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    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...

    Ukraine Wants To Probe the Company That Paid Hunter Biden. But It’s ‘Too Sensitive’
    Nov20

    Ukraine Wants To Probe the Company That Paid Hunter Biden. But It’s ‘Too Sensitive’

    One of the troubling questions at the center of the impeachment inquiry, at least for Republicans, has been the work that Hunter Biden did for Burisma, one of Ukraine’s largest gas companies, while his father was serving as Vice President. But the intensity of interest in Washington is only making it more difficult to resolve the mystery....

    Putin Says US ‘Political Dramas’ Diverting Focus From Russia
    Nov20

    Putin Says US ‘Political Dramas’ Diverting Focus From Russia

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says he’s pleased that the “political battles” in Washington have put on the back-burner accusations that Russia interfered in U.S. elections.”Thank God,” he told an economic forum in the Russian capital on Wednesday, “no one is accusing us of interfering in the U.S. elections...

    Pence’s office denies he spoke with Sondland about investigations
    Nov20

    Pence’s office denies he spoke with Sondland about investigations

    Vice President Mike Pence’s office pushed back on Sondland’s testimony Wednesday that he raised concerns that aid for Ukraine had become tied to Trump’s desire for investigations.”The Vice President never had a con… …read more Source:: The...

    ‘We Followed the President’s Orders’: Gordon Sondland Says There Was a Quid Pro Quo
    Nov20

    ‘We Followed the President’s Orders’: Gordon Sondland Says There Was a Quid Pro Quo

    Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, told the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that there was an explicit and well-understood quid pro quo between the U.S. and Ukraine: If the latter country wanted a White House meeting with President Donald Trump, then Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy needed to publicly...

    ‘Everyone was in the loop.’ Sondland names names at impeachment hearing
    Nov20

    ‘Everyone was in the loop.’ Sondland names names at impeachment hearing

    Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the European Union, testified at an impeachment inquiry Wednesday that a host of top U.S. officials were privy to efforts to pressure the Ukraine to investigate … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    WH Tried To Read Sondland Testimony Ahead Of Hearing But Was Denied
    Nov20

    WH Tried To Read Sondland Testimony Ahead Of Hearing But Was Denied

    The White House attempted to get access to EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s explosive opening statement days before his public hearing, but was denied access by Sondland’s lawyers, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. White House lawyers were particularly interested in what Sondland might say about Trump’s actions surrounding...

    Ukrainian Navy Says Moscow Returned Three Ships To Kyiv In Bad Condition
    Nov20

    Ukrainian Navy Says Moscow Returned Three Ships To Kyiv In Bad Condition

    Ukraine’s Navy says that the three ships captured by Russia almost a year ago and released on November 19 have been returned in very poor condition and are not able to make it back to port under their own power. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Sondland confirms deal with Ukraine, implicates Trump
    Nov20

    Sondland confirms deal with Ukraine, implicates Trump

    In his opening statement, Gordan Sondland implicates President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former national security adviser John Bolton by saying they were fully aware in real time of what he and others were doing in Ukraine. …read more Source::...

    Sondland Confirms Public Announcement Was More Crucial Than Actual Probes
    Nov20

    Sondland Confirms Public Announcement Was More Crucial Than Actual Probes

    Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland confirmed publicly on Wednesday that Ukraine announcing investigations advantageous to President Trump’s political interests was more important than the investigations themselves. Sondland made the confirmation while being questioned by House Intel Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) during...