Section: US & Canada
‘Don’t Be a Fool!’ Trump wrote letter to Turkish leader threatening economic destruction
WASHINGTON – In an extraordinary letter sent to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, President Donald Trump warned that he could destroy Turkey’s economy if the situation in Syria is not contained and resolved in a humane way, CNN has confirmed. The tone of the letter is consistent with Trump’s unconventional approach to...
Ambassador Sondland Throws Trump Under the Bus
REUTERS at The Daily Beast. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Sondland to testify that Trump directed Giuliani to push Ukraine scheme
“My understanding was that the president directed Mr. Giuliani’s participation, that Mr. Giuliani was expressing the concerns of the president,” he’ll say, according to prepared testimony obtained by NBC News. …read more Source::...
Trump Gave Giuliani The Ukraine Portfolio And Boxed Out Diplomats, Sondland Says
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland appeared before the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. His opening statement was released Thursday.(Image credit: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images) …read more Source::...
Impeachment probe: Gordon Sondland to testify on Rudy Giuliani role in Ukraine
U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is expected to tell a congressional committee Thursday that he disagreed with President Donald Trump’s direction to work with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine policy. …read more Source:: United Press...
Trump’s Next Envoy to Russia Has a Mountain to Climb
First John Sullivan must get through Congress, which wants to question him about Ukraine. Then he must deal with a hostile Moscow. …read more Source:: Foreign...
Trump wanted Ukraine dealings to go through Giuliani, ambassador to testify
The U.S. ambassador to the EU on Thursday planned to tell House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed Donald Trump directed him to work with the U.S. president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy, and he believes it’s wrong to invite a foreign government to conduct investigations for the purpose of...
Sondland Will Express Disappointment In Trump, Giuliani During His Testimony
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will criticize President Trump for the Ukrainian pressure campaign — which Sondland helped orchestrate — and will express his disappointment in being forced to work through unofficial channels on Ukraine-related matters during his Thursday testimony, according to his prepared testimony,...
Gordon Sondland, a central figure in the Ukraine scandal, threw Trump and Giuliani under the bus in his opening statement to Congress
Sondland’s role in Ukraine policy has puzzled US officials because as the ambassador to the EU, he shouldn’t have been involved in the first place. …read more Source:: Business...
US envoy key to Ukraine probe distances himself from Trump
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union distanced himself on Thursday from President Donald Trump, planning to tell House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed Trump directed him to work … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...
