Impeachment witnesses ousted amid fears of Trump revenge campaign

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/07/donald-trump-pressure-impeachment-witness-alexander-vindman-111997

Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union — "effective immediately," the ambassador noted in a statement. Hours earlier, the White House escorted out Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine policy officer on the National Security Counsel — along with his twin brother Yevgeny, who was not an impeachment witness.

The succession of personnel moves came amid a promise of "payback" by White House officials against those who testified or played a role in the impeachment of the president. Trump has spent the two days since his acquittal by the Senate railing against his perceived enemies. He slammed Sens. Mitt Romney and Joe Manchin earlier Friday for their votes to convict him, and he retweeted calls by his allies to exact revenge on his opponents, including the Democratic lawmakers who led the drive against him.

After voting to acquit Trump, some GOP senators said they believed Trump would be chastened and exercise caution in the future — a notion he quickly refuted, insisting that he had acted "perfectly" in every respect. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of those lawmakers, said she would oppose any retaliation against witnesses who cooperated with the House.

Trump defends firing of key impeachment witness Vindman

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/08/politics/trump-alexander-vindman-firing-ukraine-impeachment/index.html

 President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the firing of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council.

The President complained about news coverage of the firing in a tweet, saying reporting was done "as though I should think only how wonderful he was. Actually, I don't know him, never spoke to him, or met him (I don't believe!)."

On Friday, Trump fired two key impeachment witnesses, dismissing Vindman, the top Ukraine expert at the council, and US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland. An adviser to Trump told CNN the firings of the major impeachment witnesses was meant to send a message that siding against the President will not be tolerated.

 

Trump Gave a Scholarship to a 4th Grader ‘Trapped’ in a ‘Failing’ Public Education at the State of the Union. She Reportedly Attends a Top Charter School

https://time.com/5780459/state-of-the-union-school-choice-charter-school/

During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump introduced Philadelphian 4th grader Janiyah Davis and said she would receive an “opportunity scholarship” to attend whatever school she wanted. He pointed to her experience as an argument for expanding school choice.

However, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday that Davis already attends a competitive charter school, Math Science and Technology Community Charter School III (MaST III).

 

Mitt Romney’s Honorable Stand Reaffirmed the Wisdom of Impeaching Trump

https://time.com/5779360/romneys-wisdom-impeaching-trump/

Wednesday, February 6 was supposed to be a moment of pure triumph for Donald Trump. The day after he delivered the State of the Union – and the same week that Democrats struggled to announce the results of their Iowa caucus – a united Republican Party was set to deliver a stern rebuke to the House of Representatives. It would end the “impeachment hoax” and march into 2020 firmly united behind a leader who brooks no dissent.

 

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Two young ladies that desperately need to get to seminary in Israel for next year

Dear Reader,

Although for many young people, seminary or Yeshiva in Eretz Yisroel is a luxury, there are some people whose situation is such that they really need to be there - for their own well-being and future.

 There are two young ladies that desperately need to get to seminary in Israel for next year.  Both are seniors in high school.

Young lady A is a yesoma - whose mother remarried but the marriage was disastrous, ended in divorce, and the mother is destitute.

Young lady B's parents are going through a divorce and her mother, her, and her siblings, are being evicted.
If you are able to assist it would be a big Mitzvah and a remarkable zchus.  

Please contact Rabbi Yair Hoffman at yairhoffman2@gmail.com to find out how to help them.  Tizku l'Mitzvos

8 unanswered questions about Trump and Ukraine that will live on after impeachment

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/06/politics/ukraine-impeachment-unanswered-questions/index.html

 Impeachment is over. President Donald Trump has been acquitted. One bruising chapter has ended, but another phase of the Ukraine affair is only now beginning.

Because Senate Republicans blocked all efforts to hear from new witnesses and subpoena documents, the complete story of what happened between Trump and Ukraine still hasn't been told. They calculated that it was better to acquit and move on, even if a smoking gun comes out later.

 

‘Nauseating’: Trump blasted for giving Rush Limbaugh the Medal of Freedom

Trump waves 'acquitted' headline, takes shot at Mitt Romney in speech

Michael Steele: Trump's Reality Show State Of The Union A 'Warm Up' To 2020 | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

Acosta: A state of the base speech, not a State of the Union speech

A dozen soldiers wounded in Jerusalem terror attack, 1 critical

https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Three-injured-in-Jerusalem-ramming-attack-report-616681

  At least 12 Golani Brigade soldiers were wounded overnight in what Israel Police are investigating as a terror attack. 

Preliminary reports said that the soldiers were returning from their IDF inauguration when a car rammed into them on David Remez St. near Jerusalem's First Station and then drove away. Security forces found the suspect's vehicle parked in a driveway in Beit Jala, near Bethlehem.

Pelosi Says She Tore Up Trump's 'Manifesto of Mistruths' as Dems Label His Speech a 'Right-Wing Reality Show'

https://www.newsweek.com/manifesto-mistruths-pelosi-trump-spotlight-right-wing-reality-show-1485776

In a closed-door caucus meeting Wednesday morning, Pelosi received a standing ovation, according to a Democratic aide in the room.

"I tried to find one page I could spare that didn't have a lie on it," she said, according to the aide. "About a quarter through it, I thought, 'You know, he's selling a bill of goods like a snake oil salesman. We cannot let this stand.' So, somewhere along the way, realizing what was coming, I started to stack my papers in a way that were tear-able."