Ukraine scandal is a microcosm of what we already know: Trump’s presidency is a failure
5 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine scandal is a microcosm of what we already know: Trump’s presidency is a failure

LA Times  

It’s easy to get drawn into the drama of the Ukraine story, to be mesmerized by that country’s war against Russia and its brazen corruption, by characters like Hunter Biden and Paul Manafort and Lev and Igor and the ever-shifting cast of presidents, prosecutors, diplomats and criminals. We’re all learning more than we ever thought we’d know about Kyiv and its internal politics as the House of Representatives focuses its impeachment inquiry on a narrow set of allegations about President Trump’s misbehavior there. Read the Washington Post’s list of Trump’s falsehoods; last month it had grown to 13,435 false or misleading claims over 993 days in office. But let’s not kid ourselves: Trump’s alleged behavior there — including the secret Rudolph Giuliani back channel, the punishment of aides seen as not sufficiently loyal, the contempt for traditional diplomacy, the embrace of conspiracy theories, the attempted extortion itself — was entirely consistent with the man we know him to be.

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After Trump’s win, Russian disinformation aims to drive a wedge between the US and Ukraine
1 month ago

After Trump’s win, Russian disinformation aims to drive a wedge between the US and Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As President Joe Biden uses his final days in office to boost Ukraine’s defenses, Russia is playing a different game: spreading disinformation aimed at eroding U.S. support for Ukraine before Donald Trump’s return to the White House next month. It’s part of Russia’s continued push to divide Americans over the nearly 3-year war in Ukraine and paint Ukrainians …

Trump 'secretly gifted Putin COVID tests and has called him at least seven times since he left the White House'
3 months ago

Trump 'secretly gifted Putin COVID tests and has called him at least seven times since he left the White House'

Daily Mail  

Former President Donald Trump has kept in regular touch with Russian President Vladimir Putin since leaving office – holding more than a handful of phone calls with him, according to bombshell allegations in Bob Woodward's new book. Former President Donald Trump has held as many as seven phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office, according to Bob Woodward's new …

Trump ‘asked Putin for advice’ about whether the US should help arm Ukraine
3 months ago

Trump ‘asked Putin for advice’ about whether the US should help arm Ukraine

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trump has wildly claimed Putin “would never have …

Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk

CNN  

Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump delivered his usual bombardment of false claims – at least 20 in all – during a Monday conversation with billionaire supporter Elon Musk, which aired on Musk’s social media platform, X. Here is a fact check: Crime Trump claimed, “Our crime rate’s going through the roof.” Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. Crime …

Trump hides the worst scandal in American history in plain sight
7 months ago

Trump hides the worst scandal in American history in plain sight

Raw Story  

It’s been nearly two weeks since Donald Trump echoed his 2016 public request for Vladimir Putin’s help in winning a presidential election, and the press remains determined to ignore it. The concerted effort to ignore Trump's begging for Putin's help in this specific instance goes along with the media’s general surrender on the connections between Trump and Russia. When there …

Trump calls again for blackmailing Ukraine – echoing what got him impeached
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump calls again for blackmailing Ukraine – echoing what got him impeached

Raw Story  

Donald Trump demanded Saturday that Congress reprise his 2019 conduct – blackmailing Ukraine at the political expense of Joe Biden – that led to one of his two impeachments, according to reporting by the Washington Post. Speaking at a rally in Pa., Trump “called on congressional Republicans to withhold military support for Ukraine until the Biden administration cooperates with their …

Trump’s Ukraine impeachment shadows war, risks GOP response
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s Ukraine impeachment shadows war, risks GOP response

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump was impeached in late 2019 after pressuring Ukraine’s leader for “a favor,” all while withholding $400 million in military aid to help confront Russian-backed separatists, even the staunchest defense hawks in the Republican Party stood virtually united by Trump’s side. Before the Senate vote on the $40 billion in assistance, Trump decried the idea …

Blowback as Bush gaffes Iraq war, not Ukraine, 'unjustified'
2 years, 7 months ago

Blowback as Bush gaffes Iraq war, not Ukraine, 'unjustified'

The Independent  

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Trump Jr calls Ukraine ‘one of the most corrupt countries on Earth’ and says US shouldn’t give it money
2 years, 8 months ago

Trump Jr calls Ukraine ‘one of the most corrupt countries on Earth’ and says US shouldn’t give it money

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump Jr, the son of the 45th United States …

News Analysis: Trump delayed weapons to Ukraine and praised Putin. Did that trigger war?
2 years, 9 months ago

News Analysis: Trump delayed weapons to Ukraine and praised Putin. Did that trigger war?

