Section: CTV (Canada)
Risks for all sides as Trump impeachment hearings swing open
The closed doors of the Trump impeachment investigation are swinging wide open. When the gavel strikes at the start of the House hearing Wednesday morning, America and the rest of the world will have the chance to see and hear for themselves for the first time about U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine and consider whether...
Trump to release April call with Ukraine leader this week
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll be releasing the transcript of his April telephone conversation with Ukraine’s new leader “before week’s end!” …read more Source:: CTV...
Meet the witnesses: U.S. diplomats start off impeachment hearings
Diplomats and career government officials are about to become household names testifying in the U.S. House impeachment inquiry .The witnesses will tell House investigators what they know about U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. …read more Source:: CTV...
Was Trump call with Ukraine ‘perfect’? GOP has many answers
Republicans have no unified argument in the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump, in large part because they can’t agree on how best to defend the president — or for some, if they should. …read more Source:: CTV...
‘No ambiguity’: Takeaways from Ukraine transcripts
Two White House officials described tensions and frustrations among some of the nation’s top diplomats as U.S. President Donald Trump, backed by his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, pressured Ukraine to investigate Democrats. …read more Source:: CTV...
The words Trump had to hear: Investigations, Biden, Clinton
There were three words U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to hear from the Ukraine president: Investigations, Biden, Clinton. That’s according to the transcript, released Thursday, of an impeachment inquiry interview with career State Department official George Kent. …read more Source:: CTV...
U.S. State Dept. worried about defending ambassador: AP sources
The State Department’s third-ranking official is expected to tell Congress that political considerations were behind the agency’s refusal to deliver a robust defence of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. …read more Source:: CTV...
A ‘refreshed’ memory: Key takeaways from Ukraine testimony
In transcripts of closed-door interviews released by impeachment investigators Tuesday, two State Department officials recount what they remember — and what they didn’t know at the time — about U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands that Ukraine conduct politically motivated investigations. …read more Source:: CTV...
Impeachment reversal: Diplomat now acknowledges quid pro quo
With that stunning reversal, diplomat Gordon Sondland handed House impeachment investigators another key piece of corroborating testimony Tuesday. He acknowledged what Democrats contend was a clear quid pro quo, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, with Ukraine. …read more Source:: CTV...
Trump impeachment: Diplomat says he knew why U.S. aid withheld
In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump to acknowledge he understood that U.S. aid to Ukraine was being withheld until the country promised to investigate corruption. …read more Source:: CTV...
