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...
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...
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...