LA Times  

The last time most Americans heard of Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president was at the center of a scandal that would lead to the impeachment of then-President Trump. “I think Putin saw how Trump viewed Ukraine … as a pawn,” Marie Yovanovitch, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who testified against Trump in the impeachment trial, said in a recent …

Trump calls Russia’s war against Ukraine a ‘holocaust’ but won’t condemn Putin
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump calls Russia’s war against Ukraine a ‘holocaust’ but won’t condemn Putin

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump …

Trump Keeps Going With His Big Lie: Putin Invaded Ukraine Because Of 'Rigged Election'
2 years, 10 months ago

Trump Keeps Going With His Big Lie: Putin Invaded Ukraine Because Of 'Rigged Election'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING More than a year after he left office, Donald Trump continues to be obsessed with his loss to President Joe Biden, pushing the lie that the election was rigged against him. And on Wednesday night, the former president’s delusions were on full display on Fox News, when he traced Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine …

As Ukraine Shudders, Donald Trump Calls Vladimir Putin's Incursion 'Pretty Smart'
2 years, 10 months ago

As Ukraine Shudders, Donald Trump Calls Vladimir Putin's Incursion 'Pretty Smart'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With millions of Ukrainians fearing for their lives Wednesday night amid reports of an imminent Russian invasion of their country, former President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was “pretty smart” for sparking what could be the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. I’d say that’s pretty smart,” Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago resort …

Trump Tried To Extort Ukraine. Now He Says He'd Be Better At Helping It Resist Russia.
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump Tried To Extort Ukraine. Now He Says He'd Be Better At Helping It Resist Russia.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Three years after trying to extort Ukraine using $391 million in military aid as leverage and two years after being impeached for it, former President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Russian aggression against the country would never have happened on his watch. The statement made no reference to the scandal that led to Trump’s …

Donald Trump's first impeachment seemed abstract, but his second trial feels like a visceral reckoning
3 years, 10 months ago

Donald Trump's first impeachment seemed abstract, but his second trial feels like a visceral reckoning

Firstpost  

At issue in the Senate chamber will be many of the fundamental aspects that defined Trump’s years in power: relentless assaults on truth, deliberate efforts to foment divisions, shattering of norms and undermining of a democratic election This was no phone call transcript, no dry words on a page open to interpretation. This was a mass of marauders setting up …

Impeachment will help Dems in November (opinion)
4 years, 11 months ago

Impeachment will help Dems in November (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Aisha Moodie-Mills, a CNN political commentator and former president and CEO of the LGBTQ Victory Fund, was formerly a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC. CNN — Republican lawyers did little Saturday to refute the case against Donald J. Trump laid out earlier this week by House …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false account of Ukraine episode
4 years, 11 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false account of Ukraine episode

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave a false account Wednesday of some of the circumstances that got him impeached. Schiff did not say that Trump demanded that Ukraine’s leader “announce” an investigation during the phone call. After brief opening chatter about Zelenskiy’s election win, Trump quickly if obliquely raises a grievance: The U.S. has been good to Ukraine, he said, …

Read The Report To Congress About How Trump Broke Budget Law On Ukraine
4 years, 11 months ago

Read The Report To Congress About How Trump Broke Budget Law On Ukraine

NPR  

Read The Report To Congress About How Trump Broke Budget Law On Ukraine Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP An important federal watchdog released a report on Thursday concluding President Trump's actions in the Ukraine affair broken a budget law. House Democrats impeached Trump in part because they said he abused his power in freezing military aid …

What does Trump’s impeachment mean for Ukraine?
5 years ago

What does Trump’s impeachment mean for Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine fought to pivot westwards, but Trump’s impeachment is ‘toxic advertising’ for the nation, say analysts. “We bled to stop Russia’s aggression, only to see how Germany makes gas deals with Putin and Trump praises him,” Olena Zabuzhko, a real estate agent in Kyiv, told Al Jazeera. “Trump and the White House do want to work with Ukraine.” ‘Toxic’ The …

More Than 750 Historians Call For Donald Trump To Be Impeached
5 years ago

More Than 750 Historians Call For Donald Trump To Be Impeached

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING More than 750 respected historians have signed an open letter urging the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives to impeach President Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal. BREAKING STATEMENT: 750+ historians add their voices on #impeachment "President Trump’s numerous and flagrant abuses of power are precisely what the Framers had in mind as grounds for impeaching and removing a …

