Section: Voice of America (USA)
Giuliani, Once ‘America’s Mayor,’ Now a Central Figure in Trump Impeachment Inquiry
It’s been a long, strange road for Rudy Giuliani, the hard-nosed prosecutor who gained fame as “America’s Mayor” for his leadership in New York City after the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.Once seen as a promising Republican presidential candidate himself, Giuliani is now trying to beat back accusations that he was a key player...
AG Barr Draws Democratic Fire for Handling of Trump Whistleblower Complaint
In March, special counsel Robert Mueller submitted his final report to Attorney General William Barr without answering the most tantalizing question: Did President Donald Trump attempt to obstruct the investigation into whether Russians meddled with the 2016 presidential election in Trump’s favor.Barr, the savvy veteran Republican lawyer,...
Trump to Russians in 2017: Not Concerned About Election Meddling, Report Says
President Donald Trump told two Russian officials in a 2017 meeting that he was not concerned about Moscow’s meddling in the U.S. election, which prompted White House officials to limit access to the remarks, the Washington Post reported Friday.A summary of Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Russia’s foreign minister and its...
A Primer on the Trump Impeachment Controversy
U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter again Friday to lash out at the media and the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee as a formal impeachment inquiry moved forward in Congress over allegations Trump solicited Ukraine’s president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a potential rival of Trump’s in the 2020...
How Could Whistleblower Complaint Lead to Trump Impeachment?
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives began the formal process of impeaching U.S. President Donald Trump this week.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the first step in the impeachment process Tuesday, following reports that a whistleblower filed a complaint alleging Trump sought foreign interference into the 2020 election.What...
Trump Demands Key Lawmaker Step Down Over Whistleblower Case
The whistleblower controversy involving U.S. President Donald Trump continued to evolve Friday with the president calling for the resignation of a key lawmaker, who allegedly misrepresented him during a congressional hearing, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that Attorney General William Barr has “gone rogue.”The developments are in...
US Intel Chief Tells Lawmakers He Acted Lawfully When Blocking Trump Whistleblower Complaint
Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire told U.S. lawmakers Thursday he acted lawfully when he initially blocked the release of a whistleblower report now at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Maguire’s testimony came as the text of...
White House Phone Call Memo Puts Kyiv on Damage Control in Brussels, Berlin
This story originated in VOA’s Ukrainian Service. Peter Cobus and Valeria Jegisman contributed reporting from Washington. Some information is from AP.LONDON — Ukrainian diplomats are scrambling to contain damage posed to their nation’s relations with Europe following the unexpected public release of remarks by Ukrainian President...
Trump Attacks Democrats Over Whistleblower Complaint Hearing
Still seething over the whistleblower complaint that triggered a House of Representatives impeachment query, President Donald Trump returned to Washington on Thursday lashing out at congressional Democrats and the news media and darkly hinting at retribution for government officials who assisted the whistleblower in accusing the president of...
Highlights of Whistleblower’s Complaint About Trump’s Interactions With Ukraine
The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released a copy of an intelligence community whistleblower’s complaint that this week triggered a House of Representatives impeachment probe of President Donald Trump. Among other episodes, the nine-page document, filed Aug. 12 and addressed to the chairmen of the congressional intelligence...
