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Two key witnesses expected to add to growing evidence in Trump inquiry
Appearances from Fiona Hill and David Holmes come after Gordon Sondland’s bombshell testimony on existence of a quid pro quoThe impeachment inquiry will hear from two further key witnesses on Thursday, who are expected to add to the growing evidence that the Trump administration may have pressured Ukraine for political gains.The appearance...
Laura Cooper testifies that Ukraine knew of stalled aid far earlier than White House claims – video
During the impeachment hearing into Donald Trump, Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defence for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, told lawmakers on Wednesday that her staff had received an email on 25 July from the state department saying that Ukraine’s embassy and the House foreign affairs committee were asking about military aid....
Trump impeachment inquiry: key moments from Sondland’s explosive testimony – video
Day four of impeachment hearings saw the most explosive testimony so far as Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, claimed Donald Trump had directed a quid-pro-quo with Ukraine through his personal lawyer Rudi Giuliani.Sondland asserted that an Oval Office meeting with Trump was conditional on Ukraine announcing investigations...
Democratic presidential hopefuls back Trump impeachment inquiry in debate – video highlights
Democratic presidential contenders backed the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry during the fifth televised debate on Wednesday, saying his efforts to press Ukraine to investigate the former vice-president Joe Biden was an example of his administration’s corruption. The debate came hours after a senior US diplomat gave explosive testimony...
Ukraine knew of stalled aid far earlier than White House claims, official testifies
New evidence from impeachment inquiry witness Laura Cooper knocks down key pillar of Trump’s defenceUkraine raised concerns about a hold on military aid on the same day as Donald Trump’s infamous phone call with its president, a Pentagon official told the impeachment inquiry on Wednesday.The evidence from Laura Cooper, a deputy...
Sondland points the finger at Trump – and damns others for good measure
The EU envoy was emphatic that the shakedown scheme to hold back Ukrainian aid involved Trump and his top deputiesWhen Gordon Sondland walked into the congressional impeachment hearing shortly after 9am, reports were circulating that the Trump administration and the Republican party was going to throw him under the bus for his part the Ukraine...
Trump impeachment inquiry: there was a quid pro quo in Ukraine scandal, says Sondland – video
A star witness at the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump has testified to the existence of a quid pro quo with Ukraine and insisted: ‘We followed the president’s orders.’ Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union, said in bombshell evidence that he was forced to work with Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy...
Zelenskiy: Ukraine tired of hearing about company at centre of impeachment inquiry – video
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said everyone in Ukraine is ‘tired about Burisma’, the company at the heart of the ongoing impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. The inquiry is trying to establish whether the US president pressured Ukraine to open an investigation into Hunter Biden, son of former US vice-president and 2020...
Key witnesses tell of concern over Trump’s ‘inappropriate’ Ukraine call
Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams testify publiclyPanel hears Trump demanded investigation tied to Joe BidenImpeachment hearings – live coverageTwo witnesses in the impeachment inquiry have described their concern over an “unusual” call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president in July, in which Trump ignored official talking points...
Impeachment hearings: witnesses to give firsthand accounts of Trump’s Ukraine call – live news
Alexander Vindman and Jennifer Williams to testify publicly about Trump’s July conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskiy – follow all the latest liveIn this defining moment for America, support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contribution 1.13pm GMTThere will actually be two impeachment hearings held on Capitol Hill today....
