Section: US & Canada
Gordon Sondland Tried To Have Fun While Being Scrutinized Over Ukraine Scheme
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland swept into the hearing room on Wednesday to effectively demolish President Donald Trump’s claim there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine — and he did it with a smirk. In stark contrast with the other witnesses who had somberly testified in the House impeachment investigation, Sondland...
How Gordon Sondland Broke the Media’s Savior Complex
If Hollywood producers were to cast a foil to Donald Trump, they seemingly could not have done better than the witnesses who testified during the first three days of the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearings. There was George Kent in his three-piece suit and colorful bowtie and Alexander Vindman in his full military...
READ: Top Pentagon Official Testifies About Learning Of Hold On Aid
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper discussed in her opening statement Wednesday evening of how she found out that President Donald Trump froze the military aid to Ukraine. “Let me say at the outset that I have never discussed this or any other matter with the President and never heard directly from him about this matter,” she said...
Trump For Some Reason Says Sondland’s Testimony Was A ‘Win’
President Trump had a positive reaction to the public testimony of EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland, despite the official’s damning testimony earlier Wednesday. During an Apple manufacturing facility tour in Austin, Trump told reporters that Sondland’s testimony was “fantastic” and that it proved that he “did absolutely nothing wrong.”...
Misleading Ukraine story spreads among conservatives on social media
The article offered conservatives and Trump loyalists a welcome alternative to the day’s news. …read more Source::...
Gordon Sondland implicates Trump officials in “quid pro quo” scheme
The U.S. mbassador to the European Union implicated President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a “quid pro quo” scheme to pressure Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. Sondland said “everyone was in the loop.” Nancy Cordes reports. …read more Source::...
Senators press Amazon over doorbell camera security concerns
A group of Democratic U.S. senators is questioning Amazon about the security of its Ring doorbell cameras following reports that some Ukraine-based employees had access to video footage from customers’ … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
Ukraine Was Aware Of Hold On Military Aid Far Earlier Than Previously Known
Ukrainian officials inquired about the hold in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of U.S. security assistance more than a month earlier than previously known, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper told the House impeachment inquiry Wednesday evening. Cooper told the House Intelligence Committee that a staffer of hers received an...
Defense official says Ukraine asked about military aid hold
A Defense Department official is testifying that the Ukrainian embassy was asking questions of her staff about a hold on military aid as far back as July 25 …read more Source:: The Boston...
Impeachment Hearings Takeaways: `Everyone Was in the Loop’
Impeachment hearings takeaways: Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, described a quid pro quo in which Ukraine would announce investigations Trump wanted in return for its leaders getting a White House visit. …read more Source:: U.S....
