNN/SSRS poll, Biden has attracted the support of 28% of Democratic voters -- compared to Bernie Sanders’ 17%, Elizabeth Warren’s 14% and Pete Buttigieg’s 11%. This marks the first CNN national poll that has Buttigieg registering in the double digits. | |
| A Quinnipiac poll released yesterday similarly showed Biden hitting 24%, putting him 8 points ahead of Buttigieg, who was in second place at 16%. With about two months left to go until the Iowa caucuses, it appears Biden’s opponents are having a hard time ousting him from the frontrunner perch he has occupied since entering the race in April. | |
| Biden’s lasting support appears to be bolstered by his popularity among African-American voters. According to the Quinnipiac poll, 43% of black Democrats back Biden, putting him more than 30 points ahead of any of his opponents in that category. | |
| In some good news, former president Jimmy Carter has been released from the hospital after a successful surgery to address a brain bleed from a recent fall. | |
| The 95-year-old former president was hospitalized twice last month due to falls, but the Carter Center said he was recovering well and looked forward to spending Thanksgiving at his Georgia home. | |
| More specifically, the photoshopped picture Trump shared appears to be taken from the poster for the movie “Rocky III,” starring Sylvester Stallone. (Stallone actually visited the White House last year when Trump signed a posthumous pardon for the boxing champion Jack Johnson.) | More specifically, the photoshopped picture Trump shared appears to be taken from the poster for the movie “Rocky III,” starring Sylvester Stallone. (Stallone actually visited the White House last year when Trump signed a posthumous pardon for the boxing champion Jack Johnson.) |
| Trump’s tweet of the photo immediately kicked off a caption contest, given that the president did not provide one of his own. | Trump’s tweet of the photo immediately kicked off a caption contest, given that the president did not provide one of his own. |
| As Trump faces the looming threat of impeachment as well as a difficult reelection, the president is projecting confidence by ... sharing a photoshopped image of himself as a boxing prize fighter. | As Trump faces the looming threat of impeachment as well as a difficult reelection, the president is projecting confidence by ... sharing a photoshopped image of himself as a boxing prize fighter. |
| According to White House pool reports, the president is currently golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, so this photo was likely shared from the links. | According to White House pool reports, the president is currently golfing at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, so this photo was likely shared from the links. |
| Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has returned money he received from lawyers who represented Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation process after being contacted by the Guardian about the donations. | Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has returned money he received from lawyers who represented Brett Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court confirmation process after being contacted by the Guardian about the donations. |
| Stephanie Kirchgaessner reports: | Stephanie Kirchgaessner reports: |
| Democratic representative Stephen Lynch -- a member of the House oversight committe, which helped conduct closed-door depositions in the impeachment inquiry -- argued in a CNN interview this morning that the testimony from the public hearings has established clearly impeachable behavior on the president’s part. | Democratic representative Stephen Lynch -- a member of the House oversight committe, which helped conduct closed-door depositions in the impeachment inquiry -- argued in a CNN interview this morning that the testimony from the public hearings has established clearly impeachable behavior on the president’s part. |
| Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House judiciary committee, announced yesterday that his panel would hold its first impeachment hearing next week, which could keep the House on track to vote on articles of impeachment by Christmas. | Jerry Nadler, the chairman of the House judiciary committee, announced yesterday that his panel would hold its first impeachment hearing next week, which could keep the House on track to vote on articles of impeachment by Christmas. |
| Officials are still unclear about what caused the airspace violation that triggered yesterday’s brief lockdown at the White House and the Capitol, but one Capitol Police source said a “slow-moving blob” on the radar had sparked concern. | Officials are still unclear about what caused the airspace violation that triggered yesterday’s brief lockdown at the White House and the Capitol, but one Capitol Police source said a “slow-moving blob” on the radar had sparked concern. |
| CNN has more: | CNN has more: |
