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    Gordon Sondland Is Aiming Right at Trump’s Achilles’ Heel
    Nov20

    Gordon Sondland Is Aiming Right at Trump’s Achilles’ Heel

    Nothing about Gordon Sondland’s handling of the Ukraine affair—either as the ambassador to the European Union or as a witness in the impeachment inquiry—has appeared methodical or subtle.But in his testimony today, Sondland seems to have found his sense of care. Systematically but consistently, he is undermining all of the pillars of...

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup
    Nov20

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup

    A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence says a conversation described by EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about a link between military aid for Ukraine and investigations ‘never happened’ …read more Source:: The Washington...

    Compost Kids: The Virtues Of Dirt In Ukraine
    Nov20

    Compost Kids: The Virtues Of Dirt In Ukraine

    Two Ukrainian teenagers have turned their small environmental project into a nationwide campaign, showing kids and schools how to reduce waste and to get digging with compost. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    WH Goes On Offense Against Schiff During Sondland Hearing
    Nov20

    WH Goes On Offense Against Schiff During Sondland Hearing

    The White House went on offense against House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) in the midst EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s public testimony Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, the White House railed against Schiff shortly after he called Sondland’s testimony “among the most significant evidence to date” in the ongoing...

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup
    Nov20

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup

    A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence says a conversation described by EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about a link between military aid for Ukraine and investigations ‘never happened’ …read more Source:: The Boston...

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup
    Nov20

    Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup

    WASHINGTON (AP) – A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that a conversation described by EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about a link between military aid for Ukraine and investigations “never happened.” Sondland testified Wednesday that he spoke with Pence before a Sept. 1 meeting with Ukrainian officials … …read...

    Nunes Shouts About Tired Conspiracies, Ignores Sondland’s Damning Testimony
    Nov20

    Nunes Shouts About Tired Conspiracies, Ignores Sondland’s Damning Testimony

    Stating he wanted to “get back to the facts of the matter here,” House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes (R-CA) used the beginning of his questioning time Wednesday to quiz Gordon Sondland on various Republican conspiracy theories, remarkably ignoring the very damning testimony Sondland had given minutes earlier. Despite...

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump distances himself from Sondland
    Nov20

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump distances himself from Sondland

    WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump sought to defend against accusations that he pushed Ukraine’s president for a political “favor” by making a dubious claim that he had little involvement with the U.S. ambassador testifying in House impeachment hearings. Trump distanced himself Wednesday from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador...

    Sondland: Trump Conditioned Ukraine Aid on Kyiv Opening Political Investigations
    Nov20

    Sondland: Trump Conditioned Ukraine Aid on Kyiv Opening Political Investigations

    U.S. diplomat Gordon Sondland emphatically told the impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump on Wednesday that despite the president’s denial, there was a conditional deal with Ukraine in recent months, that Kyiv would not get the military aid it wanted unless it opened investigations to benefit Trump politically.Sondland, the...

    Alleged whistleblower was friends with current Schiff staffer while both were in the Obama White House: report
    Nov20

    Alleged whistleblower was friends with current Schiff staffer while both were in the Obama White House: report

    CIA analyst Eric Ciaramella, alleged to be the whistleblower whose complaint launched an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine, was friends with a current member of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff’s staff while they were both working in the White House during the Obama...