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Donald Trump impeachment probe: House subpoenas Mike Pompeo for Ukraine files
House Democrats subpoenaed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for Ukraine-related documents on Friday as they plunged into an impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.The heads of three House committees gave Pompeo one week to produce the documents, saying a number of State Department officials have direct knowledge of Trump’s efforts to...
Russia hopes US won’t release details of Vladimir Putin-Donald Trump calls
Russia hopes the US does not release transcripts of President Donald Trump’s conversations with Vladimir Putin as it did this week with his talks with the Ukrainian leader, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.“We would like to hope that things will not come to such situations in our bilateral relations, which already have plenty...
How Rudy Giuliani became a central figure in the US whistle-blower complaint into Donald Trump
When it comes to Ukraine, Rudy Giuliani became US President Donald Trump’s courier, attack dog, fixer and a self-described meddler in another country’s affairs. His purpose was single-minded: get information “very, very helpful to my client”.In a nine-page document released on Thursday, an intelligence community whistle-blower...
Hillary Clinton calls Donald Trump a ‘clear and present danger’ to US amid Ukraine scandal
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Abbey Marshall on politico.com on September 26, 2019.Hillary Clinton is calling US President Donald Trump a “clear and present danger” to the US amid the latest scandal engulfing his administration, and says that her defeat in the 2016 presidential...
Mystery whistle-blower in Donald Trump’s Ukraine scandal is CIA officer, media reports reveal, as president complains about ‘spy’
The whistle-blower whose complaint has shaken the foundations of Donald Trump’s presidency is a male officer of the Central Intelligence Agency who was seconded to the White House, The New York Times reported on Thursday.The man “was detailed to work at the White House at one point” but has since returned to the CIA, the Times said, citing...
Whistle-blower report alleges Donald Trump sought Ukraine’s interference in US 2020 election
A whistle-blower report released by a congressional panel on Thursday said US President Donald Trump used his office to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 election to advance his personal political interests, risking US national security.The Democratic-led US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee released a declassified...
Donald Trump’s bizarre New York meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky: ‘I’ve made him more famous’
As an impeachment storm rages in Washington, to say that Donald Trump’s tête-à-tête with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was hotly anticipated would be the understatement of the week.And it delivered: their appearance before the media in New York was tense, bizarre and funny all at the same time.On the right: Trump, 73, the one-time...
Donald Trump denies he abused powers of office, calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a ‘joke’
A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a “joke” the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a “mafia-style shakedown” of his Ukrainian counterpart.Trump denied claims he abused his office by repeatedly urging President Volodymyr Zelensky to probe his rival Joe Biden...
Transcript of Donald Trump’s call with Ukrainian president shows him offering US assistance for investigation into Joe Biden
US President Donald Trump told his Ukrainian counterpart to work with the US attorney general to investigate the conduct of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and offered to meet with the foreign leader at the White House after he promised to conduct such an inquiry, according to a newly-released transcript of the call.Those statements...
Explained: why House Democrats shifted to favour Trump impeachment inquiry now
For months, House Democrats who represent swing congressional districts had largely resisted calls from party activists to begin impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump.But in a matter of four days, the news that Trump had spoken with the leader of Ukraine and asked him to investigate a potential Democratic presidential...
