Section: National Newswatch (Canada)
Whistleblower memo reveals new details of Trump-Ukraine call
CBS News has learned the full contents of what appears to be a memo written by the whistleblower one day after President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July. The memo, dated July 26, is based on a conversation the whistleblower had with an unnamed White House official who listened to the call. …read more Source::...
Biden calls for Trump’s impeachment, Trump immediately responds
Former Vice President Joe Biden called for President Donald Trump to be impeached during a blistering campaign speech Wednesday. “Donald Trump has violated his oath of office, betrayed this nation and committed impeachable acts,” Biden said in his strongest comments to date on the matter, adding, “He should be impeached.” The former vice...
State Department blocks ambassador from testifying to Congress in Trump impeachment inquiry
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has been directed by the State Department not to appear Tuesday for a scheduled interview with House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Sondland, a Trump political appointee, has emerged as a central player in Trump’s bid to persuade...
More whistleblowers emerge in Ukraine probe
The attorneys representing the whistleblower who filed a complaint about President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine said they are representing “multiple whistleblowers” in connection to the case, including one with “first hand knowledge” of events. “I can confirm that my firm and my team represent multiple whistleblowers in connection to the...
2nd whistleblower comes forward after speaking with IG: Attorney
Mark Zaid, the attorney representing the whistleblower who sounded the alarm on President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine and triggered an impeachment inquiry, tells ABC News that he is now representing a second whistleblower who has spoken with the inspector general. …read more Source:: National...
Tucker Carlson says Trump’s Ukraine call was inappropriate: ‘There’s no way to spin this’
In a sign that the right-wing media’s relentless defense of President Donald Trump may be cracking, Fox News host Tucker Carlson published an op-ed with Daily Caller co-founder and publisher Neil Patel zinging Trump for his call with Ukraine’s president. “Donald Trump should not have been on the phone with a foreign head of state...
U.S. ambassadors pushed Ukraine to investigate as condition for White House visit, texts show
Text messages given to Congress show U.S. ambassadors working to persuade Ukraine to publicly commit to investigating President Donald Trump’s political opponents and explicitly linking the inquiry to whether Ukraine’s president would be granted an official White House visit. The two ambassadors, both Trump picks, went as far as...
Volker texts outline how Ukrainian investigation was linked to potential Trump-Zelensky meeting
Text messages released on Thursday between US diplomats and a senior Ukrainian aide show how a potential Ukrainian investigation into the 2016 election was linked to a desired meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump. The text messages, which were released by the House Intelligence Committee, underscore...
De Niro and a cold turtle riding ‘the blob;’ In-The-News for Oct. 4
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 4. What we are watching in Canada … After two days of revelations about multiple campaign planes and multiple passports, major party leaders are getting back into the rhythm and...
Trump Envoys Pushed Ukraine to Commit to Investigations
WASHINGTON — Two of President Trump’s top envoys to Ukraine drafted a statement for the country’s new president in August that would have committed Ukraine to pursuing investigations sought by Mr. Trump into his political rivals, three people briefed on the effort said. …read more Source:: National...
