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New impeachment documents show more texts about possible surveillance of former US ambassador to Ukraine
House Democrats on Friday released new documents from indicted Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas ahead of the Senate trial that includes new information about the apparent surveillance of former US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. The documents appear to show Connecticut congressional candidate Robert Hyde texting with a foreign number from...
FBI investigating Robert F. Hyde from Simsbury for potential involvement in Ukraine scandal
SIMSBURY — It’s a name you’ve heard a lot lately. Robert Hyde. But who is he? For starters, he’s running against Jahana Hayes for Congress in the 5th District. But it’s his antics and social media comments that have raised an eyebrow from those at the highest level of law enforcement. Hyde lives in Simsbury....
Pompeo says he wasn’t aware of possible surveillance of ex-US ambassador
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed on Friday he was not aware that former US Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch may have been surveilled while serving in Kiev. “Until this story broke, I had, to the best of my recollection, had never heard of this at all,” Pompeo told Hugh Hewitt. Texts released earlier this week by House Democrats that were turned...
FBI investigators visit Robert Hyde’s home and office
FBI investigators on Thursday visited both the home and business of Connecticut congressional candidate Robert Hyde, who this week was implicated in the Ukraine scandal. The agents were seen by CNN and their presence was confirmed by a law enforcement official. They were at the home early Thursday morning in Weatogue, Connecticut, before going to...
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy discusses the latest details on the impeachment
WASHINGTON DC — The article of impeachment were formally presented to the Senate Thursday, which means the next step is preparing the trial. Senator Chris Murphy discussed the recent developments calling it a “somber day in Senate,” as the trial is prepared. Murphy also spoke of another Connecticut politician that has made headlines recently with...
WATCH: Articles of impeachment to be formally presented in the Senate
Author: TEGNA, LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Now that the U.S. Senate has been delivered the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, that body will begin the process Thursday of preparing for his trial. The House impeached Trump for abuse of power, alleging he used military aid as leverage to force Ukraine’s president to...
WATCH LIVE: Articles of impeachment formally presented in the Senate
Author: TEGNA, LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Now that the U.S. Senate has been delivered the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, that body will begin the process Thursday of preparing for his trial. The House impeached Trump for abuse of power, alleging he used military aid as leverage to force Ukraine’s president to...
Government watchdog concludes Trump administration broke law by withholding Ukraine aid
The Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration broke the law when it withheld US security aid to Ukraine last year that had been appropriated by Congress — an issue at the center of the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The GAO, a nonpartisan congressional watchdog, said in a decision issued Thursday that the White House...
Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure
WASHINGTON — A close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer says he delivered an ultimatum in May to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials would attend his inauguration and all American aid to the war-torn country would be withheld if an investigation into Joe Biden wasn’t announced. Lev...
Who is Robert Hyde, the latest figure to emerge in Ukraine scandal?
Before this week, Robert F. Hyde was known as a challenger for the Republican nomination for a US congressional seat from northwestern Connecticut. Now, new documents publicly released Tuesday reveal Hyde as the newest figure caught up in the Ukraine scandal. Text messages show Hyde was involved in efforts to surveil and remove former US...
