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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...
Nobody pressured me, says Ukraine President
September 27, 2019 5:00 AMUNITED NATIONS • Ukraine’s President, in his first public comments on the phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump, said on Wednesday that the call was “normal”, that “nobody pushed me”, and that he did not want to become entangled in US elections....
Spy chief’s unlikely turn in the Trump-Ukraine spotlight
After a career spent behind the scenes, Joseph Maguire was thrust on center stage this week thanks to his part in the Trump-Ukraine scandal.The acting … …read more Source:: The Japan...
White House officials disturbed by Trump call: Whistle-blower
September 27, 2019 5:00 AMWASHINGTON • Multiple White House officials were “deeply disturbed” by US President Donald Trump’s call with the Ukrainian President, and the administration attempted to “lock down” records of the interaction, according to a whistle-blower’s complaint made public yesterday. …read...
Embattled Donald Trump leaves New York angry, bitter
September 27, 2019 1:52 AMNEW YORK (AFP) – From his New York skyscraper, President Donald Trump should have felt on top of the world. Instead, scandal over his alleged shakedown of Ukraine’s president for dirt on an opponent has brought him to the lowest point of his presidency – and at risk of crashing further. …read more...
White House tried to ‘lock down’ Ukraine call records, whistle-blower says
September 27, 2019 12:32 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – After hearing President Donald Trump tried to persuade Ukraine to investigate a 2020 campaign rival, senior officials at the White House scrambled to “lock down” records of the call, in particular the official complete transcript, a whistleblower alleged in an explosive complaint...
Embattled Trump leaves New York angry and bitter
From his New York skyscraper, President Donald Trump should have felt on top of the world. Instead, scandal over his alleged shakedown of Ukraine’s president … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Trump attacks whistleblower’s sources and alludes to punishment for spies
President Donald Trump on Thursday morning told a crowd of staff from the US Mission to the United Nations that he wants to know who provided information to a whistleblower about his phone call with the president of Ukraine, saying that whoever did so was “close to a spy” and that “in the old days,” spies were dealt with differently. …read...
Main Ukrainian actors in the U.S. impeachment drama
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‘White House sought to conceal records of Trump’s Ukraine call’
Whistleblower says officials witnessed the ‘President abuse his office for personal gain’. …read more Source:: The...
