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 York?” — hearing Friday. ___ IMPEACHMENT NUNES: “When you find yourself on the phone like the Democrats did with Russian pranksters offering you nude pictures of Trump and after you ordered your staff to follow up and get the photos, as the Democrats also did, then it might be time to ask yourself if you’ve gone out too far on a limb.” — from opening statement Friday. It was during that call that Trump pressed Zelenskiy to investigate Democrats, along with Joe and Hunter Biden, as a “favor.” ___ UKRAINE NUNES: “The Democrats cooperated in Ukrainian election meddling.. Officials showed a surprising lack of interest in the indications of Ukrainian election meddling that deeply concerned the president at whose pleasure they serve.” — hearing Wednesday. Trump himself was told by his officials that the theory was “completely debunked” long before the president pressed Ukraine to investigate it anyway, according to Tom Bossert, Trump’s first homeland security adviser.

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Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.
2 months ago

Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.

Politico  

Cheney angered Trump while serving as vice chair of the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Last year, Trump reposted a social media message from conservative talk show host Mark Levin saying Smith “must go to prison.” In August, Trump reposted a message calling “Jackal Smith … a career criminal” and saying he …

Trump And Zelenskyy Meet Amid Rising Questions Over U.S. Support For Ukraine
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump And Zelenskyy Meet Amid Rising Questions Over U.S. Support For Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. After arriving together at a conference room on Friday, Trump said “the fact that we’re even together today is a very good sign.” The meeting came at a critical time in …

Trump and Zelensky meet after Trump disparages U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump and Zelensky meet after Trump disparages U.S. support for Ukraine against Russia’s invasion

LA Times  

Former President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Trump Tower in New York on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday days after the former president and current Republican nominee condemned U.S. support for Ukraine‘s defense against Russia’s invasion. He said, ‘President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong.’ He said it loud and clear.” …

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 faces backlash from GOP senators over his CNN town hall comments
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump faces backlash from GOP senators over his CNN town hall comments

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's event with CNN on Wednesday brought out a lot of critics from the left. Asked about the former president's appearance, specifically about Trump's reluctance to say if he thought Russian President Vladimir Putin was a war criminal, Sen. Todd Young said, "I think President Trump's judgment is wrong in this case. He explained that he's concerned about Trump's …

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 …

GOP congressman faces furious backlash for ‘outright lying’ about Trump’s infamous call with Zelenskyy
2 years, 10 months ago

GOP congressman faces furious backlash for ‘outright lying’ about Trump’s infamous call with Zelenskyy

Raw Story  

House minority whip Steve Scalise got called out for lying about Donald Trump's infamous phone call to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A reporter asked Scalise whether he had changed his view on Trump's attempted extortion scheme against Zelenskyy, for which he was impeached a first time in 2019 by the House but later acquitted by a Republican-led Senate, and the …

Ukraine will not respond to Russian provocations, says president Voldymyr Zelenskiy
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine will not respond to Russian provocations, says president Voldymyr Zelenskiy

India Today  

Reports that Ukraine has been shelling regions controlled by Moscow-backed separatists and inside the Russian border are "pure lies", Ukraine's president said on Saturday, adding that his country would not respond to provocations. President Voldymyr Zelenskiy was addressing senior Western security officials at the annual Munich Security Conference amid reports of explosions inside Russian territory in Ukraine's east, and in …

Abcarian: Schiff says Trump assault on democracy is not over
3 years, 3 months ago

Abcarian: Schiff says Trump assault on democracy is not over

LA Times  

Rep. Adam B. Schiff outside Burbank City Hall. Having Schiff’s well-written record will prove indispensable as they try to, say, minimize the Jan. 6 riot as a “normal tourist visit.” In granular detail, Schiff, 61, narrates the investigations he led, first as ranking member, then as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, and later, of course, as chief prosecutor in …

Whistleblower accuses Trump appointees of downplaying Russian interference and White supremacist threat
4 years, 4 months ago

Whistleblower accuses Trump appointees of downplaying Russian interference and White supremacist threat

CNN  

Washington CNN — A whistleblower is alleging that top political appointees in the Department of Homeland Security repeatedly instructed career officials to modify intelligence assessments to suit President Donald Trump’s agenda by downplaying Russia’s efforts to interfere in the US and the threat posed by White supremacists, according to documents reviewed by CNN and a source familiar with the situation. …

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat, Senate says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign’s interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of Donald Trump had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin’s help. A Manafort lawyer, Kevin Downing, said Tuesday that information sealed at the request of …

