Section: Africa&ME
New Impeachment Witness Shakes White House
National Security Council Director for European Affairs Alexander Vindman arrives for a closed-door deposition at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on October 29, 2019. MANDEL NGAN / AFP A new witness in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump rocked the White House Tuesday with testimony that he personally witnessed officials...
Army officer who listened to Trump’s Ukraine call voiced concerns
Alexander Vindman, Trump’s top adviser on Ukraine, is set to testify he raised concerns over the Trump-Zelenskyy call. …read more Source:: AL...
Ukraine, separatists begin troop pullback
The Ukrainian army and Moscow-backed separatists said Tuesday they had begun to withdraw their troops from a key area in the war-torn east ahead of a high-stakes summit with Russia. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Donald Trump’s adviser to testify over concerns about Ukraine call
Washington – One of President Donald Trump’s top advisers on European affairs is set to testify on Tuesday that he told a government lawyer about concerns that U.S. national security could be undermined after a phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s president. Alexander Vindman, director of European affairs on the National...
White House Official Was ‘Concerned’ about Trump’s Ukraine Call
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A White House official who listened in on the July 25 phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart will tell Congress he was “concerned” about the exchange and reported his unease to a National Security Council lawyer. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
US House Plans Thursday Vote to Formalize Impeachment Proceedings
House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) said in a Monday statement the committee was readying a resolution for Thursday that will “ensure transparency and provide a clear path forward” for the impeachment inquiry headed by the US House of Representatives. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) elaborated in a statement of her own shortly...
US House to hold vote to formalise Trump impeachment inquiry
Washington – House Democrats will hold a vote this week to formalise their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, according to US news reports Monday. The resolution will come up for a vote on the floor of the House, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to fellow Democrats. She said the resolution “affirms the...
Jewish refugee from Ukraine set to testify in the impeachment query
Vindman, who listened in on the conversation in his official capacity, would be the first whistleblower to have first-hand knowledge of the call. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
US Army officer had warned of Trump-Ukraine ties twice
US Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the highest-ranking Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, about President Donald Trump’s interactions with Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Trump impeachment: John Bolton’s Testimony in Doubt after key Witness Requests Court Ruling
A top US House lawmaker wants former National security adviser John Bolton to testify in an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Speaking on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Bolton is a “very important” witness in the House’s ongoing impeachment inquiry effort....
