Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Trump legal team rails against revelations in Bolton book manuscript
President Trump's defense team is rallying to paint the revelations reportedly in former national security adviser John Bolton's new book regarding the administration's withholding Ukraine aid as nothing more than a promotional effort. Published January 27, 2020
Mitt Romney says he, other GOP senators want to hear Bolton’s testimony in light of book manuscript
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Monday that more GOP senators want to hear John Bolton's testimony in President Trump's impeachment trial, following a report that the president told Mr. Bolton that he was withholding aid from Ukraine in return for an investigation of Democratic candidate Joseph R. Biden. Published January 27, 2020
Donald Trump denies reported Bolton account of Ukraine quid pro quo
President Trump rejected a reported claim by former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton early Monday that he tied military aid to Ukraine to investigations of Democratic candidate Joseph R. Biden. Published January 27, 2020
John Bolton testimony call renewed after New York Times report on book
The House Democratic impeachment managers renewed their call Sunday night for John R. Bolton to testify at President Trump's impeachment trial, following a report that the president told his national security adviser last August he wanted to withhold military aid from Ukraine until officials there started an investigation of Democratic candidate Joseph R. Biden. Published January 26, 2020
Donald Trump looks beyond impeachment to reelection
President Trump is acting like someone who knows he's in for a dogfight in November, elevating the "socialist" in the Democratic field, knocking Michael Bloomberg and imploring "American patriots" to flood his campaign with cash to teach his foes a lesson. Published January 23, 2020
Donald Trump vows to ‘save’ Social Security, not cut it
President Trump said on Thursday that he'll "save" Social Security, a day after he said he is open to reviewing entitlement spending in a second term. Published January 23, 2020
At Holocaust forum, Pence calls on world to stand against anti-Semitism, Iranian threats
Vice President Mike Pence commemorated the victims of the Holocaust on Thursday in a speech in Jerusalem, saying the world must stand strong against anti-Semitism and against Iran's threats to annihilate Israel. Published January 23, 2020
Donald Trump says Democrats’ impeachment arguments ‘loaded with lies’ at start of trial
President Trump said Thursday that the opening arguments of the House Democratic impeachment managers in his impeachment trial were "loaded with lies and misrepresentations," saying that former President Barack Obama withheld foreign aid without consequences. Published January 23, 2020
Pro-Trump PAC creates ‘witch hunt’ timeline to show deep-state path to president’s impeachment
The pro-Trump super PAC America First Action has compiled what it's billing as the first comprehensive timeline of the "witch hunt" against President Trump, posted online to show Americans "the road to a sham impeachment." Published January 23, 2020
Donald Trump second-term agenda features middle-class tax cuts, expanded travel ban
President Trump is crafting a second-term agenda that is a defiantly bigger version of his first term, outlining in the midst of his impeachment trial election-year plans for deeper tax cuts for the middle class and an expansion of the travel ban that embroiled the administration in a lengthy court battle. Published January 22, 2020
Trump will release middle-class tax cut plan within 90 days
President Trump, in the midst of an election-year impeachment trial, promised on Wednesday to release a "very big" plan to cut taxes for the middle class within 90 days. Published January 22, 2020
Trump: U.S. troops suffering possible brain injuries ‘not very serious’ after Iranian rocket attack
The U.S. troops who suffered symptoms of a concussion from a rocket attack by Iran were not seriously injured, President Trump said Wednesday. Published January 22, 2020
Donald Trump says he still believes Bill Clinton’s impeachment was wrong
In the midst of his own impeachment trial, President Trump said Wednesday that former President Bill Clinton should not have been impeached in 1998 for lying under oath about a sexual affair with an intern. Published January 22, 2020
Donald Trump says he’d ‘love’ to attend his impeachment trial
President Trump said Wednesday he'd "love" to attend his impeachment trial in person, but his lawyers probably don't want him to appear there. Published January 22, 2020
Lisa Murkowski reassures Trump in call: ‘I don’t hate you’
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has revealed that she recently phoned President Trump to clarify that she doesn't hate him. Published January 21, 2020
Donald Trump House GOP impeachment team deployed on media mission
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the eyes of the nation were on the Senate on Tuesday, but Rep. Mike Johnson believes viewers who actually watch President Trump's impeachment trial will get bored to death quicker than Adam B. Schiff can say "let me begin by summarizing." Published January 21, 2020
Donald Trump declares Roe v. Wade anniversary as National Sanctity of Human Life Day
President Trump proclaimed the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion as National Sanctity of Human Life Day, saying there is "more to be done" to reduce abortions. Published January 21, 2020
White House slams Democrats’ targeting of Pat Cipollone in impeachment trial as ‘stunt’
The White House blasted as a "political stunt" on Tuesday the effort by House Democratic impeachment managers to tag Pat Cipollone, President Trump's top lawyer, as a fact witness in the Senate trial. Published January 21, 2020
Rudy Giuliani: Lev Parnas told ‘stupid lies’ in trying to implicate William Barr in Ukraine probe
Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani said indicted former associate Lev Parnas told a "despicable lie" in claiming that Mr. Giuliani informed Attorney General William P. Barr about his efforts to encourage Ukraine to start a corruption probe of Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden. Published January 21, 2020
Donald Trump’s legal team says in legal brief he did ‘nothing wrong’
President Trump's legal team urged the Senate on Monday to "speedily reject" articles of impeachment on the eve of the president's trial, arguing that he committed no crimes involving military aid to Ukraine and that House Democrats have pushed the "dangerous" case against him to invalidate the 2016 election. Published January 20, 2020
