Section: US & Canada
Top U.S. Diplomat In Ukraine To Testify Before Congressional Impeachment Panels
As the U.S. Congressional impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump surpasses a month, the country’s top diplomat in Ukraine is set to be deposed on October 22 behind closed doors in front of three panels as this week’s key witness. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Diplomat who raised Ukraine concerns to testify in Trump impeachment probe
A top U.S. diplomat who raised concerns about the Trump administration’s decision to withhold aid to Ukraine is slated to testify Tuesday behind closed doors as House Democrats press ahead with their impeachment inquiry…. …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo Argues Trump-Ukraine Call Is Merely ‘The Nature Of Politics, Of Power’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo downplayed President Donald Trump’s attempt to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating his political rivals as business as usual on Monday. CNBC’s “Closing Bell” host Wilfred Frost pressed Pompeo on the infamous call between Trump and Zelensky, during which the President pushed...
The Atlantic Politics Daily: Who Supports Impeachment?
Today in PoliticsIt’s Monday, October 21. Today, several key tensions running through American politics that will shape the week to come. ¶ Plus, “What was Hillary Clinton thinking?” our contributing writer Tom Nichols asks. ¶ Finally, scenes from a massive Sanders rally.(Ryan Melgar)1. Republicans standing behind Trump / Republicans...
Democrats zero in on ‘abuse of power’ in impeachment inquiry
Pelosi is said to favor one sweeping charge related to Ukraine, but there’s some debate about the need for additional charges. …read more Source::...
Trump viewed Ukraine as adversary, not ally, witnesses say
WASHINGTON (AP) – Behind closed doors, President Donald Trump has made his views on Ukraine clear: “They tried to take me down.” The president, according to people familiar with testimony in the House impeachment investigation, sees the Eastern European ally, not Russia, as responsible for the interference in the 2016 …...
Mulvaney: I Didn’t Say Quid Pro Quo
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told “Fox News Sunday” that he did not say President Donald Trump ordered a quid pro quo in Ukraine. …read more Source:: CNS...
‘Resign — go to confession’: Scaramucci urges Mick Mulvaney to step down and lawyer up
Anthony Scaramucci — best known for his famously short-lived stint as White House press secretary — has offered some unsolicited advice to White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney: “Resign — go to confession,” and get “a really good lawyer.” What are the details? “If I were giving Mick Mulvaney advice, [if I were...
William Taylor emerges as unlikely key player in Trump impeachment probe
KYIV, Ukraine — William Taylor has emerged as an unlikely central player in the events that are at the heart of the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. The retired career civil servant was tapped to run the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine after the administration abruptly ousted the ambassador. He … …read more Source:: The...
U.S. diplomat in Ukraine text messages to testify to Congress
Members of U.S. Congress are set to hear directly from a U.S. diplomat who ran the embassy in Ukraine — he is scheduled to testify behind closed doors in an inquiry trying to determine if Trump committed impeachable offences by pressing the president of Ukraine into pursuing information that could help his campaign as he withheld military...
