Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
US diplomat George Kent says Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani waged campaign of ‘lies’ against envoy to Ukraine
November 08, 2019 6:54 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A top US diplomat told congressional investigators that President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani conducted a “campaign full of lies” against the US ambassador to Ukraine before she was recalled from her post, according to a transcript of his testimony released...
Ex-Ukraine envoy says she felt threatened by Trump
November 06, 2019 5:00 AMWASHINGTON• • The former United States ambassador to Ukraine has said that she was the target of a secret plot to orchestrate her removal that involved President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and Ukrainian officials suspected of fostering corruption, according to a transcript of her testimony released on Monday...
Impeachment deposition: Former Ukraine envoy Marie Yovanovitch says she felt threatened by Trump in call
November 05, 2019 6:55 AMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The former US ambassador to Ukraine said she was warned by officials in the country that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Mr Rudy Giuliani, was manoeuvring against her and that they were concerned about getting dragged into US politics. …read more Source:: The Straits...
White House aide confirms he saw signs of a quid pro quo on Ukraine
November 01, 2019 4:06 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – A National Security Council aide testified on Thursday (Oct 31) that a top diplomat who was close to President Donald Trump told him that a package of military assistance for Ukraine would not be released until the country committed to investigating Trump’s political rivals,...
John Bolton is summoned to testify in Trump impeachment inquiry
October 31, 2019 9:36 AMWASHINGTON (NY TIMES) – House impeachment investigators on Wednesday(Oct 30) summoned John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, and two top White House lawyers to testify next week in their inquiry into Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine, closing in on critical witnesses as...
Kiev officials won’t testify
October 31, 2019 5:00 AMMARIUPOL • Ukrainian officials will not testify in the US Congress in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump because Kiev does not want to get involved in the internal affairs of another country, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said. …read more Source:: The Straits...
White House official says he was alarmed by Trump’s Ukraine call
October 31, 2019 5:00 AMWASHINGTON • A White House official has testified that he was so alarmed to hear President Donald Trump ask Ukraine’s President to investigate a political rival, Democrat Joe Biden, that he reported the matter to a White House lawyer. …read more Source:: The Straits...
US State Dept official knew Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani involved in campaign that led to ambassador’s dismissal
October 31, 2019 2:21 AMWASHINGTON (REUTERS) – President Donald Trump’s nominee to be US ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, said on Wednesday (Oct 30) he had known earlier this year that the president’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was involved in a campaign against then-ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch that helped...
Ukrainian officials say will not testify in US impeachment inquiry
October 30, 2019 2:21 PMMARIUPOL, UKRAINE (REUTERS) – Ukrainian officials will not testify in US Congress in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump because Kiev does not want to get involved in the internal affairs of another country, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister said on Tuesday (Oct 29). …read more Source:: The...
Army officer says he raised flags about Trump’s Ukraine call
October 29, 2019 9:44 PMWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – A US Army officer who works for the White House National Security Council said he listened in on the telephone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s president and was so disturbed by what he heard that he reported his concerns to the NSC’s legal counsel. …read...
