Notations From the Grid (Special Tuesday Edition): On The US Political Scene.....

Out & About on the US Political Scene...

It has been quite an eventful week yet again on the US Political Scene.   As we went to press with this special edition of Notations, we note that the Impeachment Trial is coming to a close.   The Democrats were dealing with the aftermath of the Iowa Caucus Fiasco--although the Former Mayor of Indianapolis seemed to have taken a lead with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in second place.

The President of the United States is due to be before a live session of the US Congress to deliver his State of the Union that would be live streamed by the White House:

US Media will have live post-debate coverage of the analysis of #SOTU (State of the Union) that can be available by visiting CNN, MSNBC and FoxNews throughout the Night.

Notations On Our World (Special Friday Edition): On the Impeachment of President Trump

The United States House of Representatives Impeachment Managers, Accompanied by the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms, deliver the Articles of Impeachment to the United States Senate 

The United States Senate President Pro Tem, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Adminsters the oath of Office to Chief Justice John Roberts who will preside over the Impeachment Trial as provided in the United States Constitution 

Notations From the Grid (Special Edition): On #ImpechmentInquiry (Updated)

Earlier today, US Speaker of the House and the Chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee held a News Briefing on the Impeachment Process.

As Impeachment Moves in the US House of Representatives with this courtesy of Fox News as President Trump went after the Whisteblower and accused Congressman Schiff of Treason while meeting with the President of Finland : 

'WRITE' AND WRONGED

Trump claims Schiff helped whistleblower pen complaint after new revelations emerge

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• 7:22President Trump responds to report that Adam Schiff received early account of whistleblower complaint
• Watch: Trump spars with reporter over Ukraine call, demands he ask Finnish president a question
• Watch: Trump blasts wrong newspaper as 'corrupt' during Oval Office tirade
• Trump says America would be better off without 'CNNs of the world' after fiery news conference
• 'Warning sign' for Biden on Ukraine controversy, as poll shows plurality of voters believes Trump allegations

• Pelosi dodges critical question on impeachment

Fox News brings a different perspective to bear in its' advocacy for the views by President Trump as the Impeachment Inquiry gathers steam.   It is also of note that Vladimir Putin came out in support of President Trump earlier today as the Update just crossed our wires:

DOJ ordered White House personnel to preserve all records of calls with foreign leaders The Justice Department ordered White House personnel and other Trump administration officials to preserve all records related to any of President Trump’s phone calls with foreign leaders. The DOJ directive, revealed in a court filing Wednesday, comes amid heightened scrutiny of how President Trump’s communications with foreign leaders are handled after a controversial discussion Trump had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky became the focus of a whistleblower complaint, spurring impeachment efforts by Democrats on Capitol Hill. The filing in D.C. district court is part of a federal lawsuit launched by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in D.C., a left-leaning government watchdog group, earlier this year. Read the full story here.