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Trump’s transcript of Ukraine call unlikely verbatim
President Trump says transcript would show the call was ‘totally appropriate.’ (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: Details from a phone call made by Donald Trump that has led the US House of Representatives to launch a formal impeachment inquiry against the president isn’t likely to come from a recording or be verbatim, former White House and...
Impeachment of a US president and how it works
WASHINGTON: The announcement Tuesday of a formal impeachment inquiry by the Democrats in the House of Representatives into President Donald Trump (pix) for abuse of power is a high-stakes gambit with uncertain consequences.Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House, had shown little appetite for impeachment during the first three years of...
In cautious comments, US Democratic presidential hopeful Biden stops short of calling for Trump impeachment now
September 25, 2019 9:04 AMWILMINGTON, DELAWARE (WASHINGTON POST) – Former US vice-president Joe Biden called on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump if the White House continues to stonewall Congress’s investigations, including into reports that Mr Trump asked Ukraine’s President to...
Trump confirms he held back US aid to Ukraine as controversy swells
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday he had withheld nearly $400 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine but denied he did so as leverage to get its president to initiate an investigation that would damage Democratic political rival Joe Biden.In remarks to reporters at the United Nations over the intensifying political...
Democrats launch formal Trump impeachment inquiry
President Trump criticises the inquiry calling it, ‘Witch Hunt garbage.’ (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi Tuesday announced the opening of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, saying he betrayed his oath of office by seeking help from a foreign power to hurt his Democratic rival Joe Biden. The dramatic...
Trump and Ukraine reports spurred freshmen Democrats from swing districts to back impeachment
The rookie Democratic lawmaker caught House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s eye as the two women brushed past each other in a marbled Capitol hallway. Neither slowed … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Protocol suggests Trump’s promised transcript of Ukraine call unlikely to be verbatim
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Trump’s impeachment odds double to 42%, betting shows
Donald Trump’s latest controversy has sent his impeachment odds soaring among bettors in the online prediction markets.Embroiled by allegations he urged Ukraine’s leader to investigate … …read more Source:: The Japan...
Trump blames Europe for his delay of Ukraine aid
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he held up US aid to Ukraine that has become the subject of furious controversy because European countries have not paid their fair share to support the country, and pointed to the fact that the money was eventually released as evidence that he had done nothing wrong. …read more Source::...
Pelosi expected to announce impeachment probe into Trump
The probe is expected to focus in part on reports that Trump pressed Ukraine’s president to help investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. …read more Source:: The...
