Section: Otago Daily Times (New Zealand)
Trump thought Ukraine ‘owed him’: Impeachment goes public
Ambassador Bill Taylor, charge d’affaires at the US embassy in Ukraine, testifies during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: Reuters The top United States diplomat in Ukraine, in the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President...
Trump thought Ukraine ‘owed him’: Impeachment goes public
Ambassador Bill Taylor, charge d’affaires at the US embassy in Ukraine, testifies during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. Photo: Reuters The top United States diplomat in Ukraine, in the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President...
Trump impeachment probe to enter critical phase
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters Impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump for pressuring Ukraine to investigate a political rival will reach a critical stage next week when a Democratic-led congressional committee holds its first public hearings on the issue. …read more Source:: Otago Daily...
Republican lawmakers disrupt impeachment inquiry
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, who led the confrontation, told reporters: “There are going to be other things done to push even harder to have a fair and open process.” Photo: Reuters A US House of Representatives impeachment inquiry has devolved into chaos as Republican lawmakers, encouraged by President Donald Trump to get...
Ex-envoy says Trump ousted her on ‘false claims’
Marie Yovanovitch’s (centre) stint as envoy in Kiev was cut short when she was recalled to Washington as Donald Trump allies levelled unsubstantiated charges of disloyalty and other allegations against her. Photo: Reuters The former US ambassador to Ukraine has told a House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump...
Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal emerges
The emergence of a second protected witness complicates efforts by Donald Trump and his Republican supporters to dismiss the complaint as politically motivated hearsay. Photo: Reuters A second whistleblower has come forward with first-hand knowledge of President Donald Trump’s attempts to get the Ukrainian president to investigate a...
Second whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal emerges
The emergence of a second protected witness complicates efforts by Donald Trump and his Republican supporters to dismiss the complaint as politically motivated hearsay. Photo: Reuters A second whistleblower has come forward with first-hand knowledge of President Donald Trump’s attempts to get the Ukrainian president to investigate a...
Trump-Ukraine scandal: White House accused of cover-up
A growing number of Democrats say the Ukraine call was an abuse of Donald Trump’s position and want to see the President impeached. Photo: Reuters A whistleblower report shows President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 US election for his political benefit, but that...
Trump-Ukraine scandal: White House accused of cover-up
A growing number of Democrats say the Ukraine call was an abuse of Donald Trump’s position and want to see the President impeached. Photo: Reuters A whistleblower report shows President Donald Trump not only abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine’s interference in the 2020 US election for his political benefit, but that...
Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call
President Trump apparently repeatedly asked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for information about potential presidential rival Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters Former US Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump...
