Section: The Washington Times (USA)
Defense official says Ukraine asked about military aid hold
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Defense Department official is testifying that the Ukrainian embassy was asking questions of her staff about a hold on military aid as far back as July 25, the day President Donald Trump asked Ukraine’s president to investigate Democrats. Testifying in an evening impeachment hearing, Laura Cooper …...
Laura Cooper, impeachment witness, suggests Ukraine knew of security hold in July
Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense, told lawmakers Wednesday night Ukrainians may have been aware of the hold on security assistance during the July 25th Trump-Zelensky phone call that launched House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. In her opening statement Ms. Cooper, the DOD official overseeing Russian, Ukrainian and...
A$AP Rocky, not Ukraine, focus of Trump July 26 call, Gordon Sondland says
WASHINGTON — Ambassador Gordon Sondland says a July cellphone call with President Donald Trump “primarily discussed” rapper A$AP Rocky, who was imprisoned in Sweden earlier this year. Sondland told a House impeachment inquiry into Trump on Wednesday that testimony from U.S. diplomat David Holmes had jogged his memory of the …...
Whistleblower interview sought by FBI
WASHINGTON — The FBI last month requested an interview with the whistleblower whose complaint fueled the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. An agent from the FBI’s Washington field office reached out to the whistleblower’s lawyers last month to seek …...
Senate confirms Adrian Zuckerman as new ambassador to Romania
The United States has a new diplomat in an Eastern European country whose governance Rudy Giuliani has said he sought to influence at the behest of paying interests—not in Ukraine, but Romania. While the House impeachment proceedings zeroed in on President Trump and Mr. Giuliani’s alleged actions involving Ukrainian affairs, …...
The Latest: Pompeo dismisses Sondland testimony on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): 1:35 p.m. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has dismissed testimony in the impeachment inquiry that he was kept informed of an effort to pressure the government of Ukraine for investigations. Pompeo, meeting with … …read more...
Pence aide denies discussion of link in Ukraine aid holdup
WASHINGTON (AP) – A top aide to Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that a conversation described by EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland about a link between military aid for Ukraine and investigations “never happened.” Sondland testified Wednesday that he spoke with Pence before a Sept. 1 meeting with Ukrainian officials … …read...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distances himself from Sondland
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump sought to defend against accusations that he pushed Ukraine’s president for a political “favor” by making a dubious claim that he had little involvement with the U.S. ambassador testifying in House impeachment hearings. Trump distanced himself Wednesday from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador...
Impeachment hearings takeaways: `Everyone was in the loop’
WASHINGTON (AP) – Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, was the most anticipated witness in the House impeachment inquiry and his testimony Wednesday showed why. He made repeated references to a quid pro quo involving Ukraine and invoked the names of senior Trump administration officials who,...
Ambassador Sondland confirms he talked to Trump a day after president prodded Ukraine’s leader to in
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ambassador Sondland confirms he talked to Trump a day after president prodded Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democrats. …read more Source:: The Washington...
