Section: US & Canada
Trump’s Cronies Meddling in Ukraine Undermined U.S. Goals, Says Ambassador Taylor
U.S. Ambassador William B. Taylor dishes further about Trump meddling in Ukraine. Taylor took the ambassadorship to the Ukraine job in May but by July was having serious doubts, according to his testimony yesterday before impeachment investigators in the U.S. House of Representatives. It had become clear to him that Trump allies were pursuing...
Senate Dems Submit FOIA Request To DOJ To Get Info On Ukraine, Efforts To Probe Biden
A handful of Senate Democrats used a public records request law to try to compel the Justice Department to give Congress information about its interactions with Ukraine and the White House’s efforts to probe President Trump’s political rival, the Hill was first to report. Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and...
Trump’s willingness to listen to dictators has spiraled into a crisis that could upend his presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban helped fuel Trump’s perception that Ukraine is “poisoned” by corruption. …read more Source:: Business...
Pentagon Official Overseeing Ukraine Policy to Testify in Impeachment Probe
U.S. lawmakers overseeing the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s actions towards Ukraine will hear more closed door testimony Wednesday from a high-ranking official.Laura Cooper is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. She is expected to testify about $250 million in military aid for Ukraine...
Whitaker Used To Be Acting AG. He Just Declared Abuse Of Power Is ‘Not A Crime’
Former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker made an unnerving claim during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday evening. While discussing Democrats’ impeachment efforts with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Whitaker criticized Democrats for collecting “secret testimony and “selective leaking to preferred outlets.” He warned that a possible...
White House Aides, GOP Lawmakers Having Calls On Impeachment Strategy
In lieu of any impeachment war room, President Donald Trump has given his blessing to regular calls between White House aides and some House Republicans to hammer out a response strategy. According to the Wall Street Journal, the communication was catalyzed by members of the House Freedom Caucus who were deeply perturbed at the lack of White...
Top US diplomat in Ukraine describes “alarming” Ukraine pressure campaign
Detailed, damning and disturbing – that’s how House Democrats described the almost 10-hours of testimony given by Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, as part of the impeachment inquiry. Taylor laid out in detail his account of how President Trump held up military aid for Ukraine, pushing President Zelensky to investigate...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Wants Polygraph Tests For Party Members Amid Bribery Allegations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged members of parliament’s Finance Committee to take a polygraph test in the wake of bribery allegations. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Key takeaways from ambassador’s testimony on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – Maybe it was a quid pro quo after all. A top U.S. diplomat told House impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid to Ukraine unless the country’s president went public with a promise to investigate Democrats. William Taylor’s 15-page opening statement – delivered...
Diplomat reveals details of Ukraine pressure campaign — live updates
William Taylor testified that he grew increasingly alarmed over efforts by U.S. officials to pressure Ukraine into investigating President Trump’s rivals …read more Source::...
