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The Latest: Volker says Trump was using aid to press Ukraine
The Latest on the public impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine (all times local): 4 p.m. Tim Morrison, who recently left his National Security Council post, has … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
READ: Morrison Says ‘Fears Have Been Realized’ After Trump-Zelensky Call Disclosure
Former NSC aide Tim Morrison, who listened in on the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said that his “fears have been realized” about the effect its disclosure would have on the political climate. He also used much of his brief opening statement to remind his audience about the situation on...
US official denies knowing Ukraine aid linked to Biden probe
The former special envoy to Ukraine testifies that he should have realized that President Donald Trump was holding up military aid to Ukraine as a way to pressure the country to investigate his political rivals …read more Source:: The Boston...
White House Adviser: Trump Didn’t Actually Seem to Care About Fighting Corruption in Ukraine
A top White House adviser on Ukraine told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday that President Donald Trump disregarded talking points on corruption in an April phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. “Those were the recommended talking points that were cleared through the NSC staff for the president,” Lt. Col....
No, Vindman Didn’t Violate The Chain Of Command—He Followed WH Lawyer’s Orders
A key House impeachment inquiry witness followed a White House lawyer’s instructions and went to him with concerns about Donald Trump’s actions. For Republican impeachment inquisitors, that was a sign of insubordination. The witness, the National Security Council Ukraine director Alexander Vindman, had been told by the NSC’s top...
‘I knew I had to report this’: Top White House aides testify at impeachment hearing
A career Army officer testified Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s call with Ukraine was “improper,” as Republicans in the impeachment inquiry tried to undercut the national security official with remarkable exchanges questioning his loyalty to the U.S. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said that it was his “duty” to report his concerns about...
WH’s Official Twitter Takes Aim At Vindman During His Testimony
Here we go again. Although President Trump has yet to tweet his own thoughts on Tuesday’s public impeachment hearings, the White House attacked one of its own officials — Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who still works for the White House on the National Security Council. During the public impeachment testimonies of Vindman and Vice President...
‘Here, Right Matters’: Vindman Expresses His Faith In America
Towards the end of the members’ questions, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) asked Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman how he could assure his father that he’d be “fine” after delivering testimony damaging to the President. “Congressman, because this is America,” Vindman said. “This is the country I’ve served and defended, that all my...
Trump Manages To Keep Himself From Attacking Impeachment Witnesses
President Donald Trump refrained from levying his usual attacks on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman and other witnesses in the House impeachment investigation on Tuesday. Trump, who has baselessly accused Vindman of being a “Never Trumper,” had a more muted response to the lieutenant colonel’s public testimony that was underway. “I watched him...
The Latest: White House slams ‘illegitimate’ hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on the public impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine (all times local): 2:10 p.m. White House Pres Secretary Stephanie Grisham is slamming the first round of interviews in Tuesday’s impeachment hearings. The public heard Tuesday from Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who...
