Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Saturday stood behind personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, one of his highest-profile and most vocal defenders, amid reports that federal prosecutors in the city Giuliani led as mayor are eyeing him for possible lobbying violations. Behind the scenes, however, many of Trump’s closest aides and advisers,...
From Minnesota to Michigan, Trump aims to turn scandal into reelection fuel
WASHINGTON DC: As impeachment pressure mounted on Donald Trump, the president left Washington for the second day in a row Friday to rally hardcore supporters in a bid to turn the scandal into fuel for his 2020 reelection. Framing himself as the victim of a plot between “corrupt Democrat politicians” and the “fake news media,” Trump galvanized...
Democrat Biden calls for Trump’s impeachment
WASHINGTON: Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden called Wednesday for Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying the president “betrayed” the United States, but Trump dug in, predicting that the Supreme Court would have to resolve the fight. “To preserve our constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be impeached,” Biden told...
Trump allies sought changes at Ukraine utility
KYIV: As Rudy Giuliani was pushing Ukrainian officials last spring to investigate one of Donald Trump’s main political rivals, a group of individuals with ties to the president and his personal lawyer were also active in the former Soviet republic. Their aims were profit, not politics. This circle of businessmen and Republican donors touted...
CITY NOTES: The speech that shook the world
The country has not yet recovered from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech. Kashmir has not either, it seems. The Nadrendra Modi government has though, and the initial reaction of fleeing from Kashmir is apparently over. The world too has recovered from the speech and decided to let the bigger market win. Imran had one arrow left in his...
Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward: lawyer
WASHINGTON: A second whistleblower, with first-hand knowledge of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, has spoken with the intelligence community’s internal watchdog, the lawyer representing the official said on Sunday. Mark Zaid confirmed in an interview with ABC’s “This Week” that the second official, also from the...
Pompeo: State Dept. will follow law as Dems seek documents
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended President Donald Trump, dismissing questions about the president’s attempts to push Ukraine and China to investigate a Democratic political rival. The Trump administration and House...
Ukraine reviews case into company that employed Biden son
ZHYTOMYR: Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said on Friday that his office is reviewing all the cases that were closed by his predecessors, including several related to the owner of a gas company where former Vice President Joe Biden’s son sat on the board. Ruslan Ryaboshapka’s comments came amid an impeachment inquiry against U.S....
White House attempting gambit to slow House impeachment push
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s bitter fight against an impeachment inquiry has not slowed down the Democrats’ push to investigate whether he sought personal political gain by urging Ukraine to probe Democratic opponent Joe Biden. But in a new tactic, the White House plans to argue that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy...
Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in impeachment probe
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Democrats of intimidation in their impeachment enquiry into President Donald Trump and refused to let State Department employees comply with orders to appear in coming days. In a letter to Congress, Pompeo said the subpoenas “can only be understood as an attempt to intimidate, bully and treat...
