Section: US & Canada
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...
AP FACT CHECK: GOP presses empty Ukraine meddling theory
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Trump denies knowledge of call mentioned in impeachment hearing
President Trump on Wednesday denied knowledge of a phone call that he allegedly had with U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland in July about investigations he sought from Ukraine.”First time I heard… …read more Source:: The...
At impeachment hearing, GOP’s Ratcliffe disputes idea of quid pro quo
Rep. John Ratcliffe Wednesday argued strongly that President Donald Trump was not conditioning American military aid on a request that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate former Vice President Joe Biden … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
The Made-for-TV Impeachment
They’re both silver-haired septuagenarians, Vietnam veterans, Ivy League–educated public servants for Republican and Democratic presidents alike, with reputations for unswerving rectitude. But Robert Mueller and William Taylor could not have made for more different congressional witnesses. On July 24, in the glare of television lights,...
Trump campaign dismisses Taylor, Kent testimony as ‘third-hand opinions’
President Trump’s campaign called the testimony from William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, a top State Department official, “third-hand opinions,” dismissing its value in the ongoing impeachme… …read more Source:: The...
Why Ukraine matters, and not only to Trump and his rivals
Ukraine is playing a starring role in the historic U.S. impeachment hearings _ and Ukrainians themselves wish the whole thing would just go away …read more Source:: ABC...
Republicans Defend Trump in Public Impeachment Hearings
Republicans contended Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump did not improperly pressure Ukraine to investigate political rivals for political advantage, with Representative Devin Nunes declaring the accusations were based on “zero evidence” and that Democrats “made it up.” At the urging of Trump, Republican lawmakers...
Jim Jordan defends Trump administration aid to Ukraine
Rep. Jim Jordan praised President Trump’s commitment to Ukraine, saying he did more than his predecessor President Obama by sending both funds and weapons to aid in the fight against Russia. “Obama gave them blankets. Trump gave them missiles,” he said. Shoring up what the president has done for Ukraine … …read more...
Prosecute Biden the Crook!
No one, not one Democrat would care what happened between Donald Trump and the Ukraine but for Joe Biden’s actions in 2014. So let’s review a moment…. In 2014 did Joe Biden know he was going to run to be the President of the United States in 2020? Nope. And what did Joe Biden do in 2014 that’s so important, he can tell you...
