Section: US & Canada
Gordon Sondland Spent Months Messaging Ukrainian Officials on WhatsApp Before July 25 Call: WaPo
Mark Wilson/GettyGordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union who had a starring role in President Trump’s anti-Biden crusade in Ukraine, reportedly communicated privately with Ukrainian officials over WhatsApp for months before the now infamous July 25 call between Trump and the Ukrainian president that sparked an impeachment...
Impeachment Inquiry Depositions: US Envoy to EU Played Role in Ukraine Policy
The House Intelligence Committee overseeing the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump released transcripts of depositions Saturday from two officials who will be questioned in public hearings next week.Congressional investigators also met Saturday in a closed-door session with Mark Sandy, a longtime career official with the Office of...
NSC Official Finds Fault With Sondland-Led Shadow Ukraine Policy
But Tim Morrison, the top Russia official on President Trump’s National Security Council, said he found nothing wrong with the July 25 call between the U.S. president and his Ukrainian counterpart.(Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP) …read more Source::...
Schiff calls out Mulvaney for not complying with subpoena to testify
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Saturday again called on White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and others to comply with congressional subpoenas and testify before Congress in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Schiff said in a statement that Mulvaney “not only has refused to testify, but actively worked to...
Video: Nikki Haley slams media’s bias after CNN’s Wolf Blitzer tries cutting her off in an interview
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley blasted the media’s bias in its coverage of the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry during an interview live on CNN on Friday.In an exchange with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the Situation Room host pressed Haley to respond to the allegation that President Trump unduly pressured the Ukrainian government to...
Ex-NSC official agrees Sondland was a ‘problem’ and operated in irregular foreign policy channels
In newly released testimony, two aides described their concerns as they listened to President Donald Trump discussing political investigations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the July 25 phone call at the heart of the House impeachment inquiry. And in one instance, former National Security Council official Tim Morrison testified in...
Study confirms media coverage of Trump is ‘more hostile than normal’ and ignores good economic news
Your suspicions of media bias are likely correct.A new study by the Media Research Center confirms that broadcast news coverage of President Trump has been “more hostile than normal” since the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry began, while nearly ignoring favorable economic news, and dedicating positive coverage to former Vice...
Newly released transcripts show U.S. ambassador Sondland central to block of Ukraine aid
The link between Trump’s call and the White House’s holding back of security aid is the central question in the impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Global...
White House budget official tells impeachment probe about holdup of Ukraine military aid
A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. The public portion of the probe continues next week. …read more Source::...
READ: House Committees Release Transcripts Of Morrison, Williams Testimonies
The House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry released transcripts Saturday of the closed-door testimonies earlier this month of outgoing National Security Council aide Tim Morrison and Vice President Mike Pence aide Jennifer Williams.Both Morrison and Williams raised their concerns about the now-infamous July call between President...
