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    Former UN ambassador predicts Trump won’t be impeached
    Nov09

    Former UN ambassador predicts Trump won’t be impeached

    Former U.S ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley predicted that President Trump will not be impeached, and likened the House’s investigation into his dealings with Ukraine to a “death penalty.” …read more Source:: The...

    Lawyer: Bolton has knowledge about Ukraine not yet public
    Nov09

    Lawyer: Bolton has knowledge about Ukraine not yet public

    WASHINGTON (AP) – Former national security adviser John Bolton was “part of many relevant meetings and conversations” relevant to the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump that are not yet public, his lawyer said Friday. Charles Cooper, an attorney for Bolton, made the revelation in a letter that suggests …...

    ‘No doubt’ Trump was demanding Ukraine launch investigations, Vindman told Congress
    Nov09

    ‘No doubt’ Trump was demanding Ukraine launch investigations, Vindman told Congress

    Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, also outlined a quid pro quo effort linked to the acting White House chief of staff. …read more Source::...

    Giuliani associates urged Ukraine’s prior president to open Biden probe in exchange for state visit: WSJ
    Nov09

    Giuliani associates urged Ukraine’s prior president to open Biden probe in exchange for state visit: WSJ

    Two associates of President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani reportedly urged Ukraine’s previous leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s son in exchange for a state visit to Washington. T… …read more Source:: The...

    White House officials testify quid pro quo effort was coordinated with Mulvaney
    Nov09

    White House officials testify quid pro quo effort was coordinated with Mulvaney

    Two White House officials told lawmakers the “blatant” push for politically motivated investigations from President Donald Trump left “no ambiguity” what the Ukrainians needed to do to secure a highly sought meeting — and the effort was coordinated by acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, according to deposition transcripts released...

    New transcripts tie Mulvaney to quid pro quo effort
    Nov09

    New transcripts tie Mulvaney to quid pro quo effort

    Two White House witnesses in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry implicated acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney in an alleged effort to press Ukraine for investigations sought by President Trump’s per… …read more Source:: The...

    Facebook says it will remove posts purporting to name the Ukraine whistleblower
    Nov09

    Facebook says it will remove posts purporting to name the Ukraine whistleblower

    Facebook says it is taking down any content that seeks to unmask the Ukraine whistleblower from its platform. The whistleblower sparked the Trump impeachment inquiry. …read more Source::...

    UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case
    Nov09

    UN court says it has jurisdiction in Ukraine-Russia case

    THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – In a legal victory for Kyiv, the United Nations’ highest court ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction in a case brought by Ukraine alleging that Russia breached treaties on terrorist financing and racial discrimination in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. The decision by the International Court …...

    Ambassador’ing Is Hard, But Gordon Sondland Was A ‘Comical’ Bumbler
    Nov09

    Ambassador’ing Is Hard, But Gordon Sondland Was A ‘Comical’ Bumbler

    When he wasn’t pushing Ukraine to open investigations that would benefit President Donald Trump’s reelection chances, EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland was breaching security protocols, showing up unprepared at diplomatic events, and generally making a bit of a mess. That’s according to former National Security Council senior...

    Giuliani Engaged in ‘Campaign of Lies’ to Force Ukrainian Corruption Probe, Says Top State Department Official
    Nov09

    Giuliani Engaged in ‘Campaign of Lies’ to Force Ukrainian Corruption Probe, Says Top State Department Official

    In a newly released impeachment inquiry transcript, a top State Department official told congressional investigators that President Donald Trump tried to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to announce a corruption investigation targeting Trump’s political foes. “POTUS wanted nothing less than President Zelenskiy to go to...