Section: US & Canada
Army Officer Says Trump Was ‘Inappropriate’ to ‘Demand’ Ukrainians Probe Biden
REUTERSAn Army officer who worked on Ukraine policy at the White House told the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry that President Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to investigate domestic political adversaries was “inappropriate” and he reported it to his superiors “out of a sense of duty.” In the inquiry’s third public...
Vindman Blows Hole In Trump’s Professed Reason For Holding Back Military Aid
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, testified Tuesday that for all of President Donald Trump’s professed concern about rooting out Ukrainian corruption, he didn’t bring it up on his two calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Faced with accusations of leveraging a quid pro quo —...
Senior White House Aide Says Trump Call With Zelenskiy ‘Improper’
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a U.S. Army officer at the National Security Council, has testified that he believes a July 25 call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s new president was “improper” and that he reported his misgivings to the chain of command because he felt it “would undermine our...
Impeachment: Adviser Alexander Vindman says Trump call with Ukraine leader ‘inappropriate’
The National Security Council’s top Ukraine specialist, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, told impeachment investigators Tuesday he was concerned about President Donald Trump’s conduct in a phone call with Kiev’s leader. …read more Source:: United Press...
AP FACT CHECK: Nunes asserts a Biden crime that wasn’t
AP FACT CHECK: Congressional Republicans falsely accuse Joe Biden of trying to shut down Ukraine’s corruption investigation …read more Source:: The Boston...
READ: Jennifer Williams’s opening statement in impeachment hearing
Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, testified publicly on Tuesday in the House’s impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.She told lawmakers that Pence pledged “unwaveri… …read more Source:: The...
READ: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s opening statement in impeachment hearing
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a top White House expert on Ukraine, … …read more Source:: The...
Army Weighs Protection For Vindman Who Promised Dad In Testimony He’d Be ‘Fine’
On its face, Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s vow to his father during his opening testimony — that he’d be “fine for telling the truth” — was a heartwarming affirmation of his father’s decision to bring Vindman and his twin brother to America to escape the Soviet Union forty years ago. But it may have also alluded to broader...
Fox News Hosts Urge Trump: ‘Don’t Tweet’ During Impeachment Hearings
Fox News hosts have some sound — or rather, silent — advice for President Trump as the third day of public impeachment hearings begin. Last Friday, Trump came under fire for tweeting attacks against ousted Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch while her public testimony was underway. Trump’s tweet, which argued that “everywhere Marie...
Alexander Vindman Decries ‘Callow and Cowardly’ Attacks on Witnesses in Impeachment Inquiry
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who will testify to the House Intelligence Committee this morning, will say that at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
