EA on CNN: GOP Representatives Try to Convert Trump From Suspect Into Victim

Posted by Scott Lucas | Nov 10, 2019 | 3

Donald Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes, the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee

I joined CNN International’s Natalie Allen on Sunday to discuss Republican legislators trying to convert Donald Trump from suspect to victim in the impeachment inquiry.

We chat about the representatives diverting from evidence to unsupported allegations and conspiracy theories, with a proposed witness list that includes Joe Biden’s son Hunter and the CIA official who filed the formal complaint over Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine.

I explain how it may be even more difficult for Trump, with a stream of falsehoods and insults, to avoid accountability in the Ukraine affair than in the Russia inquiry.

We also discuss whether former National Security Advisor John Bolton, who is awaiting a court decision before agreeing to testify to House committees, could be a decisive witness.

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

3 Comments

bill anderson on November 11, 2019 at 17:55
cnn link?
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- Scott Lucas on November 11, 2019 at 18:18
  Bill,
  Thanks — the video should be visible in the post. Let me know if you have problems seeing it.
  S.
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  - Anonymous on November 13, 2019 at 17:05
    The problem was on my end.
    Thanks Bill