Section: US & Canada
Fourth Defendant In Giuliani Pals’ Alleged Schemes Remains At Large
David Correia, the fourth defendant in alleged schemes tied to longtime pals of Rudy Giuliani’s, remains at large, TPM has learned. A law enforcement official familiar with the situation told TPM Monday morning that Correia is not in federal custody. A resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, Correia was indicted on Thursday on campaign...
Report: Trump Thinks Bolton’s Leaking Details On Ukraine Scandal
President Donald Trump reportedly thinks his former National Security Advisor John Bolton is behind at least some of the leaks regarding the burgeoning Ukraine scandal. The Daily Beast reported on Tuesday that Trump’s been floating Bolton as one of the administration insiders providing leak after leak to the media detailing officials’...
Former WH aide: John Bolton called Giuliani a ‘hand grenade’
WASHINGTON D.C. — National security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani’s back-channel activities in Ukraine that he described President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer as a “hand grenade who is going to blow everybody up,” according to a former White House aide. The aide, Fiona Hill, testified for more than 10 hours on...
Rudy Giuliani says he was paid $500,000 for work with indicted associate’s firm
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he was paid $500,000 for his work with a company co-founded by a Ukrainian-American businessman who was indicted last week on campaign finance charges. The businessman, Lev Parnas, is said to be involved with Mr. Giuliani’s efforts to prod Ukraine into investigating 2020 …...
Ukraine Fears Collateral Damage From Trump Impeachment Probe
KYIV — Ukraine is at the center of the impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump, as Democrat opponents claim he pressured Kyiv to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden. The web of allegations and counter-claims is rooted in Ukraine’s efforts to clamp down on corruption following the overthrow of President...
Top State Department official arrives for testimony in impeachment probe
A top State Department official arrived at the Capitol Tuesday morning to testify on President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, the latest witness in the Democrats’ fast-moving impeachment inquiry into allegations of presid… …read more Source:: The...
Hunter Biden: I Had ‘As Much Knowledge As Anyone Else’ on Board of Ukraine Gas Company
Hunter Biden on Tuesday defended his position on the board of a Ukrainian natural gas company, saying he “had as much knowledge as anyone else on that board, if not more.” He also admitted to ABC News anchor Amy Robach that he did not have any “extensive knowledge” about natural gas, and he most likely would not have been...
Ukraine Fears Collateral Damage From Trump Impeachment Probe
Ukraine is at the center of the impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump – as Democratic opponents claim he pressured Kyiv to investigate the son of his political rival Joe Biden. The web of allegations and counter-claims are rooted in Ukraine’s efforts to clamp down on corruption. As Henry Ridgwell reports from Kyiv, the...
Sondland Will Say He Didn’t Know About Hunter Allegations Until Whistleblower Complaint
During his planned testimony before the House committees investigating impeachment on Thursday, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland plans to tell lawmakers that he wasn’t aware that Hunter Biden was at the center of the Trump pressure campaign he was helping to orchestrate. According to the Washington Post, Sondland will...
Hunter Biden Admits Error in Judgment But Insists no Wrongdoing
Hunter Biden denied any wrongdoing in his business dealings in Ukraine and China but acknowledged he exercised poor judgment and cashed in on the fame of his last name.In an interview to be aired Tuesday on ABC News, Biden said he had failed to anticipate how those activities would be become fodder for critics of his father, former vice president...
