The Integrity of the Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Plus: how Trump gained leverage over Ukraine’s President. View in browser | Update your preferences Comment The Integrity of the Trump Impeachment Inquiry A clear and detailed whistle-blower complaint may help defend the process against the torrent of spin and lies that the President and his allies will surely continue to issue. By Steve Coll Dispatch A Push for a White House Visit Gave Trump Leverage Over Ukraine The country’s new leader saw an Oval Office meeting as a potent signal to voters, and to Vladimir Putin. By Joshua Yaffa and Adam Entous The Political Scene How the Security Democrats Came Around to Impeachment Over group chats and Google Docs, seven freshman Democrats in the House, all with military or intelligence backgrounds, debated how to take action after learning of Trump’s Ukraine call. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells The New Yorker Interview Cory Booker Considers His Presidential Prospects The New Jersey senator assesses the state of his campaign, fear among Republicans in Washington, and what he’s learned from dealing with President Trump. By The New Yorker Q. & A. Roger Cohen on the Future of India The Times columnist discusses his writing and his views of the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. By Isaac Chotiner PAID POST A Pulitzer Prize winner takes on the history of Constitutional equality "Disciplined, powerful, and moving." —Lincoln Caplan, The New York Times Book Review Culture and More Books The Desperate Plight Behind “Darkness at Noon” Arthur Koestler’s novel of the Moscow Trials laid bare the gulf between Communist ideals and the reality they produced. By Adam Kirsch The Front Row Martin Scorsese’s Colossal, Mournful “The Irishman” Scorsese’s grand and intimate movie depicts gangsterism’s hollowing-out of civic life and suggests that, with monsters at the levers of power, world-historical scandals and legitimized depravities should be no surprise. By Richard Brody Tables for Two Turkish Food with Attitude at Lokanta In Astoria, the charmingly brusque restaurateur Orhan Yegen offers seven variations on lamb, plus a rare Turkish breakfast. By Hannah Goldfield Puzzles Dept. The Weekend Crossword Jaboukie Young-White is a correspondent for it: twelve letters. By Erik Agard Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts Dissertations Written by My Cat, Oscar “Learning Curves Regarding What a Laptop Is,” “What Is the Deal with the Dog Downstairs,” and other academic inquiries. By Graham Techler Blitt’s Kvetchbook Another Whistle Blown on the Trump Administration The President presses the Indian Prime Minister for dirt on Elizabeth Warren. By Barry Blitt Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.