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    White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe
    Oct17

    White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe

    WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is acknowledging that President Donald Trump asked Ukraine’s leader to investigate his country’s role in meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Thursday that Trump held up military assistance to Ukraine in part because of concern about …...

    House Democrats call five more Trump officials to testify in impeachment inquiry
    Oct17

    House Democrats call five more Trump officials to testify in impeachment inquiry

    House lawmakers are focused on officials who could have more insight into how the Trump administration made decisions about Ukraine. …read more Source::...

    Very Important to Unpack This
    Oct17

    Very Important to Unpack This

    Among many other things, in his just concluded remarks, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney slightly shifted the White House explanation. He said one reason for the hold up of weapons aid to Ukraine was about the “corruption related to the DNC server.” This needs to be unpacked. It is just a shard of information. But it is a reference to the...

    Mulvaney says withheld Ukraine aide tied in part to 2016 election concerns involving Democrats
    Oct17

    Mulvaney says withheld Ukraine aide tied in part to 2016 election concerns involving Democrats

    Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney indicated Thursday that the Trump administration held up military aid to Ukraine earlier this year in part because officials wanted Kiev to help investigate 2016 e… …read more Source:: The...

    What We Learned From The Testimonies This Week On Trump’s Ukraine Scheme
    Oct17

    What We Learned From The Testimonies This Week On Trump’s Ukraine Scheme

    As the Ukrainian scandal unfurls, many players, both leading and supporting, have come to the attention of the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. This week saw the testimonies of three current or former administration officials, with still more to come. They helped paint a picture of President Trump’s...

    Mulvaney Confirms Trump Held Up Ukraine Aid Over DNC Server Conspiracy
    Oct17

    Mulvaney Confirms Trump Held Up Ukraine Aid Over DNC Server Conspiracy

    White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney acknowledged Wednesday that President Trump held up military aid to Ukraine over a conspiracy theory about the DNC servers hacked by Russians in 2016. “Did he also mention to me in passing the corruption related to the DNC server? Absolutely,” Mulvaney said at a press conference Thursday. “No question...

    READ: Trump European Union ambassador’s testimony before Congress
    Oct17

    READ: Trump European Union ambassador’s testimony before Congress

    US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland is speaking behind closed doors on Thursday before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine. Read his prepared remarks provided in advance of his deposition: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Thank you...

    Analysts: Russia Saying One Thing, Doing Another
    Oct17

    Analysts: Russia Saying One Thing, Doing Another

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is presenting himself as a peacemaker in the Middle East, the go-to arbiter to whom all regional leaders can turn to, secure in the knowledge that he considers incumbency a good thing and regime change bad, analysts say. When it comes to neighboring Ukraine, though, the picture is different.Russian-backed...

    US Envoy: Trump Demanded Diplomats Work with His Attorney on Ukraine
    Oct17

    US Envoy: Trump Demanded Diplomats Work with His Attorney on Ukraine

    Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, told House impeachment investigators on Thursday that President Donald Trump ordered diplomats to work with his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, to get Ukraine to open investigations that would help Trump politically.”Mr. Giuliani emphasized that the president wanted a public...

    Impeachment witness Gordon Sondland: Using Ukraine to investigate Bidens ‘would be wrong’
    Oct17

    Impeachment witness Gordon Sondland: Using Ukraine to investigate Bidens ‘would be wrong’

    U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified in the House Thursday in the impeachment inquiry for President Donald Trump he disagreed with Trump’s order to work with attorney Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine. …read more Source:: United Press...