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    Former NSC official Tim Morrison said fears of leaked phone call now realized
    Nov20

    Former NSC official Tim Morrison said fears of leaked phone call now realized

    Tim Morrison, a former senior National Security Council official, said his fears about the Trump-Zelensky call being politicized have been realized. He warned lawmakers that every day they spend talking about Ukraine in the context of the impeachment process is a distraction to the real issues facing the U.S. ally. … …read more...

    Oy! The Biggest Shifts In Kurt Volker’s Ukraine Testimony
    Nov20

    Oy! The Biggest Shifts In Kurt Volker’s Ukraine Testimony

    Former Special Envoy for the Ukraine Crisis Kurt Volker updated his testimony for public consumption on Tuesday, making key changes to his recollection of his involvement at the center of President Trump’s and Rudy Giuliani’s pressure campaign on Ukraine. The shifts focus on the extent to which Volker understood that demands for...

    Volker: I ‘cringe’ when I hear ‘three amigos’
    Nov20

    Volker: I ‘cringe’ when I hear ‘three amigos’

    Kurt Volker, former special envoy to Ukraine, dismissed the “three amigos” term that’s been used to describe him, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and ambassador to the Europeoan Union Gordon Sondland in reference to… …read more Source:: The...

    Volker says he rejected Biden ‘conspiracy theory’ pushed by Giuliani
    Nov20

    Volker says he rejected Biden ‘conspiracy theory’ pushed by Giuliani

    Former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker on Tuesday pushed back on an allegation about former Vice President Joe Biden pushed by President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, calling it a “conspiracy theory.”… …read more Source:: The...

    READ: Kurt Volker’s opening statement in impeachment hearing
    Nov20

    READ: Kurt Volker’s opening statement in impeachment hearing

    Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, testified publicly before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.Volker is considered a key witness in… …read more Source:: The...

    The Latest: Volker says Trump was using aid to press Ukraine
    Nov20

    The Latest: Volker says Trump was using aid to press Ukraine

    The Latest on the public impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine (all times local): 4 p.m. Tim Morrison, who recently left his National Security Council post, has … Click to Continue » …read more Source:: Miami...

    READ: Morrison Says ‘Fears Have Been Realized’ After Trump-Zelensky Call Disclosure
    Nov20

    READ: Morrison Says ‘Fears Have Been Realized’ After Trump-Zelensky Call Disclosure

    Former NSC aide Tim Morrison, who listened in on the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said that his “fears have been realized” about the effect its disclosure would have on the political climate. He also used much of his brief opening statement to remind his audience about the situation on...

    US official denies knowing Ukraine aid linked to Biden probe
    Nov20

    US official denies knowing Ukraine aid linked to Biden probe

    The former special envoy to Ukraine testifies that he should have realized that President Donald Trump was holding up military aid to Ukraine as a way to pressure the country to investigate his political rivals …read more Source:: The Boston...

    House Aiming For McGahn Testimony As Part Of Impeachment Proceedings
    Nov20

    House Aiming For McGahn Testimony As Part Of Impeachment Proceedings

    Lawyers for the House floated in a court filing Tuesday the possibility that former White House counsel Don McGahn could testify as part of the impeachment proceedings, once those proceedings move to the House Judiciary Committee. The possibility of McGahn’s testimony came up in a request to U.S. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson that she...

    Trump’s lack of military experience may have muddled Ukraine request, GOP rep says
    Nov20

    Trump’s lack of military experience may have muddled Ukraine request, GOP rep says

    Lt. Col. Alex Vindman testified on Tuesday that “when a superior makes a request, that’s an order.” …read more Source::...