Section: US & Canada
Trump Admits Everything
By the end of last week, rumors were swirling about what President Donald Trump might or might not have done to elicit a whistle-blower complaint about his conversations with a foreign leader. A rough outline had emerged: Trump had pressured Ukraine’s president to investigate business dealings of the Democratic presidential candidate and...
Trump ‘Not At All’ Worried By Talk Of Impeachment Over Ukraine Whistle-Blower Case
Donald Trump has dismissed talk of impeachment over a whistle-blower allegation that reportedly involved a plea from the U.S. president to his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate a political rival. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Chuck Schumer to GOP: Drop the ‘see no evil’ act on Ukraine saga
Sen. Charles E. Schumer told the Senate Republicans to drop their “see no evil” approach to the Ukraine corruption saga that is consuming Washington, urging Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to demand a whistleblower complaint that flagged President Trump’s behavior and was deemed credible by a Trump-appointed inspector general....
Trump says phone call with Ukraine’s leader was to crack down on corruption after Biden episode
President Trump said Monday his phone conversations with Ukraine’s president were important for cracking down on corruption, amid accusations that Democratic front-runner Joseph R. Biden shielded his son from a probe into profiteering in that country. “It’s very important to talk about corruption,” Mr. Trump told reporters...
Trump Admits Asking Ukraine to Investigate Biden’s Son
REUTERSPresident Donald Trump admitted on Monday morning that he told Ukraine’s president that the U.S. would withhold $250 million in military aid for Ukraine because of “corruption”—an apparent reference to efforts to dig up dirt on the role Joe Biden and his son Hunter are alleged to have played in Ukraine several years back. “Well,...
Devin Nunes predicts Ukraine controversy will ‘backfire’ on Joe Biden over past improprieties
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the ranking member on the House Intelligence Community, said the newest controversy to envelop President Donald Trump involving Ukraine will ultimately backfire on Democrats and sink Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.Nunes told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on “Sunday Morning Futures” he believes the...
Pelosi promises to start ‘a whole new stage of investigation’ into Trump admin over whistleblower accusations involving Biden’s son and Ukraine
Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has threatened to open “a whole new stage of investigation” into President Donald Trump if Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire does not give congress the “full complaint” of the whistleblower who claimed that Trump tried to pressure Ukraine to...
Jon Karl Schools Meghan McCain: Actually, It’s ‘Very Easy to Understand’ Why Trump’s Ukraine Call Is ‘Bad’
In the latest edition of your daily “What did at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
Trump Defends Call With Ukraine, Arguing It’s ‘Important’ To Talk About Corruption
President Trump is attempting to paint the explosive narrative unfolding around a whistleblower complaint as another Democrat-fueled “witch hunt,” arguing that he only spoke to the president of Ukraine about corruption in order to develop an honest relationship with him. While making remarks to reporters on Monday at the United Nations, Trump...
Trump defends raising corruption on call with Ukraine leader
President Trump on Monday defended the idea of raising corruption issues with foreign leaders as he faces mounting scrutiny over whether he pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate his political rival.Trum… …read more Source:: The...
