| | | | Donald Trump's very historic and very bad week |  | | President Donald Trump's week was filled with equal parts history and bad news.
And the start of televised impeachment inquiry hearings -- alleging Trump's abuse of power -- were not the only headache for the chief executive this week. His longtime political adviser Roger Stone was found guilty on five counts of lying to Congress, one of witness tampering and one of obstructing a congressional committee proceeding.
The President was also handed another loss when an appeals court ruled Congress can seek his tax returns. And another court ruled he cannot sue New York state in DC's federal court to stop the release of his tax returns. The tax return issue has now been elevated to the nation's highest court: On Wednesday, Trump asked the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns.
Meanwhile, Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani faces mounting questions about his role in the conversations and actions that led to the impeachment probe. This week's first two rounds of public testimony highlighted Giuliani's central role -- which Giuliani says was done as part of his legal defense of Trump. Giuliani has been largely silent about the situation, though he is apparently planning to release a podcast with his thoughts on the impeachment process as things continue to heat up.
The Point: On nearly every front, it was a doozy of a week for President Trump.
-- Lauren
And now, the week that was in 15 headlines: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday | | "I've been watching today. For the first time, I've been watching."
-- President Trump on whether he has watched the impeachment hearings. His press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, had previously said Trump would watch only Rep. Devin Nunes' opening statement. | | |  | Trump and Nikki Haley's complicated relationship | | Chris walks us through former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's political past -- and future.
Keep it simple with The Point on YouTube. Subscribe! | | Gordon Sondland is clinging to his job for dear life
This Kamala Harris piece by Chris Cadelago. Whoa boy.
Michael Bloomberg starts spending
The collapse of NRATV
SO psyched for "The Mandalorian" | | | Even MORE new Taylor Swift music? Here for it! | |
LAUREN'S CAMPAIGN TRAIL SCHEDULER | | Coming over the next week: California's state Democratic convention draws many but not all of the top 2020 contenders, while Nevada's First in the West event lures at least 14 candidates, including Democrats' newcomer, Deval Patrick. November's Democratic presidential debate draws 10 candidates onstage in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Saturday, November 16 Sunday, November 17 - Nevada State Democratic Party's First in the West event: Gathers the early-voting state's Democrats, with speeches from Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, John Delaney, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar, Joe Sestak, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang, as well as campaign trail newcomer Deval Patrick.
- Tulsi Gabbard: Hosts two house parties in New Hampshire
Monday, November 18 - Steve Bullock: Hosts two meet and greets in his second day campaigning in Iowa
Wednesday, November 20 - November presidential debate: Hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post in Atlanta with Joe Biden, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang.
Thursday, November 21 | | | | | | |
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