Section: US & Canada
Ukrainian Oligarchs And The Influence Of Foreign Money On American Politics
The Trump administration’s pressure on Ukraine is the center of the impeachment inquiry, but foreign influence expert Ben Freeman says the influence also worked in the opposite direction. …read more Source::...
‘I want nothing:’ Twitter can’t stop talking about Trump’s handwritten impeachment defense
A photo of the president’s notepad with the words ‘I want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo.’ is going viral. Author: TEGNA, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Images of President Donald Trump’s handwritten notes are gaining attention on social media. Trump said Wednesday that he wanted “nothing” from Ukraine and...
Ukraine accuses Russia of removing weapons, toilet bowls from seized Navy ships: report
The three Ukrainian naval ships seized by Russia in November of last year were returned Monday but officials allege that the weapons, equipment and even the toilet bowls were removed before they were handed back over. …read more Source:: FOX...
Witnesses Blow Up Sondland, Volker By Confirming How Obvious Biden-Burisma Link Was
Thursday’s witnesses thoroughly undermined EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland and former Special Envoy for the Ukraine Kurt Volker’s repeated insistence that they didn’t realize investigating Burisma was code for investigating the Bidens. Throughout his opening statement, David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Kyiv, consistently referred...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption
AP FACT CHECK: President Trump and his GOP allies are pressing questionable defenses that he withheld military aid to Ukraine out of concern over the country’s corruption and that House impeachment hearings violate due process rights …read more Source:: The Boston...
The Hill’s 12:30 Report — Presented by Johnson & Johnson — Witness dismisses ‘fictional’ GOP claims of Ukraine meddling
To view past editions of The Hill’s 12:30 Report, click here: … …read more Source:: The...
Trump Impeachment Testimony Shows Concerns Over Role, Aims Of Giuliani
Two U.S. officials, one current and one former, say they became increasingly alarmed by the role President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani played in Ukraine, as a congressional impeachment panel entered its fifth day of testimony. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Here are the key points from Fiona Hill and David Holmes’ testimonies so far
The final testimony of an extraordinary week of impeachment hearings came from a former White House national security adviser and a political counsellor at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Global...
Gordon Sondland Complained Giuliani ‘F*cks Everything Up,’ Diplomat Testifies
Diplomat David Holmes testified to House impeachment investigators on Thursday that Ambassador Gordon Sondland was more than a little frustrated with Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani as they carried out the pressure campaign against Ukraine. In his opening statement, Holmes described how he came to learn about Giuliani’s “direct influence” on the...
Former U.S. Official Warns Against Russian-Backed ‘Fiction’ On Ukraine
At the impeachment inquiry inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump, a former National Security Council official said Russia is backing a “fictional narrative” of Ukrainian interference in U.S. affairs. Fiona Hill, who served as Trump’s top Russia adviser, warned representatives “not to promote politically driven...
