Section: The Hill (USA)
GOP invites Republican senator to provide information in impeachment inquiry
House Republicans are asking Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who has defended President Trump’s handling of Ukraine, to provide information in the impeachment inquiry.In a letter sent to Johnson on Saturday, Reps. Jim J… …read more Source:: The...
Sondland testimony looms over impeachment hearings this week
Dramatic testimony from U.S. diplomats working in Ukraine have significantly raised the stakes for this week’s impeachment inquiry appearance from Gordon Sondland, the mega-donor to President Trump who is now the U.S. ambassador to the European… …read more Source:: The...
Sondland notified Trump officials of investigation push ahead of Ukraine call: report
Gordon Sondland, President Trump’s ambassador to the European Union (EU), reportedly kept top officials in the Trump administration regularly updated on his efforts to persuade Ukraine’s new president to launch an investi… …read more Source:: The...
Trump attacks Pence aide who called Ukraine call ‘inappropriate’
President Trump railed against Jennifer Williams, a career foreign service officer and staffer to Vice President Pence, after she told lawmakers in closed-door testimony that Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President… …read more Source:: The...
Russia vows to return seized warships to Ukraine
Russia vowed to return seized warships to Ukraine after holding them for about a year, Russian news agencies reported Crimea’s border guard service said Sunday, according to Reuters.Ukraine has advocated for the ships’ return to alleviate tensions… …read more Source:: The...
Top Pence aide told lawmakers Trump’s Ukraine call was ‘inappropriate’ in closed-door testimony
A staffer for Vice President Mike Pence told lawmakers in a closed-door testimony that the July 25 call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that helped spark an ongoing impeachment inquiry w… …read more Source:: The...
Jordan pushes back on questions about whether he is ‘comfortable’ with requesting Biden investigation
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Sunday pushed back on questions about whether it was appropriate for President Trump to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, pointing to the fact… …read more Source:: The...
Johnson: I’m writing a letter to ‘lay out what I know’ about Ukraine aid
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he will lay out in a letter his telling of events related to the foreign aid to Ukraine that was held up and is now a central part of the… …read more Source:: The...
Scalise: Trump wouldn’t have sold Ukraine missiles if he only cared about Biden investigations
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Sunday pushed back against claims by witnesses in the House’s impeachment inquiry that President Trump’s only concern in Ukraine was securing an investigation into former Vice… …read more Source:: The...
House Intelligence Republican: Trump Yovanovitch tweet ‘not witness intimidation’
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), a member of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that President Trump’s tweet about former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch while she testified in the impeachment inquiry last we… …read more Source:: The...
