Section: US & Canada
Putin Says US ‘Political Dramas’ Diverting Focus From Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s pleased that the “political battles” in Washington have put on the back-burner accusations that Russia interfered in U.S. elections.”Thank God,” he told an economic forum in the Russian capital on Wednesday, “no one is accusing us of interfering in the U.S. elections...
Pence’s office denies he spoke with Sondland about investigations
Vice President Mike Pence’s office pushed back on Sondland’s testimony Wednesday that he raised concerns that aid for Ukraine had become tied to Trump’s desire for investigations.”The Vice President never had a con… …read more Source:: The...
‘We Followed the President’s Orders’: Gordon Sondland Says There Was a Quid Pro Quo
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, told the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that there was an explicit and well-understood quid pro quo between the U.S. and Ukraine: If the latter country wanted a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy needed to publicly...
Fox Host Bret Baier Says Sondland’s Testimony Is ‘Very Damaging’ To GOP Talking Points
Fox News anchor Bret Baier noted that Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s public testimony on Wednesday dealt a major blow to Republicans’ defense of President Donald Trump in the impeachment investigation. “This, listen, on its face is very damaging to some of the arguments the GOP has been making,” Baier said during a brief break in the...
Trump’s EU Ambassador Details ‘Quid Pro Quo’ Demand On Ukraine
The U.S. Ambassador to the European Union testified that President Donald Trump demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announce investigations into his political rival before agreeing to a White House meeting. Gordon Sondland told a congressional impeachment hearing on November 20 that investigations into a Ukrainian gas company...
Schiff Calls Sondland’s Testimony ‘Among The Most Significant Evidence To Date’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Wednesday called the testimony of the ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, “among the most significant evidence to date” in the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Sondland testified Tuesday that he was pursuing President Donald Trump’s priorities when he pushed Ukraine for...
U.S. military aid bolsters Ukraine’s front lines, but Trump drama makes Kyiv nervous
The Trump-ordered aid delay was felt in Ukraine, but the real fallout has been one of perception among Ukrainian officials and others — the worry that the White House cannot always be counted on to be in Kyiv’s corner. …read more Source:: Toronto...
Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup
A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence says a conversation described by EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about a link between military aid for Ukraine and investigations ‘never happened’ …read more Source:: The Washington...
Gordon Sondland Is Aiming Right at Trump’s Achilles’ Heel
Nothing about Gordon Sondland’s handling of the Ukraine affair—either as the ambassador to the European Union or as a witness in the impeachment inquiry—has appeared methodical or subtle.But in his testimony today, Sondland seems to have found his sense of care. Systematically but consistently, he is undermining all of the pillars of...
Sondland Confirms Public Announcement Was More Crucial Than Actual Probes
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland confirmed publicly on Wednesday that Ukraine announcing investigations advantageous to President Trump’s political interests was more important than the investigations themselves. Sondland made the confirmation while being questioned by House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) during...
