Section: US & Canada
State Department blocks ambassador from testifying to Congress in Trump impeachment inquiry
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, has been directed by the State Department not to appear Tuesday for a scheduled interview with House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Sondland, a Trump political appointee, has emerged as a central player in Trump’s bid to persuade...
The White House Abused the Classification System
In 1975, Congress established the first intelligence oversight committees. The Watergate break-in had prompted a constitutional crisis, and in the course of investigating Watergate, Congress realized it had an urgent need to review classified documents and activities in order to serve as a check on a president who was willing to use the...
State Dept. blocks diplomat Gordon Sondland from testifying in House impeachment inquiry
The State Department has blocked U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland from testifying Tuesday about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine that are the focus of a House impeachment inquiry. …read more Source:: United Press...
The State Department is blocking an ambassador and key witness in the Trump-Ukraine scandal from testifying before Congress
In 2018, Trump nominated Sondland to be the US’ ambassador to the European Union. Now, he’s at the center of the impeachment inquiry into Trump. …read more Source:: Business...
State Department bars witness in Trump-Ukraine matter from speaking with impeachment investigators
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Trump administration orders ambassador at center of Ukraine scandal not to appear before Congress
An attorney for Gordon Sondland said the ambassador “hopes” the State Department’s qualms that “precludes his testimony will be resolved promptly.” …read more Source::...
Reports: State Dept Orders Sondland Not To Appear For Testimony Before House
Just one hour before the House was set to depose U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, the State Department ordered the ambassador not to appear before the committees leading the impeachment inquiry, CNN and the Associated Press were first to report. Sondland’s attorney told CNN early Tuesday that Sondland has no choice but...
Strong Support
We can’t necessarily say support is growing over the last two weeks since it’s the first survey from this poll since the Ukraine story broke. But this poll from the Post shows a substantial majority of the public supporting House Democrats’ decision to open an impeachment inquiry against the President. 58% support the decision,...
Ahead Of Testimony, House Dems Call For Ambassador To EU Sondland To Resign
Ahead of his testimony before Congress on Tuesday, a dozen House Democrats called for the U.S. ambassador to the European Union to resign over his role in the ever-evolving Ukraine scandal. NBC News surveyed all 235 House Democrats. The majority said they would make a decision after the ambassador, Gordon Sondland, is deposed before the House...
Kremlin Sees Role For U.S. In Helping Resolve Conflict With Ukraine
The Kremlin says the United States could play a role in helping resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict given Washington’s influence in Kyiv. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
