Section: US & Canada
Trump: ‘I don’t recall’ newly revealed conversation with EU ambassador Sondland
Trump said he didn’t remember a phone call he allegedly had with his EU ambassador, Gordon Sondland, the day after Trump asked Ukraine’s president for “a favor.” …read more Source::...
‘Hearsay can be much better evidence than direct,’ Dem claims during impeachment hearing
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Illinois) raised eyebrows when he defended the testimony of House Democrats’ “witnesses” during the first day of public impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, arguing that “hearsay can be much better evidence than direct.” What are the details? After questioning Deputy...
Trump denies talking to Sondland about investigations in Ukraine
Ambassador Bill Taylor testified about a phone call between President Trump and E.U. Ambassador Gordon Sondland. According to Taylor, the takeaway from that call is that the president cared more about investigating his political rival than he did about Ukraine. But as Weijia Jiang reports, the president denied ever talking to Sondland about...
Diplomats call freezing aid to Ukraine a threat to national security
For the first time in more than two decades, the country watched televised impeachment hearings. There was new information at the top of the hearing from Amabassador Bill Taylor. Nancy Cordes reports. …read more Source::...
Why is the U.S. relationship with Ukraine important?
During the first public testimony in the impeachment inquiry, both diplomats pointed out the importance of the U.S. relationship with Ukraine. “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan and Major Garrett join the “CBS Evening News” to explain why it’s so vital. …read more Source::...
Latest on the Impeachment inquiry
Impeachment hearing testimony details Trump pursuit of Ukraine ‘investigations,’ as GOP decries ‘hearsay’ Diplomats testifying on the opening day of impeachment inquiry hearings delivered a stark account Wednesday of President Trump’s pursuit of political “investigations” in Ukraine and attorney Rudy Giuliani’s alleged...
ABC Chief Political Analyst Tweets Attack at GOP Rep Elise Stefanik
ABC chief political analyst Matthew Dowd on Wednesday tweeted, then deleted an attack at Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) after she questioned witnesses during the House impeachment hearing. “Elise stefanik is a perfect example of why just electing someone because they are a woman or a millennial doesn’t necessarily get you the leaders...
Maybe Trump Should Have Listened to These Guys
Republican lawmakers made a few interesting points while defending President Donald Trump during the House’s first day of public impeachment hearings. They noted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has publicly asserted that he didn’t feel pressured by Trump to deliver on his end of a quid pro quo during the infamous July 25...
Trump Fires Warning Shot At Intelligence IG After First Public Impeachment Hearing
President Donald Trump made his displeasure toward his hand-picked intelligence community inspector general known on Wednesday after the first public hearing in the impeachment investigation wrapped up. When asked for his response to the testimonies of Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor and State Department official George Kent, Trump complained that...
Only 3 House GOP Inquisitors Pushed Conspiracy Theories At Impeachment Hearing
Expectations were set for the first public impeachment hearing on Wednesday: Democrats would mine the two diplomat witnesses for the details of President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign against Ukraine, and Republicans would attempt to turn the same conspiracy theories Trump sought as political dirt into headline news. But the majority of...
