Section: US & Canada
Two aides who listened to Trump’s July call describe their responses
In newly released testimony, two aides described concerns raised as they listened to U.S. President Donald Trump discussing political investigations with Ukraine’s leader. …read more Source:: CTV...
Jordan Brushes Off Testimony Of Diplomat Who Described Trump-Sondland Call
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) brushed off the impeachment testimony of David Holmes, an aide to former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor, on Saturday while on his way to the closed-door testimony of senior Office of Management and Budget official Mark Sandy. Holmes’ opening statement, which CNN first reported Friday night, described to House...
READ: Testimony Of Tim Morrison, Former Russia Director For National Security Council
In his closed-door deposition on Oct. 31, Morrison said President Trump had indeed asked Ukraine’s president for assistance, but argued the president’s conduct wasn’t unlawful. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP) …read more Source::...
Impeachment testimony comes from White House budget official
WASHINGTON (AP) – House impeachment investigators met in private Saturday with a White House budget official as the historic inquiry produces new testimony offering direct insight of President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. After a week of dramatic public hearings, investigators heard late Friday in closed session from State...
The Alleged Russian Mobsters in Trump World’s Orbit: A Dirty Dozen
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast / Photos GettyDonald Trump knows absolutely everybody but can’t remember their names or faces, especially when they’re in trouble, and even more so when their mother tongue is Russian. Last month Congress began its inquiry into whether or not the president committed an impeachable...
Senior White House Official Testifies Privately in Trump Impeachment Probe
A senior White House budget official arrived on Capitol Hill Saturday to testify behind closed doors before congressional investigators who are conducting an impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump.Mark Sandy, a longtime career official with the Office of Management and Budget, is the first agency employee to be deposed in the...
Impeachment testimony comes from White House budget official
WASHINGTON — House impeachment investigators met in private Saturday with a White House budget official as the historic inquiry produces new testimony offering direct insight of President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. After a week of dramatic public hearings, investigators heard late Friday in closed session from State Department...
The Holmes Prepared Testimony Is a Way Bigger Deal Than Expected
Yesterday after the Yovanovitch testimony the House Intelligence Committee went into another closed door session to hear from Foreign Service Office David Holmes. This was the surprise witness referred to earlier in the week by Bill Taylor, the one who had allegedly overheard the conversation between President Trump and Gordon Sondland, the day...
Trump’s Advisers Privately Admit His Tweets Attacking Yovanovitch Did Damage
President Trump’s advisers and allies didn’t get the heads up before he launched attacks against ousted Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Friday morning while her public testimony in the House impeachment probe was underway. Only an hour into Yovanovitch’s testimony, Trump tweeted that “everywhere Marie Yovanovitch went...
Top Diplomats, Experts: US Support Essential to Ukraine’s Fight Against Russia
The impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump centers on the question of whether he suspended close to 400 million dollars in U.S. military aid to Ukraine to pressure President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate one of his own political opponents. Top U.S. diplomats and other foreign policy experts said any threat to that U.S. security...
