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Senate pushed to summon John Bolton as witness in Trump’s impeachment trial
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton writes in a forthcoming book that Donald Trump told him he wanted to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in security aid from Ukraine until it helped him with investigations into Joe Biden. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Most legal experts say crime not required for impeachment
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s defence relies in part on arguments made in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson more than 150 years ago: that impeachment requires a crime. But most legal scholars disagree, including a law professor called by Republicans in the House investigation to argue against impeaching Trump. In...
Impeachment Trial Recap: Trump Lawyers Charge Ahead — But Eschew Bolton Issue
President Trump’s defense lawyers tore into Democrats in their first full day of arguments but they did not address new revelations about the Ukraine affair in John Bolton’s forthcoming book.(Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) …read more Source::...
Trump, White House team dismiss Bolton book as ‘false’
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is disputing former national security adviser John Bolton’s claims in his forthcoming book. Among the claims is an allegation that President Donald Trump told Bolton he wanted to...
Republicans under pressure to call John Bolton to testify as Senate impeachment trial resumes
U.S. President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate came under fresh pressure on Monday to allow witnesses and new documents in his impeachment trial after a news report that a former top aide, John Bolton, has written a book manuscript that undercuts Trump’s versions of events in the Ukraine affair. …read more...
Peter MacKay’s big day
Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign-up at the bottom of the page to get it delivered straight to your inbox. On Saturday, Peter MacKay officially kickstarted his campaign to be leader of the federal Conservative party. His launch event, in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, in his former riding of Central Nova,...
Democrats demand Bolton testify in wake of ‘explosive’ details about Trump-Ukraine affair
The stakes over witness testimony at U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defence argument: that Trump never conditioned military aid to Ukraine on investigations into his political rival Joe Biden. …read more...
Bolton bombshell undercuts Trump impeachment defence
Democrats demanding new witnesses in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are seizing on a report that the U.S. President ordered former national security adviser John Bolton to keep military aid to Ukraine frozen in a bid to coerce political favours. …read more Source:: CTV...
Defence resumes in key impeachment week; Dems seek witnesses
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial enters a pivotal week as his defence team resumes its case and senators face a critical vote on whether to hear witnesses or proceed directly to a vote that is widely expected to end in his acquittal. The articles of impeachment charge Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of...
Democrats Pressure For Bolton To Testify In Trump Impeachment After New Report
House impeachment managers press the Senate to call the former national security adviser to testify, after a New York Times report said Trump tied Ukraine aid to investigation of his political rivals.(Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP) …read more Source::...
