Section: US & Canada
White House dismisses impeachment transcripts: Trump ‘has done nothing wrong’
The White House claimed Tuesday that newly released transcripts showed there is “even less evidence” underscoring House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s interactions with Ukraine that previously known… …read more Source:: The...
CNN: Top Pence Adviser Will Likely Cooperate With Impeachment Probe
One of Vice President Mike Pence’s senior staffers is likely to testify in front of House impeachment investigators, according to CNN. Anonymous sources told CNN on Tuesday that Jennifer Williams, an adviser on Pence’s national security team, will probably comply with the investigators’ request for a deposition on Thursday. An...
Ukraine to fire prosecutor who was digging into Hunter Biden’s business activities: report
The Ukrainian government intends to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the energy company Burisma and former board member Hunter Biden’s business activities in Ukraine, Reuters reported.Kostiantyn Kulyk, who has met with President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani in the past to discuss the Bidens’ dealings in...
Lithuanian FM: Russia ‘Biggest Obstacle’ To Ukraine Peace
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius says Russia represents the biggest obstacle to the peace process in Ukraine, as it misleadingly represents itself as a “neutral party” in the conflict. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
It Was a Corrupt Quid Pro Quo
Updated on November 5 at 4:02 p.m.Newly released testimony in the House impeachment inquiry shows in new detail how the Trump administration’s demands for a quid pro quo from the Ukrainian government operated.Ambassador Gordon Sondland, in an addendum to his original testimony released alongside his deposition transcript today, acknowledges...
Trump impeachment: Diplomat says he knew why U.S. aid withheld
In a striking reversal, a top diplomat revised his testimony in the House impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump to acknowledge he understood that U.S. aid to Ukraine was being withheld until the country promised to investigate corruption. …read more Source:: CTV...
Report: Hunter Biden’s firm blitzed Obama State Dept. in weeks before his dad intervened
by WorldTribune Staff, November 5, 2019 Burisma Holdings, the Ukrainian energy firm which employed Hunter Biden, was in contact with Obama administration officials one month before then-Vice President Joe Biden convinced Ukraine to fire the prosecutor investigating Burisma for corruption, a report said. In February 2016, a U.S. representative for...
New impeachment transcripts show change in testimony by Trump diplomat Gordon Sondland
Lawmakers leading the impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump released more deposition transcripts Tuesday from a diplomat and former envoy to Ukraine, which show a significant change from prior testimony. …read more Source:: United Press...
Sondland changes testimony, acknowledges delivering quid pro quo message to Ukraine
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators this week he now remembers telling a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine would not receive military assistance until it committed to launching investigations into the 2016 election and former Vice President Joe Biden, according...
Sondland changes testimony, acknowledges delivering quid pro quo message to Ukraine
Sondland provided additional testimony to House impeachment investigators this week that updates his deposition from last month. …read more Source::...
