Section: Fars News Agency (Iran)
Trump’s Lawyer Giuliani Associate Says He Sought to Pressure Ukraine to Investigate Bidens
TEHRAN (FNA)- A lawyer representing an associate of Rudy Giuliani told The New York Times on Sunday that his client warned Ukrainian officials that the administration of President Donald Trump would freeze military aid to Ukraine unless Kiev announced an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. …read more Source::...
House Republicans Add Hunter Biden, Whistleblower to Impeachment Hearing Witness Wish List
TEHRAN (FNA)- US House Republicans plan to call former Vice President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden and the Ukraine whistleblower, among other witnesses, to testify as the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump shifts to a new, public phase. …read more Source:: Fars News...
US Diplomat Had ‘Clear Understanding’ of Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
TEHRAN (FNA)- House Democrats in the United States released the transcript of a closed-door interview of a key State Department witness who recounted to Congress his “clear understanding” that military aid was withheld from Ukraine in exchange for a pledge by the country to investigate Democrats for President Donald Trump. …read...
Trump’s Appointee Changes Testimony to Say There Was Clear Quid Pro Quo
TEHRAN (FNA)- A top diplomat appointed by Donald Trump revised his testimony in the House impeachment probe this week to say the president’s dealings with Ukraine likely amounted to a quid pro quo — the topic at the center of the fast-moving investigation into the American leader’s dealings with Kiev. …read more Source:: Fars...
Democrats Publish Testimonies in Trump Impeachment
TEHRAN (FNA)- Democratic lawmakers on Monday published the first set of transcripts of closed-door testimonies from top US diplomats as part of their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Fars News...
Pelosi Suggests Impeachment Inquiry Could Expand Beyond Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) stated on Friday it’s possible that controversies beyond Ukraine could be part of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: Fars News...
Report: Ukraine Leader Voiced Concerns About Trump Political Pressure Prior to Phone Call
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in May discussed with advisers at length his concerns about the pressure that President Donald Trump was applying on him to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, two months before the leaders’ July 25 phone call, The Associated Press reported. …read more Source:: Fars News...
Report: Ex-US Special Representative for Ukraine Pressed Zelensky to Convince Trump He Would Launch Investigations Before Call
TEHRAN (FNA)- Former US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before his July call with Donald Trump that it was vital he convince the US president he was prepared to investigate the 2016 US election, according to The Wall Street Journal. …read more Source:: Fars News...
US Diplomat Says Ukraine Aid Was Tied to Political Investigations
TEHRAN (FNA)- A top diplomat to Ukraine told House investigators Tuesday that he believed the administration of President Donald Trump withheld aid to Ukraine in an effort to get Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to launch politically motivated investigations, according to his opening statement and multiple sources familiar with his...
Perry Won’t Comply with Subpoena in Impeachment Inquiry
TEHRAN (FNA)- Outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry will not comply with a House subpoena to turn over documents tied to his involvement with Ukraine, the Department of Energy wrote in a letter to Democratic lawmakers. …read more Source:: Fars News...
