Section: US & Canada
Nancy Pelosi now exploring impeachment against President Trump amid Ukraine controversy
After months of holding back, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is now exploring whether the time has come for Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump.Pelosi has spent the last several days “sounding out” impeachment, the Washington Post reported. She was actively busy Monday night gauging support in her Democratic caucus as to whether...
Trump Defends Delaying Millions In Military Aid From Ukraine
President Trump defended directing an aide to withhold nearly $400 million in military funding from Ukraine a week before he had the now-infamous phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, arguing it was a matter of wanting other countries to help fund the country’s defense. Speaking to reporters before his address to the...
Furor over Trump puts Ukraine’s leader in a tough spot
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy finds himself at the center of a political furor in the United States, his country’s ally and backer against Russia …read more Source:: ABC...
Giuliani: State Dept. Asked Me To Meet With Ukrainian Prez’s Aide
Rudy Giuliani said Monday night that the State Department asked him to take a meeting with a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the days after a July 25 phone call between Zelensky and President Trump. Appearing on Fox News’ “Hannity,” Giuliani painted a picture of a high level of State Department involvement in his...
Doocy Thinks Ukraine Scandal Is ‘Off The Rails Wrong’ If One Aspect Is True
“Fox and Friends” host Steve Doocy, who President Donald Trump ranked 12/10 for loyalty, responded to the Trump-Ukraine scandal Tuesday. During a “Fox and Friends” segment, the co-hosts weighed in on the Washington Post’s Monday night report that Trump personally ordered a hold on about $400 million in military aid to Ukraine for about a...
We’ve Reached the Breaking Point
In June 2019, President Trump was enjoying a rare respite from scandal. He had successfully squelched the Mueller investigation. Mueller had agreed to abide by Department of Justice guidance that the president could not be indicted for violating any criminal law. Since Mueller had also limited his examination of “collusion” to potential...
Rudy Giuliani: State Department tapped me for mission with Ukraine
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who has been a personal lawyer for President Trump, said the State Department tapped him as part of a fact-finding mission with Ukrainian leaders. “They did. The State Department called me and said would I take a call from Mr. [Andriy] Yermak, who’s … …read more Source:: The...
More Dems back impeachment action amid reports Trump ordered Ukraine aid frozen
Trump called the impeachment talk “ridiculous” and a “witch hunt,” adding “this has never happened to a president before.” …read more Source::...
Trump Posts Video Of Romney 2012 Loss After He Criticized Ukraine Call
President Trump isn’t one to resist a petty dig. After Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) tweeted a grave warning about Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian president — in which Trump reportedly asked the Ukrainian government to conjure up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden’s son — Trump tweeted out an odd video compilation. The...
House Dems Mull Creating Special Committee To Probe Trump-Ukraine Scandal
House Democratic leadership is considering whether to create a special committee that would probe President Trump’s alleged conversation with the Ukrainian president about former Vice President Joe Biden, Politico Playbook reported. According to several sources who spoke to Playbook, House Democrats are moving in this direction because it...
