Donald Trump, with the help of Mike Pompeo, Bill Barr and Mike Pence, has clearly tried to force a foreign government to find or manufacture dirt on his political opponents. This is impeachable. This is literally the definition of "High Crimes" defined in the Constitution. The Democrats must move to impeach Trump now, and if criminal proceedings are not initiated against Barr, Pompeo, and possibly Pence, move to impeach all of them as well. Our republic hangs in the balance.

-Thom

Thursday's Daily Stack

Video: Acting DNI Maguire Testifies on Whistleblower Complaint.

Article: "Intelligence chief Maguire defends his handling of whistleblower complaint" by Shane Harris, Karoun Demirjian and Ellen Nakashima.

Article: "Read: Whistleblower complaint regarding President Trump and Ukraine".

Tweet: ""...it is essential to determine what Vice President Pence knew of Trump's efforts, whether he advised against this kind of conduct and whether he was involved in the pressure campaign to find dirt on Biden." Amen! From @washingtonpost @JRubinBlogger https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/25/these-officials-better-lawyer-up/" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "These officials better lawyer up" by Jennifer Rubin.

Article: "Here's What We Know About Joe and Hunter Biden in Ukraine" by Zachary Mider.

Article: "Elizabeth Warren will be the winner from Trump impeachment" by Edward Luce.

Article: "Fox News Poll: Biden holds commanding lead for Democratic nomination" by Dana Blanton.

Article: "Roger Stone Must Face Trial, Gets Glimpse of Mueller Redactions" by Andrew M Harris.

Article: "All of the people facing charges from Mueller's investigation into Russian meddling" by Amy Sherman.

Article: "Putin denies election attack but justifies DNC hack because 'it is true'" by Sophie Tatum.

Article: "Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike called out in Trump-Ukraine call transcript" by Alfred Ng.

Article: "John N. Mitchell" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Dem lawmaker demanding Trump tax returns says his own will come 'down the road'" by David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan.

Article: "Kurt Volker" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Top intelligence official defends whistleblower, handling of complaint" by Benjamin Siegel.

Article: "Ivanka Trump exaggerated, outright lied about real estate values for years" by Jessica M. Goldstein.

Article: "Jared Kushner's Real-estate Firm Sought Money Directly From Qatar Government Weeks Before Blockade" by Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim.

Article: "The Watergate tapes' infamous 18.5-minute gap and Nixon's secretary's unusual explanation for it" by Alison Lynn, Lauren Effron.

Movie: "Get Me Roger Stone".

Article: "Trump vents over Pelosi impeachment push over Ukraine call" by Shannon Pettypiece.

Event: Beaverton, OR - September 25 @ 7:00 PM: Thom and Naomi Klein Will be discussing Naomi's new book - "On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal" at Powell's Books At Cedar Hills Crossing.

Event: Portland, OR - October 10 @ 7:30 PM: Booksignings w/Thom Hartmann - The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America at Powells City of Books.

Article: "Trump Attacks Whistle-Blower's Sources and Alludes to Punishment for Spies" by Maggie Haberman.

Movie: "Where's My Roy Cohn?"

Video: WATCH: Whistleblower complaint handling will have a 'chilling effect,' Rep. Sewell says| DNI hearing.

Article: "Roy Cohn" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Julius and Ethel Rosenberg" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Roger Stone" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Joseph Maguire" by Wikipedia.

Talk Media News Segment:
- Bob Ney

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Book: "Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill" by Robert Ney.

Article: "'This deal will make me look terrible': Full transcripts of Trump's calls with Mexico and Australia" by Greg Miller, Julie Vitkovskaya and Reuben Fischer-Baum.

Article: "Christine Blasey Ford" by Wikipedia.

Video: Lawyer: Christine Blasey Ford In Hiding After Receiving Death Threats For Kavanaugh Allegation.

Article: "Senate's new maverick Republican: Mitt Romney and the whistleblower complaint" by Ursula Perano.

Article: "Acting DNI director Maguire says whistleblower 'acted in good faith'" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Whistleblower alleges White House coverup" by Meg Wagner, Veronica Rocha, Amanda Wills and Mike Hayes. "Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, told reporters he has read the whistleblower's complaint, and says he has "more questions than answers.”"

Article: "The ridiculousness of Devin Nunes suing 'Devin Nunes' cow' — and what it really signals" by Aaron Blake.

Article: "Inspector General of the Intelligence Community" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Russians tried to hack Clinton server on day Trump urged email search" by Jon Swaine.

Article: "The Boston Massacre Trials" by John Adams Historical Society.

Article: "Bush Pardons 6 in Iran Affair, Aborting a Weinberger Trial; Prosecutor Assails 'Cover-Up'" by David Johnston.

Article: "Essay; The Patsy Prosecutor" by William Safire.

Article: "Studio 54: 10 Wild Stories From Club's Debauched Heyday" by Jordan Runtagh.

Article: "Here's What Happened With The Bidens And Ukraine" by Lisette Voytko.

Article: "Former Ukraine prosecutor says Hunter Biden 'did not violate anything'" by Michael Birnbaum, David L. Stern

Article: "Lewandowski may lead White House impeachment team" by Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins, Vicky Ward and Kevin Liptak.

Article: "Tracking Trump's Campaign Promises" by Politifact.

Bible: "For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." - " by Matthew 7:2.

Article: "Richard II (play)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Video: Watch live: Trump meets with Ukraine's Zelensky after release of rough transcript of July call.

Article: "House Un-American Activities Committee" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Bingham Canyon Mine" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "A Republic, if you can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin.

Article: "Pence knew about and actually participated in Trump's apparent Ukraine extortion plot: report" by David Badash.

Article: "Nixon White House tapes" by Wikipedia.

Friday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District) will be here to talk issues of the day and take your calls.

Plus, what is the fallout as Republicans read the whistleblower report?

And, it's Anything Goes Friday!

And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...

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Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Nightmare That Trump Will End Democracy

How Much Was Trump Zelensky Conversation Redacted?

Naomi Klein's Burning Case For A Green New Deal! (w/ Naomi Klein)

Thu, Oct 3 pm: Smart 265 in Carol Stream.

Thu, Oct 10 7:30 pm: Powells City of Books.