Section: US & Canada
Ambassador’ing Is Hard, But Gordon Sondland Was A ‘Comical’ Bumbler
When he wasn’t pushing Ukraine to open investigations that would benefit President Donald Trump’s reelection chances, EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland was breaching security protocols, showing up unprepared at diplomatic events, and generally making a bit of a mess. That’s according to former National Security Council senior...
NSC official Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman: Mick Mulvaney helped coordinate Ukraine quid pro quo
National Security Council official Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney helped coordinate a quid pro quo with Ukraine, a transcript of his House testimony indicates. …read more Source:: United Press...
Vindman Burns Trump Booster John Solomon: ‘All the Key Elements’ of His Reporting ‘Were False’
REUTERSImpeachment witness transcripts released Friday revealed that right-wing journalist at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
UN Court Says It Has Jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia Case
The United Nations’ highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine that alleges Russia breached treaties on terrorist financing and racial discrimination following its annexation of Crimea by arming rebels in eastern Ukraine and reining in the rights of ethnic Tatars and other minorities. The decision by...
Key Impeachment Witnesses Finger Mulvaney In the Quid Pro Quo
Two witnesses in the House impeachment probe told investigators last month that White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney was directly involved in efforts to push Ukraine to undertake particular investigations in exchange for a presidential meeting.Fiona Hill, the former top Russia advisor to Trump, and Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman, director for...
The Latest: Colonel: Diplomat Said Ukraine Must Probe Bidens
A national security official called in to testify before House committees on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump says a diplomat specifically mentioned that the Ukrainians would have to investigate the Bidens. …read more Source:: U.S....
Former Trump adviser who testified to Ukraine pressure campaign said she was victim of harassment
Fiona Hill told Congress that Rudy Giuliani and E.U. ambassador Gordon Sondland pursued a shadow policy on Ukraine. …read more Source::...
White House Broke From ‘Normal Process’ Handling Trump-Ukraine Call, Witness Said
A top White House attorney placed records about President Trump’s now-famous Ukraine call in a system few could access, Alexander Vindman testified. His is one of two transcripts released Friday.(Image credit: Susan Walsh/AP) …read more Source::...
White House’s Mick Mulvaney claims ‘absolute immunity’ from testifying on Ukraine
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and another White House official on Friday failed to appear at the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as the administration continued to blockade investigators. …read more Source::...
READ: Impeachment Inquiry Releases Testimony Of Former NSC Official Fiona Hill
The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry on Friday released a transcript of the closed-door testimony of Dr. Fiona Hill, the former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council. Hill reportedly testified that then-National Security Adviser John Bolton referred to Trump’s pressure campaign on...
