Section: US & Canada
Watch: Mark Meadows walks past MSNBC reporter during live shot, returns to refute her spin
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) was quick to refute the spin of an MSNBC reporter in real time on Wednesday, walking past a live broadcast before turning around to push back against the journalist’s claim that “Republicans are really struggling to defend” President Donald Trump in the midst of impeachment proceedings launched against...
Rudy Giuliani lawyers up as federal prosecutors investigate and the impeachment inquiry ramps up
Rudy Giuliani has new representation as he faces increasing pressure from the federal government related to his work in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Business...
Lindsey Graham’s latest defense of Trump is that his policy is too ‘incoherent’ to do a quid pro quo with Ukraine
Graham’s latest defense of Trump is that his policy toward Ukraine is so “incoherent” that he’s “incapable” of orchestrating a quid pro quo. …read more Source:: Business...
Networks Instruct Staffers Not To Report Identity Of Whistleblower
As President Trump ramps up his calls to unmask the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry, news organizations are directing their staffers to do the opposite. That includes Fox News, a network with a number of hosts and commentators who support Trump and which Trump reportedly watches regularly. According...
Top Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor threatened to quit over ‘nightmare’ Trump demand, transcript shows
Previously disclosed text messages show William B. Taylor Jr. navigating the interests of Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, outside the normal State Department processes. …read more Source:: Los Angeles...
Diplomat had ‘clear understanding’ of Ukraine quid pro quo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A State Department envoy told lawmakers it was his “clear understanding” the U.S. government intended to withhold military aid from Ukraine until the country committed to investigations sought by President Donald Trump, including into a political rival, according to a transcript of the closed-door interview...
A transcript of the acting Ukraine ambassador’s ‘thorough’ quid pro quo account is released
…read more Source:: Pittsburgh...
Top diplomat in Ukraine directly ties Trump to quid pro quo
“That was my clear understanding, that security assistance money would not come until the president (of Ukraine) committed to pursue” investigations, Bill Taylor told Congress. …read more Source::...
Top US diplomat in Ukraine says there was ‘clear understanding’ aid tied to investigation announcement
The top US diplomat in Ukraine told Congress that it was his “clear understanding” that US security aid to Ukraine wouldn’t happen unless the country’s president announced he would investigate President Donald Trump’s political rivals, according to a transcript of Ambassador Bill Taylor’s deposition released Wednesday....
Transcript of Bill Taylor’s testimony underscores extreme lengths Trump went to in urging Ukraine to investigate Bidens
Taylor said his understanding was “security assistance money would not come until the President [of Ukraine] committed to pursue the investigation.” …read more Source:: Business...
