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News24.com | Ukraine concerned as US envoy named in Trump scandal quits
Ukrainian politicians expressed alarm after US special representative on Kiev affairs Kurt Volker resigned following a summons by US Congress to answer questions in an impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump. …read more Source::...
Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine resigns amid whistleblower fallout
Kurt Volker resigned Friday as the Trump administration’s special envoy for Ukraine, according to a person with knowledge of the event. He is the first casualty of Congress’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s conduct with that country. Volker, a former career diplomat who heads the McCain Institute and worked at...
Polls show support growing for Trump’s removal from office
Polls show the Ukraine scandal prompted Americans to show greater support for impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. …read more Source::...
Poll shows half of US voters back Trump impeachment
Washington – The House Democrats’ campaign arm had a parting message as members headed back home for a two-week recess Friday night: A new poll shows more than half of likely voters support opening an impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump. The poll, commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)...
News24.com | WATCH | US envoy on Ukraine, named in Trump scandal, resigns: source
US special representative on Ukraine Kurt Volker has resigned after Congress ordered him to answer questions in an impeachment investigation on President Donald Trump, a source has said. …read more Source::...
White House Restricted Access to Trump’s Calls with Putin, MBS
White House efforts to limit access to President Donald Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders extended to phone calls with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the CNN reported Friday, according to people familiar with the matter. Those calls — both with leaders who maintain controversial...
News24.com | Russia tells US not to release Trump-Putin transcripts
Russia has urged the United States not to publish Donald Trump’s conversations with Vladimir Putin after a growing scandal led the White House to release a transcript from a call with Ukraine’s leader. …read more Source::...
US envoy on Ukraine, named in Trump scandal, resigns: source
U.S. special representative on Ukraine Kurt Volker resigned Friday after Congress ordered him to answer questions in an impeachment investigation on President Donald Trump, a source said. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Pompeo subpoenaed as Democrats press Trump impeachment
Washington, Sept 28, 2019 (AFP) – Democrats charged aggressively into an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump on Friday, ordering Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to turn over Ukraine-related documents and scheduling testimony for witnesses to alleged abuse of power by the US leader. …read more Source:: The Daily...
WATCH: Democrats move ahead with Trump impeachment
Washington — House Democrats took their first concrete steps in the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, issuing subpoenas demanding documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and scheduling legal depositions for other State Department officials. At the end of a stormy week of revelation and recrimination, House Speaker Nancy...
