Section: US & Canada
Lindsey Graham responds to Joe Biden’s warning: Hunter’s Burisma employment ‘doesn’t pass the smell test’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has no intention of backing off his efforts to get to the bottom of questions about former Vice President Joe Biden, his son, Hunter, and the Ukrainian natural gas company that employed the latter on its board for tens of thousands of dollars per month, at least according to a statement Graham made on Monday.On...
I Was ‘Sucked Into’ Giuliani’s Hunt For Biden Dirt ‘Without My Will,’ Oligarch Claims
Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” in September, Rudy Giuliani waved a filing from the case of a Ukrainian oligarch, Dmitry Firtash, facing extradition to the United States. The document, the President’s lawyer said, supported his claims about Joe and Hunter Biden’s corrupt dealings in Ukraine. Now, Firtash is saying he was...
White House review turns up emails showing extensive effort to justify Trump’s decision to block Ukraine military aid
The research by the White House Counsel’s Office includes early August email exchanges between acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and White House budget officials seeking to provide an explanation for withholding the funds after Trump had already ordered a hold in mid-July on the nearly $400 million in security assistance. …read more...
When It Comes to Ukraine, Why Are Republicans So Anxious to Play Putin’s Game?
When at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Engel Raises Questions About Pompeo: ‘What Else Is He Hiding?’
House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Eliot Engel (D-NY) is raising questions about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. In a series of Monday morning tweets, Engel argued that Pompeo’s indifference in defending ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch after her public testimony is tied to how “Pompeo was assisting in the scheme to...
At the global security gathering in Halifax: Up the down escalator
You get used to feeling existential dread at the Halifax International Security Forum, which after all exists to give an international who’s who of soldiers, defence and foreign ministers, academics and think tankers a spot to ponder the world’s gravest dangers. This year’s edition, the 11th since the annual meeting kicked off...
Giuliani Discussed Jumping Into Another Ukrainian Legal Dispute Amid Pressure Gambit
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani claims that he was in discussions this summer to get involved with another Ukrainian legal dispute, in addition to the others that touched upon his pressure campaign for political dirt on behalf of the President. Giuliani, according to a Bloomberg report Monday, considered taking on as a...
Swastika Painted On Statue Of Prominent Jewish Writer In Kyiv
Vandals have painted large swastikas on a monument of the prominent Jewish author and playwright Sholem Aleichem in Kyiv just days ahead of a summit of regional Jewish leaders in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
5 Things to Know About Rep. Elise Stefanik as GOP Lawmaker Fights Democrats on Impeachment
Few would have predicted that one of President Donald Trump’s strongest defenders in the House impeachment hearings would be a Republican congresswoman who on occasion has been critical of him. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., has attracted public attention for her spirited defense of the president and her status as the only GOP woman on the...
Trump Team Plotted Post-Hoc Justification for Withholding Ukraine Aid, Emails Suggest
Budget office says “procedures were followed.” After the talk of a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine started, President Donald Trump’s team may have sought to reverse-engineer some legitimate reasons for withholding military aid. A review by the White House Counsel’s Office found emails in which Acting Chief of Staff...
