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      Donald Trump fires back after Mitt Romney criticises him over Ukraine, China probe calls
      Oct05

      Donald Trump fires back after Mitt Romney criticises him over Ukraine, China probe calls

      US President Donald Trump fired back at Mitt Romney on Saturday morning, calling the Utah senator a “pompous ‘ass’” while defending his calls for Ukraine and China to investigate political rival Joe Biden.“Somebody please wake up Mitt Romney and tell him that my conversation with the Ukrainian President was a congenial and very...

      Pompeo blasts ‘harassment’ by Congress over impeachment probe
      Oct05

      Pompeo blasts ‘harassment’ by Congress over impeachment probe

      (AFP pic)ATHENS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused members of Congress of harassing his department to obtain documents linked to an impeachment investigation against President Donald Trump. “There have been congressional inquiries that have harassed and abused State Department employees by contacting them directly and seeking...

      Pompeo calls Ukraine inquiry ‘silly gotcha game’
      Oct05

      Pompeo calls Ukraine inquiry ‘silly gotcha game’

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      Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena
      Oct05

      Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena

      WASHINGTON — The impeachment inquiry is reaching directly into the White House, with Democrats subpoenaing officials about contacts with Ukraine and President Donald Trump signaling his administration will not cooperate. The demand for documents Friday capped a tumultuous week that widened the constitutional battle between the executive branch...

      What happened this week in Trump impeachment inquiry
      Oct05

      What happened this week in Trump impeachment inquiry

      WASHINGTON — It was just last week that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. It was triggered by a whistleblower’s complaint about a July 25 phone call where Trump prodded Ukraine’s new president to dig up dirt on the family of his potential Democratic rival, Joe Biden. A lot […]...

      Ukraine to review cases linked to founder of firm that employed Biden’s son
      Oct05

      Ukraine to review cases linked to founder of firm that employed Biden’s son

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      Trump impeachment probe reaches into White House with fresh subpoena
      Oct05

      Trump impeachment probe reaches into White House with fresh subpoena

      For the first time, the impeachment inquiry reached directly into the White House on Friday as Democrats subpoenaed officials about contacts with Ukraine and U.S. … …read more Source:: The Japan...

      GOP Sen. Johnson says Trump blocked him from assuring Ukraine that aid was on the way
      Oct05

      GOP Sen. Johnson says Trump blocked him from assuring Ukraine that aid was on the way

      A Republican senator said Friday he learned from a U.S. ambassador that President Donald Trump was tying military aid for Ukraine to an investigation of … …read more Source:: The Japan...

      US House Democrats subpoena White House for documents in Trump impeachment
      Oct05

      US House Democrats subpoena White House for documents in Trump impeachment

      October 05, 2019 10:02 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – US House impeachment investigators widened the reach of their inquiry on Friday (Oct 4), subpoenaing the White House for a vast trove of documents and requesting more from Vice-President Mike Pence in a bid to better understand President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to...

      Second US official is weighing whether to blow the whistle on Trump’s Ukraine dealings
      Oct05

      Second US official is weighing whether to blow the whistle on Trump’s Ukraine dealings

      October 05, 2019 9:12 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – A second intelligence official who was alarmed by US President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine is weighing whether to file his own formal whistle-blower complaint and testify to Congress, according to two people briefed on the matter. …read more Source:: The Straits...