Giuliani suggests Trump blessed his shadow fact-finding mission in Ukraine: “We’re on the same page”
5 years ago

Giuliani suggests Trump blessed his shadow fact-finding mission in Ukraine: “We’re on the same page”

Salon  

Rudy Giuliani suggested Tuesday that President Donald Trump is "very supportive" of his continued efforts to procure information he hopes will undermine allegations that the commander-in-chief abused the powers of his office by pressuring a foreign government to interfere in the 2020 election. Giuliani and Trump have bolstered unsubstantiated claims about corruption in Ukraine involving former Vice President Joe Biden …

AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment hearing draws too-simple answers
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment hearing draws too-simple answers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Debating the grounds for impeachment, Republicans said there’s nothing here. Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense, told the House Intelligence Committee last month that her staff received an email on July 25 from a Ukrainian embassy contact asking “what was going on with Ukraine’s security assistance.” That’s the same day Trump spoke by phone with Zelenskiy …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP misfires on Ukraine, Mueller probe
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP misfires on Ukraine, Mueller probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facing almost-certain impeachment, President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are blasting theHouse inquiry into whether he abused his office as illegal and declaring him completely free of taint on Ukraine and in the Russia investigation. A look at recent remarks by political figures, including Trump from the NATO summit in London and back home as House Democrats …

Donald Trump asking Ukraine to investigate rivals is ground for impeachment, legal scholars testify during closed-door Democrats’ meet
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump asking Ukraine to investigate rivals is ground for impeachment, legal scholars testify during closed-door Democrats’ meet

Firstpost  

Three leading legal scholars testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s attempts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rivals are grounds for impeachment, bolstering the Democrats’ case as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made sure they’re prepared for that momentous next step Washington: Three leading legal scholars testified Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s attempts to have Ukraine investigate Democratic rivals are grounds for …

Trump committed impeachable crimes over Ukraine: Legal scholars
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump committed impeachable crimes over Ukraine: Legal scholars

Al Jazeera  

In landmark hearing, scholars invited by Democrats say Trump abused power, while expert called by Republicans disagrees. “On the basis of the testimony and the evidence presented to the House, President Trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanours by abusing the office of the presidency,” Noah Feldman, a law professor at Harvard Law School, told the House Judiciary Committee. …

READ: House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler’s opening statement for impeachment hearing
5 years, 1 month ago

READ: House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler’s opening statement for impeachment hearing

CNN  

Washington CNN — The House Judiciary Committee held its first impeachment hearing into President Donald Trump on Wednesday. In the words of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, ‘the Russian government perceived it would benefit from a Trump presidency and worked to secure that outcome.’ “The President welcomed that interference. “The impeachment inquiry has moved back to the House Judiciary Committee—and as …

House Democrats' New Report: Top Trump Officials Knew Of Ukraine Scheme
5 years, 1 month ago

House Democrats' New Report: Top Trump Officials Knew Of Ukraine Scheme

NPR  

House Democrats' New Report: Top Trump Officials Knew Of Ukraine Scheme Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harrer/Getty Images Andrew Harrer/Getty Images Updated at 7:02 p.m. ET The White House pursued a "months-long effort" involving top officials to extract concessions from Ukraine's government aimed at helping President Trump's reelection in 2020, House Democrats charged in a new report. "The fundamental …

Former Trump Adviser Undercuts GOP Impeachment Defence
5 years, 1 month ago

Former Trump Adviser Undercuts GOP Impeachment Defence

The Quint  

A former White House official said on Thursday, 21 November, that President Donald Trump’s top European envoy was sent on a “domestic political errand" seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testimony that dismantled a main line of the president’s defence in the impeachment inquiry. In a riveting appearance on Capitol Hill, Fiona Hill also implored Republican lawmakers — and implicitly Trump …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump, GOP claims on Ukraine corruption

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his GOP allies pressed a defense Thursday that he acted appropriately in withholding military aid to Ukraine out of concern over the country’s corruption and claimed the House impeachment hearings amounted to a rogue process. A look at some of the remarks on Day 5 of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry by the …

White House, GOP embraced ‘fictional narrative’ on Ukraine, witness warns as impeachment hearings wrap
5 years, 1 month ago

White House, GOP embraced ‘fictional narrative’ on Ukraine, witness warns as impeachment hearings wrap

