
News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman reported Trump’s July 25 comments to White House lawyer John Eisenberg “without hesitation,” he testified. “It was my duty to report my concerns to the proper people in the chain of command.”https://t.co/B4jkoDMm3F
— POLITICO (@politico) November 19, 2019
Rep. Devin Nunes refers to Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman as "Mr. Vindman."
— ABC News (@ABC) November 19, 2019
"Ranking member, it's lieutenant colonel Vindman, please," Vindman responds. https://t.co/SfAn7B5WcJ #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/3i5D3OlMNP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed annoyance today that he’s been dragged into the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump https://t.co/VcnKozi6jp
— POLITICO (@politico) November 19, 2019
A Manhattan judge has cleared the way for President Trump to be deposed in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former “Apprentice” contestant who has accused Trump of sexual assault — allegations he denies. https://t.co/LRVSxQjHWL
— CNN (@CNN) November 19, 2019
BREAKING: 2 jail guards taken into custody and charged in connection to the investigation of the prison death of Jeffrey Epstein, senior law enforcement official tells @NBCNews. https://t.co/yoJAUg1tsS
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 19, 2019
American and Australian professors who were kidnapped in Afghanistan and held hostage for more than three years have been released by the Taliban in a prisoner swap. https://t.co/98hLq3tfZs
— ABC News (@ABC) November 19, 2019
Chairman Graham says Justice Dept. Inspector General Horowitz will testify before the Senate Judiciary Cmte. on Dec. 11 to discuss findings of his investigation into DOJ and FBI’s conduct during the FISA warrant process "as it relates to the 2016 presidential election."
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) November 19, 2019
3 years after transition, White House Press Sec. Grisham claims without providing evidence that former Obama aides left notes saying "you will fail;" former Obama aides say Grisham is lying. https://t.co/p4nOa7KOL4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 19, 2019
President Trump's order to withdraw troops from northern Syria, combined with Turkey's assault against Kurdish forces, allowed the Islamic State to strengthen its position there, the Pentagon's inspector general says https://t.co/o1389p2AWI
— POLITICO (@politico) November 19, 2019