Section: TPM (USA)
Yovanovitch Pointedly Cites Benghazi In Robust Defense of Diplomats
Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch gave a moving defense of State Department officials in her impeachment testimony Friday, notably citing the 2012 Benghazi attacks that Republicans made so much hay of when in the House majority. “And we are Ambassador Chris Stevens, Sean Patrick Smith, Ty Woods, and Glen Doherty—people rightly called...
No Surprise: Jim Jordan Backs Up Trump On His Tweets Attacking Yovanovitch
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), predictably, doesn’t think President Trump’s tweets bashing ousted Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch in the midst of her public hearing are a big deal. According to CNN Friday, Jordan blamed Trump’s attacks against Yovanovitch on his frustration with Democrats. Earlier Friday, Trump lashed out in his...
Report: Giuliani Could Face Campaign Finance, Lobbying Charges In Ongoing Probe
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is under investigation for potential campaign finance violations and other potential charges, Bloomberg News reported Thursday, citing three unnamed U.S. officials. Giuliani is also being investigated for a potential violation of the foreign agent registration law, Bloomberg News...
Not Complicated
At the risk of re-covering old ground, the gist of what we just heard was this: The President and his personal lawyer, in a purported effort to fight ‘corruption’, teamed up with the most corrupt figures in Ukraine to lead a campaign of vilification against the US Ambassador. All evidence suggests that their deal with this figures –...
Yovanovitch Was Honoring Acid-Murdered Anti-Corruption Activist When Recalled
U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch was holding an event to honor a murdered Ukrainian anti-corruption activists when she received the call from Washington that President Trump had booted her from her post. Yovanovitch told the House impeachment inquiry on Friday that she was holding an event in honor of Kateryna Handziuk, an activist who died last...
Trump Attorney Marc Kasowitz Signs On To Rep Influential Ukrainian Oligarch
Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz is representing controversial Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky, according to a Delaware court filing. Bloomberg first reported the move. Kasowitz is defending Kolomoisky in a civil case brought in Delaware by a Ukrainian bank formerly owned by Kolomoisky, which accused him of embezzling $6 billion from the lender...
Haley: Trump Should’ve Named Giuliani ‘The Special Envoy’ To ‘Avoid Confusion’
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley offered yet another mild criticism of how the Trump administration handled the Ukraine pressure campaign — along with a bizarre bit of advice. When CNN’s Wolf Blitzer pressed Haley Thursday evening on whether Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s role in the Ukraine pressure campaign was...
READ: Yovanovitch Amazed That Americans Helped ‘Corrupt’ Ukrainians Oust Her
In her opening statement, former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch expressed her “amazement” that corrupt foreign interests found a “willing partner” in Americans to achieve her ouster. Read her prepared remarks here: …read more Source::...
LIVEBLOG: Axed U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Testifies In House Impeachment Probe
The second day of public impeachment hearings features the testimony of Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was recalled after an aggressive smear campaign pushed by Rudy Giuliani and his allies. In her private deposition, Yovanovitch described finding out about the smear campaign and how her requests that the State...
WATCH LIVE: Ousted Ukraine Ambassador Testifies In Impeachment Hearing
Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is scheduled to appear at an open hearing in the House impeachment probe at 9 a.m. Friday. Watch the hearing live: …read more Source::...
