Section: CBS (USA)
First transcripts in impeachment inquiry released
The House released the first transcripts of closed door depositions in the impeachment inquiry. The hearings were held with the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and a former top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Nancy Cordes has the latest. …read more Source::...
Ex-Ukraine ambassador says Giuliani led charge to get her replaced
Marie Yovanovitch testified that Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, worked to have her removed from her post …read more Source::...
Ex-Pompeo adviser quit after “puzzling and baffling” lack of support for ambassador
Michael McKinley testified he resigned his post after a State Department officials failed to come to the defense of the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine …read more Source::...
Gowdy: Trump demand for Ukraine help “can’t be” impeachable
“Are we going to remove a President from office if he conditioned aid on figuring out who tried to interfere in our 2016 election?” Gowdy said on “Face the Nation” Sunday …read more Source::...
Rapid developments on impeachment and Syria
Testimony by the top U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, appears to contradict the White House’s claims that there was no quid pro quo on Ukraine. And President Trump announced he’s lifting sanctions on Turkey. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy, national security correspondent David Martin, and The Hill’s Bob Cusack...
Top US diplomat in Ukraine describes “alarming” Ukraine pressure campaign
Detailed, damning and disturbing – that’s how House Democrats described the almost 10-hours of testimony given by Bill Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, as part of the impeachment inquiry. Taylor laid out in detail his account of how President Trump held up military aid for Ukraine, pushing President Zelensky to investigate...
Diplomat reveals details of Ukraine pressure campaign — live updates
William Taylor testified that he grew increasingly alarmed over efforts by U.S. officials to pressure Ukraine into investigating President Trump’s rivals …read more Source::...
Top diplomat in Ukraine gives “damning” testimony
America’s senior diplomat in Ukraine is testifying, laying out what Democrats are calling “damning” allegations against the president. Bill Taylor described a secret campaign to pressure Ukraine, using U.S. aid as bait. Nancy Cordes reports. …read more Source::...
Top diplomat in Ukraine set to testify in impeachment inquiry — live updates
William Taylor raised concerns with other diplomats about the U.S. withholding military aid to Ukraine …read more Source::...
Acting White House chief of staff under fire after Ukraine comments
The acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says President Trump didn’t expect so much opposition to his plan to host next year’s G-7 summit at his Florida resort. The president now says he will not host the gathering of world leaders at his Doral resort. Mulvaney faces his own pushback for acknowledging the president held up...