Obamagate: How a Michael Flynn case conspiracy theory became central to Trump’s reelection campaign
4 years, 7 months ago

Obamagate: How a Michael Flynn case conspiracy theory became central to Trump’s reelection campaign

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. But in the case of Mr Flynn, Mr …

Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump Fires Inspector General Who Sounded Alarm On Ukraine Call

Huff Post  

President Donald Trump has notified the Senate Intelligence Committee that he is firing Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who was the first to alert Congress to an urgent whistleblower complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s president last year. Trump notified the Senate committee of his intention to fire Atkinson and remove him from his …

Not Guilty: US Senate acquits Donald Trump of impeachment charges
4 years, 11 months ago

Not Guilty: US Senate acquits Donald Trump of impeachment charges

India Today  

US President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the US Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House. What started as Trump's request for Ukraine to "do us a favor" spun into a far-reaching, 28,000-page …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Bolton; more claims from trial
4 years, 11 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Bolton; more claims from trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stated falsely Monday that House Democrats never called his former national security adviser to testify in their impeachment inquiry. Trump’s tweet about John Bolton came as the Senate entered the second week of the impeachment trial, where his defense team stretched the facts on Trump’s effort to get Ukraine to investigate Democrats. Here’s a look …

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 …

White House ordered Pentagon to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump's call to Zelensky, documents reveal
5 years ago

White House ordered Pentagon to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump's call to Zelensky, documents reveal

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 administration ordered the Pentagon to freeze $391m of …

Donald Trump Impeached On Charges Of Abuse Of Power, Obstruction Of Congress
5 years ago

Donald Trump Impeached On Charges Of Abuse Of Power, Obstruction Of Congress

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― For the third time in history, the House of Representatives impeached the president, placing a permanent asterisk next to the name of Donald J. Trump and setting the stage for a Senate trial on removal. House lawmakers voted Wednesday evening 230-197 in favor of impeaching Trump for abuse of power, with two Democrats — Collin …

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 …

‘All roads lead to Putin': Impeachment ties Ukraine, Russia
5 years, 1 month ago

‘All roads lead to Putin': Impeachment ties Ukraine, Russia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are bringing the impeachment focus back to Russia as they draft formal charges against President Donald Trump. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is connecting the dots — “all roads lead to Putin,” she says — and making the argument that Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine was not an isolated incident but part of a troubling bond with the …

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 …

House Republicans defend Trump’s actions in new report responding to impeachment inquiry
5 years, 1 month ago

House Republicans defend Trump’s actions in new report responding to impeachment inquiry

CNN  

CNN — Republicans have given a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine in a report published Monday that rejects the Democratic allegations that the President abused his office or committed any other impeachable offense. The Republicans argue that Trump’s concerns about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter were valid, that Trump withheld a meeting …

READ: Republican Report On The Impeachment Inquiry
5 years, 1 month ago

READ: Republican Report On The Impeachment Inquiry

NPR  

READ: Republican Report On The Impeachment Inquiry House Republicans have released their report on the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The release of the report from Republicans on the House Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees comes after more than a dozen witnesses testified both behind closed doors and in public hearings over nearly two months. Republicans have argued that …

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House released nearly $400 million in military aid to Kyiv, officials say, shedding new light on events that triggered the impeachment inquiry. The revelation comes just days before the House Judiciary Committee takes over the impeachment probe, scheduling a hearing for …

Trump Denies Directing Rudy Giuliani To Conduct Ukraine Shadow Diplomacy
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump Denies Directing Rudy Giuliani To Conduct Ukraine Shadow Diplomacy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump denied Tuesday that he sent his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine in order to pressure the country’s government to conduct investigations into his political rivals, which is at the center of the House’s impeachment investigation into the president. pic.twitter.com/6JaP9oOLMI — TheBeat w/Ari Melber November 26, 2019 The statement contradicts public claims from Giuliani …

Former White House aide Hill is no-nonsense Russia analyst
5 years, 1 month ago

Former White House aide Hill is no-nonsense Russia analyst

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — They heard the measured testimony of career diplomats and the mind-boggling account of a first-time ambassador who declared he was in charge of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy. In closed-door testimony last month, Hill testified that she spent an “inordinate amount of time” at the White House trying to coordinate with Sondland, whose donation to Trump’s inauguration preceded …

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 …

Trump’s ex-aide asks Republicans to stop promoting ‘falsehood’
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s ex-aide asks Republicans to stop promoting ‘falsehood’

