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'This is stunning': Quotes from Capitol Hill on Day 6 of Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial was overshadowed on Monday by an unpublished manuscript from former national security adviser John Bolton that said Trump wanted to freeze U.S. aid to Ukraine to pressure the country for politically beneficial investigations. …read more Source:: The...
Key U.S. senators in battle over Trump impeachment trial testimony
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate is holding an impeachment trial on charges by the House of Representatives that President Donald Trump abused his powers and obstructed a congressional inquiry into his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The...
Trump told Bolton he wanted to hold Ukraine aid pending help on Biden probe -NYTimes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told his then-national security adviser in August that he wanted to continue freezing $391 million in security aid to Ukraine until officials there helped with investigations into Democrats, including presidential rival Joe Biden, the New York Times reported on Sunday. …read more Source::...
Schumer says 'John Bolton has the evidence,' urges senate to call impeachment trial witnesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday that senior administration officials must testify in President Trump’s impeachment trial after a report that Trump told a former aide to hold up military aid to Ukraine pending investigations into political rivals. …read more Source:: The...
Dinner download – Tape surfaces of Trump calling for envoy's firing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Halfway through a dinner at the Trump Hotel, U.S. President Donald Trump can be heard giving the order to remove the U.S ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, according to a video that surfaced on Saturday. …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo loses his temper with journalist over Ukraine questions
WASHINGTON: Shouts, glares and unprintable words: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lost his temper at a journalist after she questioned him on the administration’s stance on Ukraine, the country at the heart of President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd …read more Source:: New Straits...
'Take her out': Tape seems to have Trump calling for ambassador's ouster – ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An audio recording appeared to capture President Donald Trump calling in 2018 for the firing of the then U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, a key figure in the series of events that led to his impeachment, ABC News reported on Friday …read more Source:: The...
Democrats to argue Trump obstructed probe in third day of impeachment trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats serving as prosecutors in U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will make their case that he improperly interfered in Congress’ probe of his dealings with Ukraine in their final day of arguments on Friday. …read more Source:: The...
Trump ‘flagrantly’ abused power, says Nadler
Nadler says president’s conduct is wrong, illegal and dangerous. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats told President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial Thursday that he openly and dangerously abused his powers to gain political advantage. House impeachment managers laid out the evidence for the first of two articles of impeachment against the...
Ukraine in talks with Russia about release of detained Ukrainians
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine started talks with Russia on a new swap of Ukrainians detained in Russia and in eastern Ukraine, which is under separatist control, Ukraine’s presidential office said on Thursday. …read more Source:: The...
