Section: US & Canada
READ: Impeachment Inquiry Releases Testimony Of NSC Official Alexander Vindman
The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry on Friday released a transcript of the closed-door testimony of Alexander Vindman, a lieutenant colonel in the Army and director of European affairs on the National Security Council. As the top Ukraine expert in NSC, Vindman had a unique view into the President Trump’s Ukraine gambit, and...
READ: Testimony Of Alexander Vindman, The White House’s Ukraine Specialist
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is a foreign affairs expert who serves on the national security council. He’s been described as having told investigators he worried immediately about the Ukraine affair.(Image credit: Patrick Semansky/AP) …read more Source::...
READ: Testimony Of Fiona Hill, Ex-White House Russia Policy Official
Hill, a well-known specialist in Russia and its president, was said to have told House investigators that she objected to the Ukraine pressure plan — as did her then-boss, John Bolton.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik/AP) …read more Source::...
EXCLUSIVE: Indicted Giuliani Pals Were Expected In Kyiv When Arrested
Rudy Giuliani’s indicted pals were scheduled to be in Kyiv last month when they were arrested at Washington-Dulles International Airport, TPM has confirmed with their Ukraine lawyer. It was previously known that Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman had one-way tickets to Vienna via Frankfurt when they were arrested by the FBI on Oct. 9 on campaign...
Ivanka Trump Disagrees With Her Father On Exposing Whistleblower Identity
Ivanka Trump isn’t on the same page as her father when it comes to his crusade to unmask the whistleblower. In an interview with the Associated Press Friday during a three-day visit to Morocco, the senior Trump adviser and first daughter said that unlike her father, she finds the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the...
Volatile Trump Impeachment Hearings Open Wednesday
The stage is set for a volatile American spectacle — public impeachment hearings starting Wednesday targeting U.S. President Donald Trump and whether he abused his office to help himself politically.The facts of the case are fairly straightforward, but the nuances are many and disputed. Trump, in a rough transcript released by the White House,...
Trump’s former top Russia adviser Fiona Hill’s impeachment testimony paints damning picture of pressure put on Ukraine
Fiona Hill’s testimony presented a damning picture of a shadow effort to pressure Ukraine into launching investigations desired by Trump. …read more Source:: Business...
Trump Follows GOP Allies’ Lead, Turning On Aides With Damning Testimonies
House Republicans have noticeably shifted their messaging in recent days to attempt to shield President Trump from a swelling body of evidence against him by subtly suggesting that key deputies involved in the Ukraine saga may have acted on their own. And Trump is clearly ripping a page from their playbook. According to the Washington Post, the...
International court clears way to hear cases against Russia on Crimea and eastern Ukraine
The International Court of Justice found that Ukraine tried to negotiate a settlement, but the talks broke down. …read more Source:: The Washington...
UN Court Rules It Can Judge Ukraine’s Terrorism-Financing Complaints Against Russia
The International Court of Justice has ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv’s terrorism-financing complaint against Russia over Moscow’s activities in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
