Section: The Washington Times (USA)
‘Go big or go home’: Key takeaways from impeachment pages
WASHINGTON (AP) – House investigators released the first transcripts Monday from the closed-door impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump, providing new details about events at the center of the inquiry. In hundreds of pages, Marie Yovanovitch, the ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, and Michael McKinley, a former top aide to …...
Ukraine postpones 2nd stage of weapons pullback in east
MOSCOW (AP) – Ukraine’s military has postponed a second stage of a weapons pullback in the country’s conflict-ridden east, drawing criticism from the Kremlin’s envoy to a group trying to help end the fighting. The military said the pullback near the town of Petrovske, which was tentatively set for Monday, …...
Former Trump adviser next in line to be asked about Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House, a day before he’s scheduled to testify before the House impeachment investigators, a senior administration official said. Tim Morrison owes his job at the National Security Council to Trump, …...
Rudy Giuliani rips John Sullivan, Trump Russia ambassador nominee
President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani criticized the president’s nominee for ambassador to Russia Wednesday night for “incorrectly speculating” at his confirmation hearing about Mr. Giuliani’s role with Ukraine. On Twitter, the embattled Mr. Giuliani took issue with Deputy Secretary of State John...
Joe Biden, Hunter Biden excluded from Democrats’ Ukraine probe
President Trump’s defenders in Congress increasingly point to the importance of investigating corruption in Ukraine allegedly involving former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his son Hunter, which is the centerpiece of the impeachment inquiry. While absent from House Democrats’ impeachment probe, questions persist about Hunter...
Ron Johnson rejects Trump impeachment trial recusal
MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson says despite his close involvement in Ukraine issues at the center of an investigation into President Donald Trump, he won’t recuse himself if there is a Senate impeachment trial. Johnson tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a story published Tuesday that he … …read more...
Bipartisan backlash comes after Army officer Alexander Vindman’s character publicly questioned
As Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an Army officer who works in the National Security Council, is testifying about his concerns with President Trump’s summer call with Ukraine, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are coming to defend his character. Lt. Col. Vindman, a Purple Heart recipient, was cast as … …read more Source:: The...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian leader, felt Trump pressure before taking office
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader was already worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate his Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden. Volodymyr Zelensky gathered a small group of advisers on …...
Biden: ‘No one ever spoke to me’ about son’s Ukraine work
WEST POINT, Iowa (AP) – Former Vice President Joe Biden says “no one ever spoke to me” about his son’s work with a Ukrainian gas company. His remark Wednesday came in response to comments made by a former State Department official to impeachment investigators last week. Former Deputy Assistant Secretary … …read...
Judge tells State Dept. to begin producing Ukraine records
WASHINGTON (AP) – A judge on Wednesday ordered the State Department to begin producing within 30 days documents related to the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine, saying the records were of obvious public interest. The documents were sought under a Freedom of Information Act request by American Oversight, an ethics …...
