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Trump Woes Mount With Damaging Witnesses, Mulvaney Blunder

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump confronted a steady drip of damaging revelations out of the House impeachment hearings over the last week, but it was his acting chief of staff essentially confirming one of the central allegations at the heart of the inquiry that could prove the most troublesome.Mick Mulvaney said at a White House briefing the president withheld nearly $400 million in U.S. security aid to Ukraine in part to urge an investigation of a 2016 election conspiracy theory to discredit Democrats.The episode capped off a rough week for the president, who had ordered his administration to block all cooperation with the impeachment inquiry. Despite that, a stream of witnesses spoke with House investigators behind closed doors.It got worse on Saturday, when a U.S. House Republican who said he’d consider impeaching Trump -- but isn’t ready to commit -- announced he won’t seek a third term in 2020.“I did what...

AT&T customer lawsuit alleges employee-aided SIM swap led to $1.8 million theft of cryptocurrency and more

Shapiro v. AT & T Mobility, LLC, Case №2:19-cv-8972 (C.D. Cal. filed October 17, 2019)[NMR/SDP] Link to Complaint SIM swapping is a problem that many in crypto have unfortunately had to face, some multiple times.  The post AT&T customer lawsuit alleges employee-aided SIM swap led to $1.8 million theft of cryptocurrency and more appeared first on The Block....

Johnson Tells Tusk U.K. Will Send Letter For Brexit Delay

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, follow us @Brexit and subscribe to our podcast.Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans were again thrown into chaos after the U.K. parliament voted to take more time to scrutinize the deal the prime minister struck with the European Union this week.Without Parliament’s sign-off, Johnson is required by law to send a letter to Brussels on Saturday requesting that Brexit be delayed until Jan. 31 -- three months after his self-imposed deadline. At a rare Saturday sitting, lawmakers voted by 322 to 306 in favor of a rebel Tory’s proposal to withhold their approval for now.BrexitDeal. Boris Johnson will be forced to send a letter to the EU requesting an extension pic.twitter.com/DCy4zZbZjA— Bloomberg TicToc (@tictoc) October 19, 2019 According to a person familiar with a conversation Johnson had with European Council President Donald Tusk, the U.K. will send a letter requesting a delay tonight. But in a post-vote letter to...