Section: TPM (USA)
Bill Weld Accuses Trump Of Treason
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld (R) accused President Donald Trump of “treason” for his phone call with the Ukrainian President to pressure him into investigating former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. “Talk about pressuring a foreign country to interfere with and control a U.S. election. It couldn’t be clearer,” Weld said Monday...
Remember When Our Ambassador to Ukraine Got Fired
It’s definitely time to return to this as part of the on-going pattern of criminal conduct. Back in May, the US Ambassador to Ukraine was fired. Rudy Giuliani had his fingerprints all over it. …read more Source::...
Two Prominent GOPers Ask WH To Disclose Contents Of Ukraine Call
While most Republicans have avoided commenting on the latest allegations against President Trump and his call with the Ukrainian president earlier this summer, two prominent Senate Republicans spoke out over the weekend, asking the White House to release information about the phone call. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who is considered to be one of...
As Trump Heads To UN Meetings This Week, Questions About Ukraine Loom Large
It’ll be an interesting week for President Trump to be at the center of the global stage. As Trump heads into three jam-packed days of bilateral meetings with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, he’s expected to face questions about new allegations that during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy...
Trump Demand For Ukraine Biden Investigation Leaves U.S. In ‘Uncharted’ Territory
President Donald Trump may have found a way to break new ground in U.S. political history this summer. His campaign — conducted in part via Rudy Giuliani — to convince Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to open a criminal investigation into the son of Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden creates a nearly unprecedented matrix of...
Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ To Release A Transcript Of His Call With Ukraine
President Donald Trump said on Sunday afternoon that he’d “love” to release a transcript of his call in July with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which Trump reportedly tried to pressure Zelensky into investigating Joe Biden. “I’m going to talk about it,” Trump said, according to a press pool report. “I would love to do...
Trump Says Biden And ‘Corruption’ Came Up During Call With Ukraine President
President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden came up during his controversial call in July with the president of Ukraine. Trump claimed that the call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “largely congratulatory” but that they also discussed “all of the corruption taking place.” “And largely the...
Schiff Says Impeaching Trump May Be The ‘Only Remedy’ If Ukraine Allegations Are True
House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) inched closer to the possibility of impeaching President Donald Trump on Sunday following the Wall Street Journal’s report that Trump had pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden eight times in July–around when his administration decided to withhold $250 million in...
Pompeo, Mnuchin Shoot Down Suggestions To Release Trump-Ukraine Call Transcripts
Ever since allegations emerged that President Donald Trump contacted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July to get the Ukrainian government to investigate 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the President has insisted that the call was “perfectly fine and routine conversation.” Yet his top administration officials spent Sunday morning...
Trump Says He Would Have ‘No Problem’ Letting Giuliani Testify On Ukraine
President Donald Trump on Sunday morning said he would be fine with allowing his personal attorney testify on his attempts to get the Ukrainian government to investigate Trump’s 2020 Democratic rival, Joe Biden. “I would have no problem with it,” Trump told reporters. “Rudy [Giuliani] is a very straight shooter and Rudy wants to see the...
