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Legal experts tell Congress that Trump’s actions are impeachable
Washington – Three legal experts told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a political rival amounted to impeachable offenses, in a hearing that laid the groundwork for formal charges to be filed against the president. Democrats on the House of Representatives Judiciary...
Germany expels Russian diplomats over murder of Georgian man in Berlin
Berlin – Suspicions of Russian state involvement in an apparent contract killing of a Georgian man in central Berlin earlier this year have led Germany to expel two Russian diplomats. The diplomats have been designated as personae non gratae, the German Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, adding that the government suspects Russian...
What would it take to impeach Donald Trump?
Washington – Democrats in Congress will begin proceedings on Wednesday that are widely expected to end in impeachment charges against President Donald Trump, a day after they accused him of abusing his office in a bid to secure his re-election in 2020. After more than two months of investigation, the House of Representatives Judiciary...
Trump Impeachment: Evidence Of Misconduct ‘Overwhelming’ – House Report
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 20, 2019, Representative Mike Conaway, R-TX, during the House Intelligence Committee hearing, into President Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to tie US aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on November 19, 2019.Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS /...
Democrats Set To Release Trump Impeachment Report
US President Donald Trump attends a roundtable discussion on the MS-13 gang in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. MANDEL NGAN / AFP Democrats were set Tuesday to approve their report on the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, paving the way for formal charges against the US leader that could include abuse of...
Trump slams European allies before NATO anniversary meet
London – US President Donald Trump lashed out at European allies before a NATO anniversary summit in London on Tuesday, singling out France’s Emmanuel Macron for “very nasty” comments on the alliance and Germany for spending too little on defence. Underlining the breadth of strife in a transatlantic bloc hailed by its...
US House panel impeachment report to be released to public on Tuesday
Washington – A U.S. House Intelligence Committee report laying out the Democratic case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment will be publicly released on Tuesday, the panel’s chairman said in a television interview. “We’re putting the finishing touches on the report, which will be released tomorrow,” Democrat Adam...
How Ukraine got caught up in Trump’s impeachment battle
Ukraine has unwittingly become embroiled in a political battle in Washington between U.S. President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats who could announce formal impeachment charges against him within weeks. Democrats launched an inquiry in September into allegations Trump abused his power to pressure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to...
Trump furious over Democrats move to hold impeachment hearings while he’s at NATO
Washington – US President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats for continuing with hearings in the impeachment inquiry while he heads to London to meet with leaders of NATO member states to mark the alliance’s 70th anniversary. “It’s an absolute disgrace what they are doing to our country,” Trump said as he prepared...
Russia allowed MH17 suspect to leave the country: prosecutors
The Hague, Netherlands – Dutch prosecutors have accused Russia of deliberately allowing a suspect in the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to leave the country in a breach of a European extradition treaty. Prosecutors announced Monday that Volodymyr Tsemakh is considered a suspect in the shooting down of the passenger plane and...
