Section: CBC (Canada)
Trump wanted Ukraine dealings to go through Giuliani, ambassador to testify
The U.S. ambassador to the EU on Thursday planned to tell House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed Donald Trump directed him to work with the U.S. president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy, and he believes it’s wrong to invite a foreign government to conduct investigations for the purpose of...
Democrats hearing from just-resigned aide to Pompeo as Ukraine questioning continues
The House impeachment inquiry is exposing new details about unease in the State Department and White House about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine and those of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and House Democrats on Wednesday were meeting with a former top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. …read more Source::...
Hunter Biden blasts Trump’s ‘ridiculous conspiracy idea’ on Ukraine dealings
Hunter Biden is rejecting assertions he did anything wrong in engaging in foreign work in Ukraine and China. The son of former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden spoke Tuesday in his first television interview since President Donald Trump and his Republican allies began making public allegations of wrongdoing. …read more Source::...
Ukrainians ignore impeachment drama to focus on Russia
More than 20,000 Ukrainians came out to protest a possible peace deal with Russia on Monday, ignoring the drama over Ukraine’s role in Donald Trump’s impeachment drama. …read more Source::...
U.S. ambassador hand-picked by Trump will testify in impeachment probe this week
A U.S. ambassador is expected to tell Congress that his text message reassuring another envoy that there was no quid pro quo in their interactions with Ukraine was based solely on what President Donald Trump told him, according to a person familiar with his upcoming testimony in the impeachment probe. …read more Source::...
Hunter Biden defends work in Ukraine, China in face of Trump attacks
Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden, for the first time on Sunday defended his work in Ukraine and China, after sustained criticism from Republican President Donald Trump that has embroiled the president in an impeachment inquiry. …read more Source::...
Longtime U.S. ambassador arrives to testify about Ukraine before House committees
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who Donald Trump has called “bad news” arrived on Capitol Hill to testify on Friday in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into the president, while another U.S. envoy agreed to testify next week even as the White House sought to stonewall the investigation. …read more Source::...
Ukraine president says there was ‘no blackmail’ in conversation with Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there was “no blackmail” in a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump that helped spark an impeachment inquiry. …read more Source::...
U.S. State Department blocks ambassador from testifying in Ukraine probe
The State Department has barred Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union ambassador, from appearing Tuesday before a House panel conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, his lawyer said. …read more Source::...
2nd whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward, lawyer says
A second whistleblower, with first-hand knowledge of U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, has spoken with the intelligence community’s internal watchdog, the lawyer representing the official said on Sunday. …read more Source::...
