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    David Holmes transcript: Ukraine ‘came to understand’ there was a quid pro quo
    Nov19

    David Holmes transcript: Ukraine ‘came to understand’ there was a quid pro quo

    State Department official David Holmes told the impeachment inquiry that he thought Ukraine leaders got the message that President Trump wouldn’t provide military aid until they met his demands. According to transcripts of his closed-door interview with lawmakers, Mr. Holmes was alarmed by Mr. Trump’s efforts in Ukraine that he...

    Diplomat says of Trump Ukraine call: ‘I remember it vividly’
    Nov19

    Diplomat says of Trump Ukraine call: ‘I remember it vividly’

    State Department official David Holmes said he’d “never seen anything like” the phone call he witnessed between President Donald Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland …read more Source:: The Boston...

    READ: State Dept. Official Points To Pompeo In Yovanovitch Ouster
    Nov19

    READ: State Dept. Official Points To Pompeo In Yovanovitch Ouster

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Rudy Giuliani when deciding not to issue a statement in support of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, according to testimony from Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale released Monday evening. Hale told the House Intelligence Committee in a Nov. 6 deposition that Pompeo ordered the State...

    READ: Interview Of Embassy Aide Who Heard Trump-Sondland Call
    Nov19

    READ: Interview Of Embassy Aide Who Heard Trump-Sondland Call

    The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry on Monday released the testimony of the State Department official who claimed to overhear an explosive phone call between President Trump and the U.S. ambassador leading the Ukraine pressure campaign. David Holmes, who served in the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, said he overheard the phone call while...

    House Puts Out Testimony From Official Who Heard Trump Call
    Nov19

    House Puts Out Testimony From Official Who Heard Trump Call

    Impeachment investigators have released closed-door testimony from a U.S. official in Ukraine who overheard a call between diplomat Gordon Sondland and President Donald. …read more Source:: U.S....

    CNN: Trump Suggested Having Impeachment Witnesses Fired
    Nov19

    CNN: Trump Suggested Having Impeachment Witnesses Fired

    President Donald Trump has reportedly floated firing administration officials who have testified in the House impeachment investigation into Trump’s Ukraine scheme. CNN reported on Monday night that Trump, ever fixated with loyalty, has suggested having Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a Pentagon official who currently serves on the National...

    House to Hear From 8 Witnesses in Trump Impeachment Inquiry
    Nov19

    House to Hear From 8 Witnesses in Trump Impeachment Inquiry

    The U.S. House of Representatives is holding its second week of public hearings on the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump with testimony by eight aides and officials, including the top diplomat to the European Union, Tuesday through Thursday.Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the...

    Russia Offers Job to Maria Butina, Woman Convicted by US of Being an Agent
    Nov19

    Russia Offers Job to Maria Butina, Woman Convicted by US of Being an Agent

    In her first public appearance since being deported by U.S. authorities who had jailed her for being a Russian agent, Maria Butina was on Monday offered a job by Moscow to defend Russians imprisoned abroad.During an event for the media, Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, offered Butina, 31, a job working for her...

    Sen. Ron Johnson Paints Key Impeachment Witness As Possibly Anti-Trump
    Nov19

    Sen. Ron Johnson Paints Key Impeachment Witness As Possibly Anti-Trump

    Sen. Ron Johnson suggested on Monday that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council member who has provided crucial testimony in the House impeachment, could be biased against President Donald Trump. Johnson mentioned his suspicions in a letter to House Intelligence Committee members Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH), who had...

    Pence aide’s testimony renews focus on VP’s Ukraine role
    Nov19

    Pence aide’s testimony renews focus on VP’s Ukraine role

    A public appearance by an aide to Mike Pence before the House Intelligence Committee this week is drawing renewed attention to the vice president …read more Source:: The Boston...