Section: US & Canada
Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch to impeachment officials: President Donald Trump pressured State Dept. to dismiss her
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch appeared in Congress Friday for a deposition arranged by Democratic investigators who are leading the impeachment inquiry involving President Donald Trump. …read more Source:: United Press...
Ex-Ukraine ambassador suggests Giuliani associates played role in her ouster
The former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine abruptly recalled from her post by President Trump earlier this year told Congress that she suspects Rudy Giuliani pushed for her ouster on behalf of two of his associates who w… …read more Source:: The...
Former ambassador to Ukraine says Trump pushed to oust her
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told lawmakers Friday that President Donald Trump pressured the State Department to oust her from her position. Yovanovitch said in an opening statement obtained by The Associated Press that she was “abruptly” recalled in May and told the president had lost confidence in her....
‘Fox & Friends’ Stokes Trump’s Latest Whistleblower Theory
President Trump may be feuding with Fox News. But he can still count on the “Fox & Friends” hosts to have his back. During a Friday morning segment, the hosts of Trump’s favorite morning show weighed in on a Washington Examiner article published Thursday that claims the whistleblower whose complaint spurred House Democrats’...
An All-American Campaign Finance Scandal
There is nothing particularly special about Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who were indicted by federal prosecutors on Thursday for violating campaign-finance laws. The two Ukrainian-born Florida businessmen have not achieved anything of note in business, culture, or politics. Both men, nevertheless, have finagled their way into the upper levels of...
Marie Yovanovitch tells lawmakers her ouster came after a ‘concerted campaign against me’
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will tell lawmakers she was abruptly removed from her post after being told “the president had lost confidence in me.” According to her prepared opening statement, first obtained by The Washington Post, Ms. Yovanovitch explained she was told by the Deputy … …read more...
Ex-US Ambassador to Ukraine Says Trump Applied Pressure to Remove Her From Post
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch told House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that he the State Department to remove her from her post.The revelation was first reported by the Washington Post, which said the newly disclosed information was in Yovanovitch’s prepared remarks that it...
More Potential Whistleblowers Are Contacting Congress
New potential whistleblowers are coming forward to the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry, two congressional sources tell The Daily Beast. They seem to be emboldened by the actions of the whistleblower whose explosive account of President Donald Trump’s phone call to Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky about investigating...
Trump Judge Wants To Severely Limit Congress’ Ability To Probe POTUS Misconduct
If a Trump-appointed appellate judge could have her way, Congress could only investigate presidential misconduct if it formally opened an impeachment inquiry — and went through an extensive process that included a full House vote. For now, the views that Judge Neomi Rao expressed in a dissent Friday will have no effect in a dispute between House...
Presidential Press-athon: Zelenskiy Answers Questions For 14 Hours Straight
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy recently has been in the news a lot, but he took journalists questions head-on in a marathon press event in Kyiv on October 10 — for 14 hours. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
