Section: Australia&NZ
Official who heard call to Zelensky told to keep quiet
Several days after Donald Trump’s phone call with the leader of Ukraine, a top White House lawyer instructed a senior national security official not to discuss his grave concerns about the leaders’ conversation with anyone outside… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
Trump campaign aide pushed Ukraine hacking theory – documents
US President Donald Trump clamoured for the speedy release of emails hacked from Democrats during the 2016 election campaign, and documents show a Trump aide promoted the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the cyber attack. …read more Source:: Radio New...
Mueller documents: Paul Manafort pushed the Ukraine hack theory
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers, Manafort’s deputy told investigators during the… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
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...
Diplomat: John Bolton cautioned him about Rudy Giuliani and Ukraine
A US State Department Foreign Service officer is telling House impeachment investigators that former national security adviser John Bolton cautioned him that Rudy Giuliani “was a key voice with the president on Ukraine” and could… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
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...
US colonel testifies he raised concerns about Ukraine, Trump
Defying White House orders, an Army officer serving with US President Donald Trump’s National Security Council testified to impeachment investigators on Tuesday that he twice raised concerns over Trump’s push to have Ukraine investigate… …read more Source:: The New Zealand...
Official gives first-hand account of Trump’s Ukraine phone call
Alexander Vindman is the first witness in the House’s impeachment probe to have listened in on the July 25 call between Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President. …read more Source:: The Sydney Morning...
Trump’s Ukraine expert to tell impeachment investigators he reported concerns twice
The White House’s top expert on Ukraine testifies on two events he found troubling and “inappropriate” which led to him report them. …read more Source::...
For Trump, Baghdadi death a signature moment, but troubles remain
For Donald Trump, the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is a signature achievement that may help quell criticism from his own ranks, but it’s unlikely to offer much relief from scrutiny of his dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio New...
