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Favors, dirt, investigations: key takeaways from the Trump-Ukraine memo
The White House released a summary of Trump’s call with Zelenskiy that lies at the heart of the impeachment inquiryTrump’s call with Ukraine’s president: read the full memoThe White House on Wednesday released a five-page summary of a 30-minute call between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, that lies...
Schiff condemns Trump’s Ukraine call as a ‘mafia shakedown’ – video
Adam Schiff compared Trump’s communications with Ukraine, as reported in the White House memo, to the actions of a mobster. The House intelligence committee chairman said Trump’s conversation with the Ukrainian president represented a ‘classic, mafia-like shakedown of a foreign leader’. ‘This is how a mafia boss...
‘There was absolutely no pressure’: Trump on Ukraine controversy – video
Donald Trump has said he put ‘absolutely no pressure’ on Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. He told reporters after the White House released notes of the phone call he had with the president of Ukraine that the impeachment inquiry was a ‘disgraceful thing’. He added: ‘The way you built up that call it was going...
Trump asked Ukraine leader for ‘a favor’ and to investigate Biden, memo shows
US president asked Volodymyr Zelenskiy to ‘look into’ Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden as impeachment inquiry is announcedTrump-Ukraine scandal: follow live updatesDonald Trump pushed the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Joe Biden in a July phone call, telling Zelenskiy he should work with the US attorney general...
Everyone thought Trump was untouchable – that may have just changed
Documentation has never before emerged of Trump asking for dirt on his opponents – and there are signs he may be in deeper troubleFollow the latest on Trump-Ukraine – liveFor decades there has been a “catch me if you can” quality about Donald Trump, skipping from casino bankruptcies to fraudulent universities to porn actor payoffs. As president,...
Trump-Biden scandal is ‘worst-case scenario’ for Ukraine
Zelenskiy’s country, dependent on US aid, is now caught in the middle of a Washington rowFollow all the latest on the Trump-Ukraine affair with our live blogAs Democratic lawmakers plan to impeach Donald Trump for abuse of power, the novice Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy must run a gauntlet of US partisan pressure that he has...
Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president: read the full memorandum
The White House has released the memorandum of a July 2019 telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr ZelenskiyA newly released memorandum from the White House shows Trump discussed Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani and special counsel Robert Mueller in his conversation with the Ukrainian president.Trump specifically asked the Ukrainian...
Trump-Ukraine scandal: memo shows president pushed for Biden investigation – live
A newly released memo from the White House shows Trump discussed Joe Biden, Rudy Giuliani and Robert Mueller with the Ukrainian presidentSign up for the US briefing and get a new perspectiveRead the full memorandum of Trump’s call with Ukraine 5.04pm BSTMany of the reactions to the memo have centered around astonishment that the White House...
‘It’s a witch-hunt’: Donald Trump lashes out as impeachment calls grow – video
Donald Trump says growing calls for his impeachment are ‘nonsense’ after it emerged he withheld nearly $400m in aid to Ukraine.The US president ordered staff to withhold the aid before demanding Ukraine’s president investigate Joe Biden and his son, it emerged on Tuesday. Trump said the controversial phone call, with Volodymyr...
Joe Biden says Donald Trump must stop obstructing Congress or face impeachment – video
Joe Biden addressed the Ukraine controversy in a statement on Tuesday, saying Congress should launch impeachment proceedings if Donald Trump continues to obstruct House Democrats’ investigations. ‘The president should stop stonewalling this investigation and all the other investigations of his wrongdoing,’ Biden said. ‘Using its full...
