Section: US & Canada
Mulvaney Walks Back Ukraine Remarks, Admits It Wasn’t A ‘Perfect Press Conference’
The acting White House chief of staff denied what he previously said: that defense funding to Ukraine was frozen in part over the demand that Kyiv dig up dirt on Trump’s political rivals. (Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP) …read more Source::...
Mulvaney insists he didn’t say Trump held up Ukraine aid for political reasons
Trump’s acting chief of staff acknowledged a quid pro quo with Ukraine in a televised press conference at the White House Thursday, then walked it back. …read more Source::...
Pompeo Distances Himself From Mulvaney’s Shocking Admission Of Quid Pro Quo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday that he “never saw” quid pro quo as a factor in the Trump administration’s decision to freeze aid to Ukraine, despite acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s confirmation that it was. ABC News’ “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos relayed to Pompeo Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AL)...
White House Aide Mulvaney Reiterates, No Ukraine Money Link to Political Investigations
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday defended his claim that President Donald Trump did not withhold nearly $400 million in military aid to Ukraine in order to get Kyiv to undertake investigations of Democratic rivals and the 2016 election.Mulvaney told reporters last week there was such a” quid pro quo” by Trump,...
Chris Wallace To Mulvaney: ‘Your Fingerprints Are All Over’ Ukraine-Biden Scheme
Fox News host Chris Wallace confronted acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday over his role in pushing Ukraine to investigate President Donald Trump’s political rivals. During an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Mulvaney doubled down on his denial that he had admitted on Thursday that Trump had asked him to withhold military aid to...
Mick Mulvaney Melts Down Under Brutal Grilling By Fox’s Chris Wallace
Days after at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Mick Mulvaney denies Ukraine military aid ‘quid pro quo,’ says no plans to resign
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney continued to deny there was a quid pro quo regarding delayed military aid, after his press conference fueled the impeachment inquiry on Capitol Hill. “That’s what people are saying what I said,” he said on Fox News Sunday. “Did I have a perfect press … …read more Source:: The...
Mulvaney seeks to correct quid pro quo remarks in withering interview with Fox’s Chris Wallace
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney insisted he never said the Trump administration expected a quid pro quo between U.S. aid to Ukraine and that Kiev launching investigations into former Vice President Joe Bid… …read more Source:: The...
The Liberation of Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is leaning forward in his chair, his eyes flashing, his voice sharp.It’s a strange look for the 72-year-old senator, who typically affects a measured, somber tone when discussing Donald Trump’s various moral deficiencies. But after weeks of escalating combat with the president—over Ukraine, and China, and Syria, and...
Pompeo on Mulvaney admission of quid pro quo: ‘I never saw that in the decision-making process’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday responded to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s admission – which has since been walked back – that the White House made aid to Ukraine conditional on political inve… …read more Source:: The...
