Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)
Second whistleblower comes forward in Trump-Ukraine scandal
Lawyer for first whistleblower says second whistleblower has direct knowledge of alleged plot by Trump to extort UkraineA second whistleblower with direct knowledge of an alleged plot by Donald Trump to extort Ukraine into producing dirt on his Democratic 2020 election rival Joe Biden has stepped forward, according to Mark Zaid, a lawyer for the...
Second official reportedly considering whistleblower complaint against Trump
Intelligence official was interviewed by watchdog to corroborate initial complaint about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, report saysA second intelligence official is reportedly considering filing a whistleblower complaint about Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine as the Democrats’ impeachment investigation into the president and...
Mike Pence told to turn over Ukraine files as Trump inquiry gathers pace
Top Democrats formally request documents from vice-presidentTrump demands full House vote on impeachment inquirySenior House Democrats on Friday formally requested documents relating to Ukraine dealings from Mike Pence, the US vice-president, as part of the escalating impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump and his administration. Related: Ukraine...
Ukraine texts show how Trump has warped the state department
Diplomatic messages make clear loyalty to Trump is far more important than official US policy or institution normsThe diplomatic texts released by Congress overnight do not leave much doubt about the quid pro quo being offered to Ukraine. They also say a lot about how far the state department has been warped by the Trump administration.The...
Adam Schiff says Republicans in Congress face stark choice on Trump – live
Texts show conversation about how to fulfill Trump demand that Ukraine investigate company tied to Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s sonTrump-Ukraine texts: read the revealing diplomatic messages in fullSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 3.10pm BSTBasic stuff:Mike Pence in the 2016 vice presidential debate: “This is basic...
Ukraine to review legal cases amid Trump claims over Bidens
General prosecutor distances audit from US president’s call for investigation into Biden tiesUkraine’s highest prosecutor has said he is holding a broad review of investigations closed under his predecessors, including more than a dozen linked to the Ukrainian energy company where Joe Biden’s son served on the board of...
Trump-Ukraine texts: read the revealing diplomatic messages in full
Three congressional committees considering impeachment of the president have released texts by US diplomats concerning UkraineUS diplomats told Zelenskiy that Trump visit was dependent on Biden statementCongress has published documents showing the extent of US diplomatic concern about Donald Trump’s pressure on the Ukrainian government to...
US diplomats told Zelenskiy that Trump visit was dependent on Biden statement
Newly-released texts show diplomats made clear that improvement in Kyiv’s relations with Washington was linked to cooperationUS diplomats told Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, that a prestigious White House visit to meet Donald Trump was dependent on him making a public statement vowing to investigate Hunter Biden’s...
‘He tried to have his cake and eat it’: how Trump’s Ukraine envoy lost his big gamble
Before abruptly resigning Kurt Volker gambled that acting as a go-between for Rudy Giuliani could secure military aid for KyivWhen Kurt Volker agreed to work for the Trump administration in 2017, he told colleagues he hoped to navigate the president’s mercurial nature and his evident attachment to Vladimir Putin, and still pursue a...
Trump calls on China to investigate Biden in extraordinary demand
‘If they don’t do what we want, we have tremendous power’Impeachment inquiry concerns similar behavior with UkraineTrump calls on China to investigate Biden – liveDonald Trump has called for China to investigate his leading political rival, in defiance of impeachment proceedings in Congress where he stands accused of abusing his...