LA Times  

Fiona Hill, the former top Russia and Europe expert on the National Security Council, speaks during the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment hearing Thursday as David Holmes, the political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, looks on. Rep. Will Hurd criticized Trump’s request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “do us a favor” by investigating former Vice President Joe Biden and …

Trump impeachment inquiry: Fiona Hill, David Holmes to testify
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment inquiry: Fiona Hill, David Holmes to testify

Al Jazeera  

Members of the United States House Intelligence Committee will question an official from the US embassy in Ukraine on Thursday as they seek to learn more about a phone call in which he says he overheard President Donald Trump ask about the status of an “investigation” into a political rival. The public impeachment hearing marks the last scheduled day of …

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Gordon Sondland ties US president to Ukraine pressure campaign; EU envoy kept Pompeo informed
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Gordon Sondland ties US president to Ukraine pressure campaign; EU envoy kept Pompeo informed

Firstpost  

Gordon Sondland, the diplomat at the center of the House impeachment inquiry, kept Secretary of State Mike Pompeo apprised of key developments in the campaign to pressure Ukraine’s leader into public commitments that would satisfy President Donald Trump, two people briefed on the matter said. Washington: Gordon Sondland, the diplomat at the center of the House impeachment inquiry, kept Secretary …

Trump impeachment: Republican witness says Biden corruption claims 'not credible'
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment: Republican witness says Biden corruption claims 'not credible'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “As I said, I don’t find it plausible …

Trump impeachment: Officials who heard Ukraine 'bribery call' first hand found it 'inappropriate' and 'unusual'
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment: Officials who heard Ukraine 'bribery call' first hand found it 'inappropriate' and 'unusual'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’s controversial phone call with the leader of Ukraine …

Trump and bribery claim: Does the shoe fit? (opinion)
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump and bribery claim: Does the shoe fit? (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Richard Ben-Veniste was a member of the 9/11 Commission and a former federal prosecutor and assistant Watergate prosecutor; Kelly B. Kramer is a defense attorney who has represented members of Congress, ranking executive branch officials, and lobbyists in significant public corruption scandals over the past 20 years. … It sounds horrible to me.” The public record suggests President …

READ: State Department Official David Holmes' Impeachment Inquiry Testimony
5 years, 1 month ago

READ: State Department Official David Holmes' Impeachment Inquiry Testimony

NPR  

READ: State Department Official David Holmes' Impeachment Inquiry Testimony Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP On Monday evening, House committees released the transcript of a State Department official who testified in the impeachment inquiry Nov. 15 that he overheard the president tell the U.S. envoy to the European Union that he was seeking political investigations …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s attack on diplomat, impeachment myths
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s attack on diplomat, impeachment myths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Truth was lost in the first round of historic impeachment hearings as President Donald Trump launched a tweet attack on a senior U.S. diplomat that distorted reality and Republicans cried foul, claiming improper stifling of questioning that wasn’t so. ___ WITNESS QUESTIONING REP. DEVIN NUNES, addressing House intelligence chairman Adam Schiff: “You’re gagging the young lady from New …

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Nancy Pelosi claims US president committed 'bribery' with Ukraine to investigate ex-VP Joe Biden
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Nancy Pelosi claims US president committed 'bribery' with Ukraine to investigate ex-VP Joe Biden

Firstpost  

The evidence against Donald Trump, Pelosi told reporters, makes the wrongdoing by former president Richard Nixon, who resigned in disgrace in 1974 when it became clear he would be impeached, ’look almost small’ by comparison. Washington : US President Donald Trump bribed Ukraine by withholding aid until Kiev committed to investigating his political rival, the top congressional Democrat said Thursday …

Donald Trump impeachment hearing: Two top US diplomats deliver testimonies with new revelations as pressure builds on president
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump impeachment hearing: Two top US diplomats deliver testimonies with new revelations as pressure builds on president

Firstpost  

Two top US diplomats delivered gripping testimony Wednesday about Donald Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival Joe Biden Washington: Two top US diplomats delivered gripping testimony Wednesday about Donald Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival Joe Biden, as the impeachment inquiry into the president shifted into a new phase of …

Ukraine’s young corruption fighters struggle against elites — and Donald Trump
5 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine’s young corruption fighters struggle against elites — and Donald Trump

