Section: The Hill (USA)
Taylor arrives in Capitol to discuss Ukraine affair
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine arrived in the Capitol Tuesday morning to be interviewed as part of the Democrats’ fast-advancing impeachment investigation, the latest in a string of witnesses to testify on President Tru… …read more Source:: The...
Putin, Hungarian leader pushed Trump on Ukraine corruption narrative: reports
Days before a key meeting with White House advisers about Ukraine, foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reportedly urged President Trump to take a hostile view of Kiev.Trump met with… …read more Source:: The...
Diplomat who raised Ukraine concerns to testify in Trump impeachment probe
A top U.S. diplomat who raised concerns about the Trump administration’s decision to withhold aid to Ukraine is slated to testify Tuesday behind closed doors as House Democrats press ahead with their impeachment inquiry…. …read more Source:: The...
Pompeo on Mulvaney admission of quid pro quo: ‘I never saw that in the decision-making process’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday responded to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney’s admission – which has since been walked back – that the White House made aid to Ukraine conditional on political inve… …read more Source:: The...
Mulvaney seeks to correct quid pro quo remarks in withering interview with Fox’s Chris Wallace
White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney insisted he never said the Trump administration expected a quid pro quo between U.S. aid to Ukraine and that Kiev launching investigations into former Vice President Joe Bid… …read more Source:: The...
Giuliani asked State Dept. to grant visa for ex-Ukraine official at center of Biden allegations: report
President Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, asked the State Department and White House to grant a visa to the former Ukrainian prosecutor who Joe Biden wanted removed when he was vice president, a career diplomat… …read more Source:: The...
Perry won’t comply with subpoena in impeachment inquiry
Outgoing Energy Sec. Rick Perry will not comply with a House subpoena to turn over documents tied to his involvement with Ukraine, the Department of Energy (DOE) wrote in a letter to Democratic lawmakers…. …read more Source:: The...
GOP lawmaker responds to Mulvaney: ‘Are we trying to exculpate Russia?’
Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) on Friday knocked unproven election interference allegations against Ukraine that have been floated by President Trump and his personal lawyer recently.During an appearance on CNN, the… …read more Source:: The...
House Democrats risk overriding fairness factor on impeachment
Last Tuesday House Democrats caucused to discuss whether to schedule a vote formalizing an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine’s president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D… …read more Source:: The...
Testimony from GOP diplomat complicates Trump defense
House Democrats seized on Thursday’s testimony from a top U.S. diplomat as evidence that President Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani acted inappropriately in their contacts with Ukraine…. …read more Source:: The...
