Section: US & Canada
Trump: ‘I Know Nothing About’ Taylor’s Bombshell Claim During Public Testimony
President Trump denied the bombshell claim that acting ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor dropped during his public impeachment testimony earlier Wednesday. In his public testimony, Taylor revealed details of a previously unknown phone conversation that President Trump had with EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland on July 26 that directly implicated the...
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...
WATCH LIVE: Impeachment witness says Trump asked about Ukraine probes
Americans who haven’t had time to ‘read the transcript’ as encouraged by President Trump can start tuning in to TV to hear firsthand from witnesses in the House impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: Pittsburgh...
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. The lively, if troubled, young democracy … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: The Bellingham...
