The Daily Populous

Friday November 22nd, 2019 morning edition

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Fiona Hill decried Republican lawmakers for suggesting that Ukraine, rather than Russia, sought to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election.

A former White House adviser excoriated Republican members of Congress at the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for promoting the “fictional narrative” that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election.

“This is a fictional narrative that has been perpetrated and propagated by the Russian security services themselves,” Ms. Hill said.

“I would ask that you please not promote politically driven falsehoods that so clearly advance Russian interests.”.

In one dramatic episode, Ms. Hill said she confronted Mr. Sondland for meeting Ukrainian officials without going through regular diplomatic channels.

Ms. Hill said Mr. Sondland told her he was reporting directly to Mr. Trump, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

According to Mr. Holmes’s account, Mr. Sondland told Mr. Trump that Mr. Zelensky “loves your ass,” Mr. Trump asked “so he’s going to do the investigation?” »

Netanyahu Charged With Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust, Capping a Dramatic Political Year

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Following the announcement, Netanyahu called the indictment "an attempted coup" against him, and that the process was meant to topple him.

According to the indictment, Netanyahu received cigars and champagne from the two over the course of several years.

Netanyahu's family members, the indictment states, also demanded and received gifts from the businessmen, and Netanyahu was aware of this fact. »

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Maryland AG: Trump's Excessive Golf Outings Violated Emoluments Clause

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The lion’s share of those publicly-financed outings–and the overwhelming majority of the public’s money spent–occurred at the president’s palatial golf courses–identified via the umbrella term: “Trump National Golf Club.”.

On average, Trump personally raked in some $2,000-per-day by effectively forcing the American public to pay him to play golf.

A brief refresher: the Emoluments Clauses refer to two distinct sections of the U.S. Constitution: (1) the Title of Nobility Clause located at Article I, Section 9, Clause 8; and the Presidential Emoluments Clause located at Article II, Section 1, Clause 7. »

Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software

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Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software.

The law will come into force in July 2020 and cover smartphones, computers and smart televisions.

A complete list of the gadgets affected and the Russian-made software that needs to be pre-installed will be determined by the government. »