LA Times  

From her second-story walk-up office in Kyiv’s old Perchersk neighborhood, Daria Kaleniuk has been fighting the fire-breathing dragons of Ukrainian corruption — oligarchs and politicians and judges on the take. According to testimony before the House impeachment inquiry by Kurt Volker, the former U.S. special representative to Ukraine, Trump once said of Ukrainians, “They are all corrupt, they are all …

Trump news: President asked about Ukraine 'investigations', impeachment hearings told as Democrats reject effort to force whistleblower testimony
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump news: President asked about Ukraine 'investigations', impeachment hearings told as Democrats reject effort to force whistleblower testimony

The Independent  

✕ Close William Taylor: withholding aid to Ukraine 'crazy' Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The …

Donald Trump impeachment hearing hears Ukraine aid was necessary not to appear 'weak' in face of Russia
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump impeachment hearing hears Ukraine aid was necessary not to appear 'weak' in face of Russia

ABC  

A senior United States national security official told an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump that the military aid withheld from Ukraine was necessary for the country to appear strong while negotiating a peace deal with Russia. Key points: Defence official Laura Cooper told the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump that the aid to Ukraine was necessary She …

Don't Get Confused By The Ukraine Scandal: Here Are The Key Facts
5 years, 1 month ago

Don't Get Confused By The Ukraine Scandal: Here Are The Key Facts

Huff Post  

It seems like the Ukraine scandal keeps getting more and more complicated. Making the entire scandal seem messy and complicated is exactly what Trump and his allies are aiming to do in advance of this week’s first House hearings in the impeachment investigation. According to a White House-released transcript, Trump said he wanted Ukraine to investigate two matters: first, whether …

The Latest: Witness describe Trump dealing with Ukraine
5 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: Witness describe Trump dealing with Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry : 8:45 p.m. Key White House officials told impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump’s deal with Ukraine was a straight-out trade: If Ukraine’s new leader wanted an Oval Office welcome he would have to open a public probe into Joe Biden and his son. Lt. Col. Alexander …

Trump impeachment inquiry: What 2,677 pages of testimony reveal about Trump’s Ukraine scandal
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump impeachment inquiry: What 2,677 pages of testimony reveal about Trump’s Ukraine scandal

CNN  

CNN — To President Donald Trump, the whole flap with Ukraine is over a “perfect” phone call. Hill, who was the former top White House Russia adviser, and the National Security Council’s Ukraine expert, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, testified that the Ukrainians were told on July 10 that the White House meeting with Trump they were seeking was conditioned on …

The Ukraine Depositions Have Destroyed Trump’s “Corruption” Defense
55 years ago

The Ukraine Depositions Have Destroyed Trump’s “Corruption” Defense

Slate  

According to Republican senators, President Donald Trump had a very good reason to press Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and other Democrats. Sondland, during his Oct. 17 deposition, was asked whether he knew of “any aid being withheld to the other 28 countries in your portfolio under President Trump in 2018 or 2019.” He said he didn’t. …

Seth Meyers Nails Donald Trump's Hypocrisy About Ukraine Whistleblower
5 years, 2 months ago

Seth Meyers Nails Donald Trump's Hypocrisy About Ukraine Whistleblower

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Seth Meyers reminded viewers on Wednesday how President Donald Trump hasn’t always been so set against people submitting written answers as part of investigations. The “Late Night” host broke down the latest developments in the impeachment inquiry into Trump, prompted by a whistleblower’s revelation that the president pressured the Ukrainian leader to dig up dirt on potential …

Bill Taylor: Top US diplomat says Giuliani pushed Ukraine to ‘intervene’ in US politics in impeachment transcript
5 years, 2 months ago

Bill Taylor: Top US diplomat says Giuliani pushed Ukraine to ‘intervene’ in US politics in impeachment transcript

CNN  

CNN — The top US diplomat in Ukraine told House impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani was pressing Ukraine “to intervene in US domestic policy or politics” by launching investigations into Trump’s political rivals, according to a transcript of Bill Taylor’s deposition released Wednesday. Taylor also testified that it was his “clear understanding” US security aid …

Trump's obsession with Ukraine has deep roots: Is it all a cover-up for his 2016 crimes?
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump's obsession with Ukraine has deep roots: Is it all a cover-up for his 2016 crimes?

Salon  

During the 2016 campaign candidate Donald Trump was always a bit odd about Russia. We now know that the entire top tier of Trump's campaign was eager to accept "dirt" from Russia on his Democratic opponent in June of 2016. It's now been reported that Ukraine has been on Trump's mind since at least June of 2016, when news reports …

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