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Joe Biden calls for Trump to be impeached for ‘abusing powers to help re-election’
Rochester – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Wednesday for the first time that President Donald Trump must be impeached for abusing the powers of his office to help his own re-election. Biden made the remarks as part a blistering 25-minute campaign speech in New Hampshire. Biden said Trump is “shooting holes in the...
White House says it won’t cooperate with Trump impeachment inquiry
Washington – The White House on Tuesday said it would not cooperate with the House’s impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, arguing that the probe “violates the Constitution, the rule of law, and every past precedent” in an escalating standoff with an unbowed Congress. In a scathing, eight-page letter, the White...
Newsdeck: Democrats alarmed about possible U.S withdrawal from Open Skies treaty
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Four senior Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday they believed the Trump administration may withdraw from a treaty that allows unarmed surveillance flights over U.S., Russian and other territory, warning it would be a gift to Russia and undermine confidence in the U.S. commitment to Ukraine. …read more...
Trump Calls Congressional Impeachment Probe ‘Kangaroo Court’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended the decision to block a top diplomat from testifying in a congressional impeachment probe, calling the procedure a “Kangaroo Court.” “He would be testifying before a totally compromised kangaroo court, where Republican’s rights have been taken away, and true facts are not allowed out for the...
State Department bars US envoy from appearing before Trump impeachment hearing
Washington The Trump administration barred Gordon Sondland, the US European Union ambassador, from appearing Tuesday before a House panel conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. “Ambassador Sondland is profoundly disappointed that he will not be able to testify,” said a statement from the envoy’s attorney,...
U.S. ambassador to EU faces questions in Trump impeachment probe
The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight Committees staff are expected to ask Mr Sondland to explain why he became involved in dealings with Ukraine, which is not a member of the EU. The post U.S. ambassador to EU faces questions in Trump impeachment probe appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. …read more...
News24.com | US Democrats subpoena Pentagon docs in impeachment inquiry
Congressional Democrats on Monday slapped subpoenas on the Pentagon and White House budget office as part of their advancing impeachment probe, demanding documents tied to President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aide to Ukraine. …read more Source::...
US-China Trade Talks To Resume Thursday
US President Donald Trump in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016 and China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on December 5, 2012. Ed Jones, Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP High-level US-China trade negotiations will resume this week in Washington, the White House announced Monday, a hopeful sign after a summer of deteriorating relations....
Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward: lawyer
It also alleged that Trump leveraged $400 million in aid to secure a promise from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate a Democratic …read more Source:: Standard...
What to watch out for around the Trump impeachment bid this week
Washington — House Democrats are marching forward with their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, with more depositions coming this week. Democrats are moving quickly to interview key witnesses and lock down information as they explore the question of whether the president compromised national security or abused his office by seeking...
