Section: TPM (USA)
What Is The Point Of Knowing The Whistleblower’s Identity Now?
What good could come of exposing the identity of the Ukraine call whistleblower, whose anonymity is a foundational protection under American law? That’s a good question for at least three key Republicans, who have leveraged their influence as prominent, senior lawmakers to embark on what is widely considered a fool’s errand at this...
The Ins And Outs of Sondland’s Impeachment Testimony
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, told House investigators about how he first got involved in Ukraine policy, the directive he received from President Trump to “talk to Rudy” about Ukraine, and how the demands that Giuliani was seeking of Ukraine grew more “insidious” over time. Sondland spoke privately to House investigators for...
Impeachment Probe Releases Key Transcripts Of Interviews With EU Ambassador, Former Ukraine Envoy
The House impeachment inquiry has released transcripts of its closed door interviews with EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine. Text message conversations turned over by Sondland to the committee and other witnesses’ testimony has placed Sondland and Gordon at the center of President Donald...
READ: Former US Special Envoy To Ukraine Kurt Volker’s Impeachment Testimony
Former Special Envoy for the Ukraine crisis Kurt Volker outlined in detail for impeachment investigators how Rudy Giuliani pressured the Ukrainian government to help President Trump politically, his newly released testimony shows. The House released the 360-page document containing Volker’s testimony on Tuesday. Volker was a key figure in...
House Requests Deposition From Mick Mulvaney
The House committees overseeing the impeachment inquiry requested deposition from acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, outlining in a letter sent Tuesday that they believe Mulvaney has “first-hand knowledge” of President’s Trump Ukraine pressure campaign. In a letter signed by the Democratic heads of the House Oversight,...
Updated Sondland Testimony Provides New Details On Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
In three new pages of sworn testimony released Tuesday, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland provided new details of his involvement in the Ukraine pressure campaign. The dramatic new testimony confirms that Sondland told an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that congressionally approved military aid would be...
Scalise Tries To Discredit Yovanovitch By Calling Her An ‘Obama Holdover’
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) took to Fox News Tuesday morning to attempt to discredit the impeachment inquiry testimony of ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. When asked about his thoughts on the transcript of Yovanovitch’s closed door interview that was released Monday, Scalise was quick to point out that she...
Nunes Spoke To Ex-Ukrainian Diplomat Who Fueled Bogus DNC Conspiracy Theory
Earlier this year, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) met a former Ukrainian diplomat named Andrii Telizhenko, who has been peddling the debunked conspiracy theory alleging collusion between the DNC and Ukraine in 2016. Telizhenko told the Daily Beast on Tuesday that he spoke with Nunes for approximately 15 minutes during a housewarming party in May, saying...
As Trump Applauded Approvingly, Rand Paul Urged Media To ‘Print’ Whistleblower Name
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) gave President Trump and his latest unprecedented gambit a full-throated endorsement at a campaign rally in Kentucky on Monday evening. As he excoriated Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President Joe Biden, for his business dealings in Ukraine while his father was veep, Paul called Hunter Biden’s actions the...
Hannity Denies State Dept Asked Him To Tone Down Attacks On Yovanovitch
Fox News host Sean Hannity denied the State Department ever asked him to chill his attacks on former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during his show on Monday evening. According to a transcript of Yovanovitch’s congressional testimony released Monday, the former U.S. ambassador alleged that she was aware of internal efforts at the...
