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Trump calls impeachment inquiry a ‘lynching’ as key witness testifies – live
Bill Taylor, acting ambassador to Ukraine, to go before CongressTrump lashes out against inquiry in early-morning tweet seriesSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.16pm BSTReactions are rolling in to Trump’s description of the impeachment inquiry as a “lynching,” and they are unsurprisingly furious.From the president of...
Mulvaney admitted to a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Was that a genius move? | Cas Mudde
Although Mulvaney walked the admission back only a few hours later, this could be the new impeachment counter-strategy of an embattled White HouseAnd there it was, practically out of the blue, at a press conference, Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, by and large admitted that the president held back military aid to force...
Trump ordered diplomats to work with Giuliani on Ukraine, Sondland testifies
US ambassador to the EU broke from the president in his opening statement to CongressGordon Sondland testifies – live updatesDonald Trump instructed US diplomats to go through his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, to make the Ukrainian president’s access to the White House dependent on launching investigations into Trump’s political...
Trump impeachment inquiry: EU ambassador Gordon Sondland to testify – live
Sondland, a key figure in Ukraine inquiry, to testify behind closed doors, while Pence and Pompeo in Turkey to try to negotiate ceasefireSign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.11pm BSTDonald Trump just tweeted out his condolences regarding the death of US Congressman Elijah Cummings.My warmest condolences to the family and many...
Could Donald Trump actually be impeached? – video
Things are getting serious for Donald Trump. The swiftly unrolling Ukraine scandal could cause him to become only the third president to be impeached.But what is impeachment? How does it work? And how likely is it to happen? Adam Gabbatt has the answers Continue reading… …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo ignored pleas to support former Ukraine envoy, ex-adviser says
Michael McKinley testified to Congress appeals to the secretary of state to stand up for Marie Yovanovitch were ‘greeted with silence’Mike Pompeo has come under intense scrutiny in Congress, where his former senior adviser testified that the secretary of state ignored his appeals to stand up for the former ambassador to Ukraine, who was...
Zelenskiy’s brush with Trump won’t help him end Ukraine’s war | Liana Semchuk
As Ukrainians brand their president ‘Monica Zelenskiy’ and EU allies waver, the chances of peace in Donbass look slimAt a press marathon in Kyiv last week, Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared that his mission was to be the Ukrainian president who would “end the war”. That’s a tough ask for a former comedy actor who had barely got his feet...
Hunter Biden denies wrongdoing but regrets involvement in Ukraine ‘swamp’
Joe Biden’s son admits to ‘poor judgment’ in taking Ukraine jobHunter Biden breaks silence over foreign business dealingsHunter Biden, the son of the former vice-president who is at the centre of the impeachment inquiry engulfing the White House, has admitted to “poor judgment” in taking a paid position in a Ukrainian gas company –...
Nationalists march in Kyiv to oppose east Ukraine peace plan
Ukrainian president calls on protesters to avoid violence as he is criticised for ‘capitulation’Thousands of people have joined a march through Kyiv led by nationalist parties and veterans’ associations to protest against changes to a peace plan for east Ukraine that they have called a “capitulation” to Russia.Police deployed around...
Marie Yovanovitch’s testimony on Trump cracks the wall of silence
Ambassador’s decision to ignore state department gag and appear before the House committees will likely inspire othersNo wonder the state department tried to stop Marie Yovanovitch from talking. The former ambassador’s written testimony to Congress expresses clearly and in the most solemn of settings, what growing numbers American...
