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Investigations were based on facts and not political bias the president has said that the report shows bias against his candidacy the United States has taken a more positive stance on Iranian offers of prisoner swap since the 2 sides carried out a rare detainees change in Zurich the risk was mediation Saturday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been among several officials to express readiness for more prisoner swaps with Washington following Saturday's exchange which involved the Ronn of freeing a Chinese American academic in return for the us releasing an Iranian scientists at a Wednesday briefing to reporters at the State Department Secretary of State might bump aoe said he hopes the Saturday prisoner exchange portends well for bringing back more Americans detained in Iran. Some major Jewish organizations are hailing an executive order issued by President Trump and her bringing members of the Jewish religion as part of a distinct nationality and they say universities could lose federal funding if they do not stop discrimination against Jews on their campuses others are uncomfortable with the government action to create an ethnic categorization this is v.o.a. News. The House Judiciary Committee has begun debating articles of impeachment against u.s. President Trump with a vote in the full House expected before the Christmas recess Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler outline the charges brought against the president 1st article charges that the president used the powers of his public office to demand that a foreign government attack his political rivals. 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Things President Donald Trump of the vote in the full House expected before the Christmas recess Democrats abroad to main charges against Mr Trump abuse of power and obstruction of Congress Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler said Mr Trump has refused to cooperate with any phase of the investigation into what he gave hearings President Nixon turned over recordings of his conversations in the Oval Office later President Clinton ended over his d.n.a. . President trumps of struction was by contrast absolute and Republican Jim Jordan of Ohio said Democrats are motivated by one thing and that is hatred of the president this is about one basic fact the Democrats have never accepted the will of the American people 3 weeks ago Nancy Pelosi called the president of the United States an imposter and the attacks on the president started before the election. The panel is expected to vote on the articles within days with the full House vote expected next week if they are approved the charges would be moved to a Senate trial where Republican majority is not likely to convict the President the Justice Department's inspector general spent dour is testifying to the Senate you just Siri committee Wednesday about Russian contacts with President Trump's 2016 campaign Michael Horowitz told the panel that while the f.b.i. Had a legitimate basis to launch the investigation and was not motivated by political bias in doing so there were major flaws in how that investigation was conducted Committee Chairman Republican Lindsey Graham said that the system failed while California Democrat Dianne Feinstein said that f.b.i. Investigations were based on facts and not political bias the president has said the report shows bias against his candidacy this is the only news and executive order issued by President Trump and her printing members of the Jewish religion as part of a distinct nationality is intended to help battle a growing anti semitism on u.s. College campuses some major Jewish organizations are hailing the action because universities could lose federal funding if they do not stop discrimination against Jews on their campuses others are uncomfortable with the government action to create an ethnic categorization and also worry about its potential to suppress free speech at schools on social media some commenters noted how Nazi Germany also designated its Jewish citizens as a distinct nationality prior to the Holocaust the release of a long awaited report on the F.B.I.'s investigation of President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign has exposed deep fissures within the administration over the origins of the probe pitting Mr Trump and Attorney General William Barr.