President Trump's senior aides have further restricted the number of administration officials allowed to listen to the President's phone calls with foreign leaders since his July 25 call with Ukraine's President was revealed
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President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly."Nobody is allowed on the calls," a White House official said, describing the new effort to limit those with access to the President's senior-most aides."The barn door officially closed after the horse escaped.
CNN reporter presses GOP congresswoman on Trump call 01:35Raju: "Why do you think that's OK?"Lesko:"He didn't. He didn't do that."Raju:"He did ask Zelensky."Lesko: "He did not do that."You can argue that what Trump did is OK. You can argue that it's not an impeachable offense. You can even argue, contra the evidence, that he didn't pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Giuliani visits White House after returning from Ukraine 03:57Flashback: Clinton authorized military strikes in Iraq just before impeachment vote Chris Cillizza published an interesting interview with Joe Lockhart about what it was like to live through the Clinton impeachment. It's a good reminder that Bill Clinton, like Trump, had a lot going on while he was being impeached.
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