Section: US & Canada
Diplomat says he was told Ukraine military aid was linked to Biden, 2016 election probes
“‘Everything’ was dependent on such an announcement, including security assistance,” Sondland said, Taylor testified in the closed-door hearing with House lawmakers conducting an impeachment inquiry into the president. …read more Source::...
READ: Diplomat describes pressure put on Ukraine to open ‘investigations’
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine told Congress on Tuesday that he believed President Trump tied Ukrainian aid to requests for politically-motivated “investigations.”In the statement made behind closed-doors to thre… …read more Source:: The...
Diplomat provides House with ‘disturbing’ account on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, a diplomat who has sharply questioned President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine, has provided lawmakers with a “disturbing” account, including establishing a “direct line” to the quid pro quo at the center of the impeachment probe , Democrats said Tuesday. Lawmakers emerging after...
Taylor: Sondland And Volker Separately Compared Trump’s Ukraine Aid Holdup To A Biz Deal
Chief of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv Bill Taylor testified on Tuesday that U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and former Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker had claimed President Donald Trump’s Ukraine scheme was kosher because he was a “businessman.” In his opening statement, Taylor described to Congress the events that...
Trump Wanted Zelensky to Publicly Say He Was Investigating Biden
President Trump wanted his Ukrainian counterpart to declare publicly that he was embarking on an investigation into Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine. That’s according to William Taylor, America’s top diplomat to Ukraine, who also told Congress on Tuesday that Ukraine’s president agreed to make the announcement on CNN.Taylor,...
The U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor testifies that Trump linked Ukraine’s aid to investigations
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VOA Explains: Executive Power and Impeachment
As Democrats forge ahead with the impeachment investigation into whether President Donald Trump abused his office by pressing Ukraine for information against his political opponents, some legal scholars say their entire case rests on a faulty understanding of executive power.In the view of these experts — long-time proponents of a strong...
Top diplomat Bill Taylor gave ‘disturbing,’ ‘explosive’ testimony on Trump’s Ukraine dealings, Democrats say
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, offered a “disturbing” portrayal of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine dealings during his closed door testimony to impeachment investigators on Tuesday, according to House Democrats. Democrats described Taylor’s testimony as crucial, saying that he not only filled in many of the holes...
Report: Trump Tested Idea Of Mulvaney Replacement Before Disastrous Presser
President Trump supposedly began testing the idea of replacing his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney well before his aide’s messy attempt to clean up his quid pro quo admission of withholding aid to Ukraine last week. According to a Bloomberg report Tuesday, Trump has been quietly mulling a Mulvaney replacement in the weeks leading up to...
READ: Taylor’s Damning Testimony On Ukraine Pressure Campaign
Chief of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv William Taylor told Congress that Washington’s relationship with Ukraine had been undermined for “domestic political reasons,” according to an opening statement made public on Tuesday. Taylor made the statement during a deposition before the House, as it undertakes an impeachment inquiry into President...
