Section: New Zealand
Trump denies witness tampering; State official says president asked about ‘investigation’ into Bidens
President Trump dismissed criticism that he had tried to intimidate a witness in the impeachment inquiry, saying a disparaging tweet about former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch as she testified before a House panel was… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
Takeaways from US ambassador to Ukraine’s testimony in House impeachment hearing
Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from that job in April amid a smear campaign, testified Friday in the second public impeachment hearing into US President Donald Trump.Below are some takeaways… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
Ousted Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch felt threatened by Donald Trump
Former US Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch provided chilling detail Friday in Trump impeachment hearings of being suddenly ousted from her post and feeling threatened upon learning President Donald Trump had denounced her in a… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
Speaker says Trump has admitted to bribery
US President Donald Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Reuters House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offence under the United States Constitution. …read more Source:: Otago...
Sondland’s phone call to Trump from Kyiv restaurant was a stunning breach of security, former officials say
A US ambassador’s cellphone call to President Donald Trump from a restaurant in the capital of Ukraine last summer was a stunning breach of security, exposing the conversation to surveillance by foreign intelligence services, including… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
Let’s fact-check the Trump impeachment inquiry
On the first day of public hearings, Republicans defended Trump by pushing an unsubstantiated theory about Ukraine. Let’s fact-check it. …read more Source::...
Impeachment hearings: New evidence implicates Donald Trump more directly with Ukraine
The first day of public impeachment hearings unearthed new evidence potentially implicating President Donald Trump more directly in a scheme to centre American policy toward Ukraine on political investigations, heightening the stakes… …read more Source:: The 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 inquiry enters new phase with public hearings
An unparalleled chapter in Donald Trump’s presidency began today with the first public hearings in the impeachment probe over allegations about the president’s dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio New...
