Ahead of their Wednesday press conference, Mr. Trump said he and Erdogan would be talking about the Russian weapons system purchased by Turkey Source
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Witnesses are asked if they consider themselves “Never Trumpers”
Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, asked the two witnesses at Wednesday’s impeachment hearing whether they consider themselves “Never Trumpers,” as President Trump has alleged. Watch the responses from Assistant Secretary of State George Kent and William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine. Source
Kent: “No factual basis” for allegations Ukraine interfered in 2016 election
Questioned by Democratic counsel Wednesday, George Kent, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, testified there is “no factual basis” for allegations that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 election, something that has been floated by Trump allies. The U.S. intelligence community concluded it was Russia that interfered in the election. Source
Reince Priebus: Presidents don’t get impeached for acting “inappropriately”
As the House held the first public hearings in the impeachment probe, former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus joined CBS News to discuss the inquiry. He told chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett and “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell that presidents don’t get impeached for acting “inappropriately.” Source
Kent: Giuliani’s “smear campaign” against Ambassador Yovanovitch was “ubiquitous” in spring of 2019
Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat, questioned George Kent, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, on Wednesday about former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who was abruptly ousted from her position. Kent said Rudy Giuliani’s “smear campaign” against Yovanovitch “was ubiquitous in the spring of 2019 on Fox News and on the internet and Twittersphere.” Source
“Friends” reunion special with original cast reportedly in the works
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer are all in talks to get back together Source
Celine Dion on what TV show she’s binge-watching
The five-time Grammy winner is hitting the road for her first U.S. tour in more than a decade Source
Watch live: Diplomat says aide overheard Trump ask about “investigations”
Bill Taylor said a member of his staff overheard Trump inquiring about “investigations” in a call with a U.S. ambassador Source
Democrats and Republicans pose follow-up questions to Taylor
“I’m not here to take one side or the other,” said William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, as he answered a second round of questions from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, ranking Republican Devin Nunes and fellow Republican Jim Jordan. They focused on President Trump’s interest in having Ukraine investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Source
Google to offer checking accounts. Don’t bet on them being free
Citibank, which is partnering with the search giant, plans to offer Googlers accounts with the bank’s standard terms Source