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White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe
The White House acknowledged Thursday that it held up military aid to Ukraine as President Donald Trump pushed the country’s new leader to investigate the Democratic National Committee in the … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
Schiff: Mulvaney comments on Ukraine aid have made things ‘much, much worse’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) reacted to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s indication that the Trump administration made aid to Ukraine conditional on investigations into the… …read more Source:: The...
Trump’s Most Shameless Act of Profiteering
The Trump administration has a lot to grapple with it at the moment—Turkey’s disastrous incursion into Syria, a strong likelihood of impeachment, a tough reelection campaign—but there’s always time for the president to profiteer from his job.White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney announced Thursday that the U.S. will host the 2020...
Trump’s Legal Immunity Has a Countdown Clock
This week’s most intriguing news about President Donald Trump didn’t come from the House’s impeachment inquiry. It came from a ProPublica report on unusual discrepancies in the Trump Organization’s finances. Those revelations, in turn, show why the 2020 election—as well as the prospect of impeachment—are such a threat to...
Mick Mulvaney Admits Trump’s Quid Pro Quo on Ukraine: ‘Get Over It’
REUTERSAs congressional investigators at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here …read more Source:: The Daily...
The 4 Most Eye-Popping Statements Mulvaney Made On G-7 And Ukraine
In a stunning display of apathy about President Trump’s apparent efforts to promote his business and his reelection prospects while conducting foreign policy, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Thursday made several startling admissions during a press briefing at the White House. Mulvaney came into the room on the defensive, immediately...
Mulvaney acknowledges Trump held up Ukraine aid for political reasons: ‘Get over it’
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has a message for those concerned that President Donald Trump held up military aid to Ukraine until they moved to investigate a conspiracy involving the 2016 U.S election — “Get over it.” In speaking with reporters Thursday at the White House, Mulvaney acknowledged Trump held up Ukraine aid partly...
White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is acknowledging that President Donald Trump asked Ukraine’s leader to investigate his country’s role in meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Thursday that Trump held up military assistance to Ukraine in part because of concern about …...
House Democrats call five more Trump officials to testify in impeachment inquiry
House lawmakers are focused on officials who could have more insight into how the Trump administration made decisions about Ukraine. …read more Source::...
Former Ukrainian President Ally Arrested On Abuse Of Office Charges
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) has arrested a longtime business associate and political ally of former President Petro Poroshenko on suspicion of abuse of office. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
