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Reveal whistleblower in impeachment scam, says Trump
President Trump speaks to reporters upon arrival at White House. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump called yesterday for the unmasking of the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint launched the House impeachment investigation, attacking the process against him as a “scam.” Trump’s demand comes amid an intensifying effort by...
A year before 2020 election, a divided and ‘angry’ America
WASHINGTON: America on Sunday kicks off the one-year countdown to Election Day 2020, with President Donald Trump (pix) betting an “angry” Republican surge can deliver him a second term, as the Democratic battle to win back the White House heats up.The building political clash – dramatically fueled by the House of Representatives’...
Trump aide said Ukraine behind Democratic party hack: Documents
WASHINGTON: Documents released by the US Department of Justice on Saturday indicated that a top advisor to then-candidate Donald Trump (pix) said as early as the summer of 2016 that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind a hack of Democratic party emails.Trump and his surrogates have suggested that Kiev hacked Democratic National Committee servers and...
Trump campaign aide backs Ukraine hacking theory in Mueller documents
Robert Mueller’s probe documents were released after a court battle with BuzzFeed News and CNN. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump clamoured for the speedy release of emails hacked from Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, and a top Trump aide promoted the idea that Ukraine, rather than Russia, was behind the...
Resigning US lawmaker takes parting shot at Trump
Hill was seen as a rising star in Democratic Party. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A US congresswoman who resigned amid lurid revelations about her private life and the publication of nude photos without her consent yesterday used her final vote in office to accuse President Donald Trump of “abuse of power over women.” “Today, as my last vote, I voted on...
US lawmakers vote to proceed with impeachment inquiry against Trump
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives took a major step in the impeachment effort against US President Donald Trump on Thursday when lawmakers approved rules for the next stage of the Democratic-led inquiry into the president’s attempt to have Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival. The Democratic-controlled House voted by 232...
Trump’s 2020 reelection fight set to be most perilous in decades
WASHINGTON: Elections are often described as a horse race but when Donald Trump seeks his second term in 12 months, it’s going to look more like a monster car demolition derby.One of the most divisive presidents in US history, fighting impeachment in a Congress paralysed by partisanship, will go before an electorate split down the middle on...
Democrats unveil plans for open Trump impeachment hearings
Vindman is set to be part of the impeachment inquiry into Trump. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: House Democrats unveiled plans yesterday to open up the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump with public hearings, after criticism from Republicans that the process has been overly secretive. The White House responded that it still considers the...
White House security official reveals Trump asked Ukraine to probe Bidens
The Bidens are at the centre of the Ukrainian investigations into the 2016 election. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: A high-ranking White House national security official will tell congressional impeachment investigators today that he was so alarmed about a call in which US President Donald Trump pushed Ukraine’s leader to investigate former Vice...
Democrats plan Thursday vote to ‘ensure transparency’ of Trump impeachment probe
House Speaker Pelosi confirmed the vote in a letter. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Democrats in Congress, answering Republican complaints that their impeachment investigation of US President Donald Trump is being conducted in secret, plan a vote on Thursday on how to make their inquiry public, a significant new stage in the probe. Trump and his fellow...
