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U.S. diplomat David Holmes confirms Trump asked about Ukraine probes: CNN
A U.S. official testified Friday that he overheard Donald Trump asking about “investigations” he had requested from Ukraine into domestic political rivals — placing the … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Trump interferes in impeachment hearings as former Ukraine envoy Marie Yovanovitch testifies
In chilling detail, ousted U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch described to Trump impeachment investigators Friday how she felt threatened upon learning that President Donald Trump … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Ukraine detains deputy of slain IS ‘minister of war’
Georgia’s state security service confirmed Al Bara Shishani is being held in Ukraine. (AFP pic)KIEV: Ukraine’s security service said on Friday it had detained the deputy of Abu Omar al-Shishani, the man the Pentagon described as Islamic State’s “minister of war”, after he crossed into Ukraine on a fake passport last year. The...
Zero evidence of any wrongdoing by President in impeachment hearing: White House
Asserts that the former U.S. envoy to Ukraine deposed she was unaware of any criminal activity involving the President …read more Source:: The...
‘Zelensky will do anything you ask him to’, aide heard diplomat tell Trump
Holmes says he could hear Trump’s ‘very loud and recognisable’ voice through the phone earpiece. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A US official testified Friday that he overheard Donald Trump asking about “investigations” he had requested from Ukraine into domestic political rivals – placing the American president at the centre of an alleged...
Ousted ambassador felt ‘big threat;’ Trump assails her anew
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, during the second public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump’s efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Andrew...
Trump blasts ex-envoy in ‘intimidating’ attack during hearing
Trump attacked the former envoy on Twitter less than an hour into the hearing. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: A US ambassador ousted by Donald Trump told a riveting impeachment hearing Friday she felt intimidated by the president, after he launched an extraordinary real-time attack midway through her testimony to Congress. Taking the stand before a national...
Ousted ambassador ‘shocked’ at Trump; he assails her anew
WASHINGTON — In chilling detail, ousted U.S. Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch described to Trump impeachment investigators Friday how she felt threatened upon learning that President Donald Trump had promised Ukraine’s leader she was “going to go through some things.” Unwilling to stay silent during Yovanovitch’s testimony, Trump...
Trump confidant Roger Stone convicted of lying, witness tampering
Roger Stone is the sixth and final Trump aide to be convicted of charges brought by Mueller. (AP pic)WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s longtime aide Roger Stone was convicted Friday of lying to Congress and witness tampering in a bid to spare the president embarrassment over the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Stone was...
Four takeaways from Marie Yovanovitch’s testimony in House impeachment hearing
November 16, 2019 5:06 AMWASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from that job in April amid a smear campaign, testified on Friday (Nov 15) in the second public impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: The Straits...
