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 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...
The Whole Team is In on It
The only reasonable response to the President’s effort to force Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 presidential election is to demand the President resign and be prosecuted for criminal abuse of power after he leaves the White House. The President has deserved to be impeached for years. But last week’s revelations have an immediate...
Giuliani: Can’t Say ‘100%’ Trump Didn’t Use Aid As Leverage For Ukraine Biden Probe
President Trump’s lawyer wouldn’t say for sure Monday that Trump didn’t threaten to cut off aid to Ukraine if the country didn’t investigate Joe Biden’s son. In an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo, Rudy Giuliani said he couldn’t say “100%” whether Trump used $250 million in military...
Graham: Trump should be ‘as transparent as possible’ about Ukraine call
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Monday, urged President Trump to release as much information as possible about what he said to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regard… …read more Source:: The...
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...
