Section: Business Insider (USA)
It looks like Trump’s pressure campaign against Ukraine went further than freezing military aid
John Bolton told the US’s trade representative that that Trump would likely oppose any policy that benefited Ukraine’s newly elected government. …read more Source:: Business...
Ukraine just threw a huge wrench into Trump’s key defense denying a quid pro quo
Ukrainian officials knew in early August that President Trump had frozen military aid — all while pushing for politically motivated investigations. …read more Source:: Business...
Trump’s willingness to listen to dictators has spiraled into a crisis that could upend his presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban helped fuel Trump’s perception that Ukraine is “poisoned” by corruption. …read more Source:: Business...
Putin and Hungary reportedly ‘poisoned’ Trump’s view on Ukraine and reinforced his belief that the country was ‘hopelessly corrupt’
According to The Washington Post, Trump’s conversations with the leaders of Russia and Hungary reinforced his view that Ukraine was a corrupt country. …read more Source:: Business...
The White House is ‘trying to put the toothpaste back in the tube’ after Mick Mulvaney’s disastrous press conference
The knives are out for Mick Mulvaney after he essentially admitted in a disastrous press conference that Trump promised a quid pro quo with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Business...
3 big reasons why Rudy Giuliani is the weakest link in Trump’s inner circle as the Ukraine scandal widens
Giuliani has been scrutinized for running a shadow policy campaign, soliciting foreign election interference, and potentially breaking lobbying laws. …read more Source:: Business...
Mick Mulvaney tries to claw back his confirmation — made on live TV — that Trump threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine to secure political dirt on Democrats
“Once again, the media has decided to misconstrue my comments,” said the acting White House chief of staff. …read more Source:: Business...
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...
Rudy Giuliani urged Trump to turn over an exiled Muslim cleric to Erdogan, raising concerns that he was lobbying for Turkey
Giuliani is already under scrutiny for his ongoing efforts to push Ukraine’s government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. …read more Source:: Business...
Prosecutors are scouring Rudy Giuliani’s bank records and business dealings in Ukraine as part of a widening criminal investigation
Prosecutors are reportedly examining Giuliani’s role in pushing for the ouster of the US’s former ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch. …read more Source:: Business...
