: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Section: USA

    ‘Unprecedented and unconscionable’: Democrats use Biden scandal to trigger impeachment
    Sep25

    ‘Unprecedented and unconscionable’: Democrats use Biden scandal to trigger impeachment

    by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2019 U.S. Democrats since at least 2016 have repeatedly “exerted pressure on Ukraine … to meddle in U.S. politics and elections,” The Hill’s John Solomon noted in a Sept. 23 report. Democrats were turning the screws on Ukraine long before Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani’s discussions with Ukrainian...

    The impeachment process: How it all works
    Sep25

    The impeachment process: How it all works

    Calls to impeach President Donald Trump began among some Democrats almost the day he was inaugurated. They ballooned after former special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to Congress about interactions between the Trump campaign and Russia and, separately, Trump’s efforts to squash the investigation, potentially obstructing justice....

    Tony Blinken On Trump-Ukraine Call: ‘This Is Worse Than We Feared’
    Sep25

    Tony Blinken On Trump-Ukraine Call: ‘This Is Worse Than We Feared’

    Tony Blinken, a former national security official and current senior adviser to Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden’s campaign, weighed in on the political firestorm over President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine into manufacturing political dirt on Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden on Wednesday. Shortly after the White House...

    Trump Grasps At Fox News’ Dismissal Of White House’s Ukraine Call Memo
    Sep25

    Trump Grasps At Fox News’ Dismissal Of White House’s Ukraine Call Memo

    As the explosive Ukraine scandal continues to unfold, President Donald Trump found refuge in his favorite cable news network on Wednesday to downplay the White House’s memo on Trump’s call with Ukraine. After the White House released its notes on Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that revealed Trump...

    Congress Should Not Be Satisfied With Ukraine Call Transcript, Given the Trump White House’s History of Fiddling With Records
    Sep25

    Congress Should Not Be Satisfied With Ukraine Call Transcript, Given the Trump White House’s History of Fiddling With Records

    One of the dumbest news cycles of summer 2019 is somehow actually relevant to Wednesday’s release of a transcript of a phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. More on the transcript in a moment. First, let’s recall the multi-day fiasco that was the approach of Hurricane Dorian during the...

    Tlaib Accuses Vaping Witness of Being ‘Conspiracy Theorist’
    Sep25

    Tlaib Accuses Vaping Witness of Being ‘Conspiracy Theorist’

    Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) accused a vaping advocate of being a “conspiracy theorist” after seeing her wink at a lawmaker on Tuesday. “You call yourself a converted conservative and reformed Marxist. Are you a conspiracy theorist?” Tlaib asked Vicki Porter, who testified to the House Oversight Committee about her...

    Amash: Trump’s Ukraine call a ‘devastating indictment of the president’
    Sep25

    Amash: Trump’s Ukraine call a ‘devastating indictment of the president’

    Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), an Independent who formally left the Republican Party earlier this year, said Wednesday that a memo of President Trump’s conversation with the leader of Ukraine was a “devastating indictment” of… …read more Source:: The...

    Romney On Ukraine Call Memo: ‘This Remains Extremely Troubling’
    Sep25

    Romney On Ukraine Call Memo: ‘This Remains Extremely Troubling’

    Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) remains a lone voice in his party, calling the White House memo of President Donald Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “deeply troubling” on Wednesday. While speaking at The Atlantic Festival in Washington, Romney added that while he’s not as focused on the “quid pro quo” nature of the...

    Nadler: Barr Must Recuse, Trump ‘Dragged The Attorney General Into This Mess’
    Sep25

    Nadler: Barr Must Recuse, Trump ‘Dragged The Attorney General Into This Mess’

    House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NJ) said Wednesday that Attorney General Bill Barr should recuse himself in light of the revelation Wednesday that Trump told the Ukrainian president he should contact Barr to discuss dirt on Joe Biden. During a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 25, the memorandum of...

    President Trump releases transcript of his phone call with the Ukrainian president that convinced Pelosi to pursue impeachment
    Sep25

    President Trump releases transcript of his phone call with the Ukrainian president that convinced Pelosi to pursue impeachment

    The White House on Wednesday released a transcript of President Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. This phone call became a major point of contention after a “whistleblower” from within the U.S. government reported that Trump had asked Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of...