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Trump Calls for Romney Impeachment, Says Energy Secretary Convinced Him to Call Zelensky
US President Trump called for Sen. Mitt Romney to be impeached Saturday and argued that Republican voters in the state made a “mistake” nominating Romney for the Senate, starting a hashtag #IMPEACHROMNEY. The president argued in his Twitter that the Utah Republican should be removed from office and that former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), another...
Pompeo Fails to Meet House Subpoena Deadline to Provide Docs on Ukraine
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo missed the House subpoena deadline for providing Ukraine-related documents, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a Foreign Affairs Committee aide: “Secretary Pompeo has failed to meet the deadline to produce documents required by the subpoena. However, the State Department has contacted the Committees on this matter,...
Top Democrats Ask Pence to Turn over Ukraine Documents
Democrats in Congress leading an impeachment probe have requested documents related to President Donald Trump’s policy toward Ukraine from Vice President Mike Pence. They made their request on Friday in a letter addressed to Pence in which the Democratic chairmen of three House committees cite reports that a Pence aide may have listened to...
Ukraine reviews cases on firm linked to Biden’s son: prosecutor
Ukraine’s prosecutor-general said Friday he would review cases related to a gas firm where Joe Biden’s son used to work, after U.S. President Donald Trump pushed his Ukrainian counterpart to look into the issue. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Ukraine’s new top prosecutor: no evidence against Hunter Biden so far
Ukraine’s new top prosecutor said Friday he was not aware of any evidence of wrongdoing by the son of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and he had not been contacted by any foreign lawyers about the case. …read more Source:: The Daily...
US Approves Anti-Tank Missiles Sale to Ukraine Amid Phone Call Scandal
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in a move which is likely to anger Russia. The State Department approved on Thursday the possible military sale to Ukraine of 150 Javelin anti-tank missiles and two additional missile launchers, worth approximately $39.2 million. “This proposed sale will...
Pence says Biden, son should be investigated for Ukraine dealings
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday offered a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump’s call for an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son’s dealings with Ukraine, saying the American people deserve to know the facts. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump Calls Impeachment Probe ‘A Coup’ Designed to Strip Citizens of Rights in Furious Twitter Thread
US President Donald Trump issued his most inflammatory condemnation yet of the impeachment investigation against him, labelling it “a COUP” designed to strip Americans of their freedoms. Trump is currently being investigated over a phone call to Ukraine‘s Volodymyr Zelensky in which it is said he tried to leverage military aid for personal...
Trump-Ukraine Scandal: Maxine Waters ‘Hopes’ to See Mike Pompeo Arrested if He Defies Subpoena
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Pompeo pushes back against deposition request in Ukraine probe
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday pushed back against a request by House Democrats to depose five current and former State Department officials in the Ukraine probe, saying it could be seen as an intimidation attempt. …read more Source:: The Daily...
