Section: US & Canada
READ: State Dept Aide Painstakingly Traces Development Of Pressure Campaign
David Holmes, a U.S. diplomat in Kyiv, traced in detail the emergence and solidification of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s pressure campaign, including episodes about the “three amigos” and sharing that he sat in on many “germane” meetings with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read his opening statement here: …read more Source::...
READ: Devin Nunes’ opening remarks at November 21 public impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: Throughout these bizarre hearings, the Democrats have struggled to make the case that President Trump committed some impeachable offense on his phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky. The offense itself changes depending on the day, ranging from a quid pro quo, to extortion, to bribery, to obstruction of justice,...
Watch live: Fiona Hill tells impeachment panel Russia meddled in election, not Ukraine
Former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill and U.S. diplomat for Ukraine David Holmes will testify Thursday in the impeachment probe into President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: United Press...
Former White House aide Fiona Hill appears to take aim at GOP lawmakers for ignoring Putin election threat
Former White House official Fiona Hill on Thursday will accuse lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee of echoing Russian propaganda by fomenting the “fictional narrative” that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election, according to her prepared testimony obtained by NBC News. Hill, one of the foremost U.S. experts on Russian President Vladimir...
READ: Adam Schiff’s opening remarks at November 21 public impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: Yesterday morning, the Committee heard from Ambassador Gordon Sondland, the American Ambassador to the European Union, the de facto leader of the “Three Amigos,” who had regular access to President Donald Trump and pressed the new Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, for two investigations Trump believed would help...
LIVE FEED: Fiona Hill to testify that Trump was misled by ‘fictional narrative’ in Ukraine
The Democrats’ House impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump will close out this week’s public hearings Thursday, starting at 9 a.m. ET. You can watch the House Intelligence Committee’s live YouTube stream here: WATCH LIVE: Open Hearing with Dr. Fiona Hill and David Holmes www.youtube.com Who’s testifying?...
The life of Hunter Biden: How Joe Biden’s middle child landed in Trump’s impeachment inquiry and a paternity scandal of his own
A DNA test revealed Hunter Biden fathered a baby with another woman while he was dating his brother’s widow. He’s also come up in the Ukraine scandal. …read more Source:: Business...
READ: David Holmes’ opening remarks at impeachment hearing
(CNN) — As prepared for delivery: I. Introduction Good morning Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Nunes, and Members of the Committee. My name is David Holmes, and I am a career Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State. Since August 2017, I have been the Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. While it is an honor to...
Beacon Extra 11/21/19
Welcome to the Washington Free Beacon’s morning newsletter, your comprehensive briefing on the Enemies of Freedom. To get this newsletter sent straight to your inbox every morning, sign up here. Recent Stories in Uncategorized Beacon Extra 11/21/19 Beacon Extra Beacon Extra 11/20/19 WHITE FLAG … “Dems Let Iowa Frontrunner Coast in...
Trump Throws Twitter Tantrum Right Before The Fifth Day Of Impeachment Hearings
It’s getting to him. In the hours leading up to the fifth day of impeachment hearings, President Trump threw a tantrum in a series of tweets Thursday morning. The President’s Thursday morning tweets mainly took aim at what he calls a “phony impeachment hoax” and labeled Democrats “human scum.” Trump doubled down on his reaction to the...