| In an interview with Bill O’Reilly that streamed yesterday, Trump appeared to be trying to distance himself from Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer who has become increasingly embroiled in the impeachment inquiry for his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and the 2016 election. | In an interview with Bill O’Reilly that streamed yesterday, Trump appeared to be trying to distance himself from Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer who has become increasingly embroiled in the impeachment inquiry for his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and the 2016 election. |
| Asked whether he directed Giuliani to launch the pressure campaign in Ukraine, Trump said, “No, I didn’t direct him, but he is a warrior, he is a warrior.” | Asked whether he directed Giuliani to launch the pressure campaign in Ukraine, Trump said, “No, I didn’t direct him, but he is a warrior, he is a warrior.” |
| But Giuliani has said he was pursuing the investigations on Trump’s behalf, and Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, testified to the House intelligence committee last week that he only worked with Guiliani because the former New York mayor was clearly doing the president’s bidding. | But Giuliani has said he was pursuing the investigations on Trump’s behalf, and Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the EU, testified to the House intelligence committee last week that he only worked with Guiliani because the former New York mayor was clearly doing the president’s bidding. |
| Trump went on to say in the interview, “Rudy has other clients, other than me. ... He’s done a lot of work in Ukraine over the years.” | Trump went on to say in the interview, “Rudy has other clients, other than me. ... He’s done a lot of work in Ukraine over the years.” |
| The president’s comments also come as reports emerge that federal prosecutors have launched a probe broad of Giuliani’s consulting business. | The president’s comments also come as reports emerge that federal prosecutors have launched a probe broad of Giuliani’s consulting business. |
| Meanwhile, the White House has not yet provided a clear answer on whether Trump intends to send a lawyer to the House judicary committee’s first impeachment hearing next week, instead simply criticizing the entire inquiry as a “sham.” | Meanwhile, the White House has not yet provided a clear answer on whether Trump intends to send a lawyer to the House judicary committee’s first impeachment hearing next week, instead simply criticizing the entire inquiry as a “sham.” |
| The president has until Sunday to decide whether he wants to send counsel to the Dec. 4 hearing, but some Trump advisers have reportedly advised him not to send a lawyer because it could add credibility to the hearing. | The president has until Sunday to decide whether he wants to send counsel to the Dec. 4 hearing, but some Trump advisers have reportedly advised him not to send a lawyer because it could add credibility to the hearing. |
| Good morning, live blog readers! | Good morning, live blog readers! |
| The drip, drip, drip of revelations from the impeachment inquiry continued last night when the New York Times reported that Donald Trump was aware of a whistleblower complaint about his communications with Ukraine when the president released the country’s military aid. | The drip, drip, drip of revelations from the impeachment inquiry continued last night when the New York Times reported that Donald Trump was aware of a whistleblower complaint about his communications with Ukraine when the president released the country’s military aid. |
| The Times reports: | The Times reports: |
| Trump’s congressional allies have argued he could not have participated in a bribery scheme, as Democrats have alleged, because the funds were eventually released. However, if Trump only released the money in the hope of neutralizing the whistleblower complaint, that sounds more like a cover-up than a defense. | Trump’s congressional allies have argued he could not have participated in a bribery scheme, as Democrats have alleged, because the funds were eventually released. However, if Trump only released the money in the hope of neutralizing the whistleblower complaint, that sounds more like a cover-up than a defense. |
| Here’s what else is going on today: | Here’s what else is going on today: |
| Trump is at Mar-a-Lago with his family for Thanksgiving and has no events on his public schedule. | Trump is at Mar-a-Lago with his family for Thanksgiving and has no events on his public schedule. |
| Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris are campaigning in Iowa today. | Amy Klobuchar, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris are campaigning in Iowa today. |
| Deval Patrick is spending the day in Columbia, South Carolina. | Deval Patrick is spending the day in Columbia, South Carolina. |
| The blog will have much more coming up, so stay tuned. | The blog will have much more coming up, so stay tuned. |