Section: The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
‘Worse than Richard Nixon’: Nancy Pelosi raises spectre of Trump resignation
The top Democrat in Congress told reporters last week that Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate one of his potential opponents in the 2020 election “makes what Nixon did look almost small.” …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
‘Witness intimidation in real time’: Trump attacks ex-ambassador as she testifies
When asked about the effect of such attacks by the President on potential witnesses, the former ambassador to Ukraine said: “It’s very intimidating.” …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
White House releases rough transcript of first Trump-Zelensky call
There is no mention of Joe Biden or corruption during the phone call, but Trump does note that he once hosted the Miss Universe contest in Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Never mind the Latin, Trump’s Ukraine actions are ‘bribery’: Nancy Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brushed aside the Latin phrase “quid pro quo” and described President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine with a more understandable word. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Nevermind the Latin, Trump’s Ukraine actions are ‘bribery’: Nancy Pelosi
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi brushed aside the Latin phrase “quid pro quo” and described President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine with a more understandable word. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
‘Weird, confusing, alarming’: Public impeachment hearings begin with damning testimony
Two senior US diplomats testified about their alarm at the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to launch a probe into the Biden family. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Ousted US envoy to Ukraine warned people wanted to ‘hurt her’
Marie Yovanovitch said she was told the Ukrainian prosecutor “was looking to hurt me in the US,” adding: “I couldn’t imagine what that was.” …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Ousted US envoy to Ukraine felt threatened by Trump, transcript shows
A previously released White House summary of the call showed that Trump told Zelensky that the ambassador was “bad news” and was going to “go through some things.” …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
White House official corroborates account that Trump appeared to seek quid pro quo
Tim Morrison corroborated the testimony of a senior US diplomat who last week gave the most detailed account to date for how Trump tried to use his office to pressure Ukraine. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Account of Trump’s Ukraine call omitted key details, official testifies
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who listened to President Trump’s Ukraine call, said that he tried to restore some of the crucial words and phrases. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