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser Fiona Hill urged lawmakers in the House of Representatives impeachment inquiry on Thursday not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election. The inquiry is focused on Mr. Trump’s June 25 telephone request that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate former Vice-President Joe Biden, a leading contender …

Diplomat David Holmes Outlines Corruption, Hypocrisy Of Trump’s Ukraine Shakedown
5 years, 1 month ago

Diplomat David Holmes Outlines Corruption, Hypocrisy Of Trump’s Ukraine Shakedown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The career foreign service official who overheard President Donald Trump speaking with his donor-turned-ambassador about investigations that would benefit Trump’s political campaign said Thursday that the Trump administration’s effort to pull the Ukrainian government into American politics made United States government officials look like hypocrites. David Holmes, testifying before the House Intelligence Committee, pointed out …

Official: Ukraine asked about aid on day of Trump call
5 years, 1 month ago

Official: Ukraine asked about aid on day of Trump call

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a blow to GOP defenses of President Donald Trump, a Defense Department official said Wednesday the Ukrainian government asked “what was going on” with U.S. military aid as early as July 25 — the very day that Trump asked Ukraine’s president to investigate Democrats. Cooper said her staff received an email on July 25 from a Ukrainian …

The Latest: Defense official testifies on aid to Ukraine
5 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Defense official testifies on aid to Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry : 8:25 p.m. Democrats controlling the panel conducting the impeachment inquiry have killed five Republican attempts to issue subpoenas for witnesses and documents, including the anonymous intelligence community whistleblower and Hunter Biden. Ambassador Gordon Sondland has finished with almost six hours of testimony in a hearing that …

News Analysis: After Trump impeachment hearings, both sides scramble
5 years, 1 month ago

News Analysis: After Trump impeachment hearings, both sides scramble

LA Times  

After five grueling days of public testimony by a dozen witnesses, evidence appeared overwhelming in the House impeachment inquiry that President Trump directed a campaign to get Ukraine’s leader to investigate Democrats in exchange for an Oval Office meeting. Politics White House, GOP embraced ‘fictional narrative’ on Ukraine, witness warns as impeachment hearings wrap In the final day of a …

Trump team pushed Ukraine for Biden investigation: Witnesses
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump team pushed Ukraine for Biden investigation: Witnesses

Al Jazeera  

Fiona Hill and David Holmes testify in the last of this week’s scheduled hearings of the Trump impeachment inquiry. Washington, DC – Two key witnesses told the United States House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that a number of officials openly pushed Ukraine for partisan investigations with the knowledge and backing of President Donald Trump as US military aid was being …

A Diplomat With A History Of Voicing Concerns Set To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry
5 years, 1 month ago

A Diplomat With A History Of Voicing Concerns Set To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry

NPR  

A Diplomat With A History Of Voicing Concerns Set To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry Enlarge this image toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Jose Luis Magana/AP A career diplomat who overheard a U.S. ambassador's phone chat with President Trump this summer in which Trump allegedly referred to "investigations" to be carried out by Ukrainian officials is set to testify in the …

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 …

AP source: FBI has asked for interview with whistleblower
5 years, 1 month ago

AP source: FBI has asked for interview with whistleblower

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The FBI last month requested an interview with the whistleblower whose complaint fueled the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and Ukraine, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday. An agent from the FBI’s Washington field office reached out to the whistleblower’s lawyers last month to seek an interview about the substance of the complaint, according to …

Get Caught Up: Key Takeaways From Tuesday's Impeachment Hearing
5 years, 1 month ago

Get Caught Up: Key Takeaways From Tuesday's Impeachment Hearing

NPR  

Get Caught Up: Key Takeaways From Tuesday's Impeachment Hearing Enlarge this image toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Jacquelyn Martin/AP As House Ukraine hearings opened their second week Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there won't be enough votes to remove President Trump in the Senate if Democrats trigger an impeachment trial. Lt. Col. Vindman: "My worst fear" Lt. Col Alexander …

FBI seeks interview with Ukraine whistleblower: reports
5 years, 1 month ago

FBI seeks interview with Ukraine whistleblower: reports

Salon  

The FBI has reportedly asked to interview the whistleblower whose complaint to the intelligence community set off the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump, multiple news outlets reported Wednesday. The FBI request was first reported by Yahoo News, which said that some FBI officials were frustrated that the Justice Department declined to investigate "potential counterintelligence issues" raised in the whistleblower's …

Trump call with Zelenskyy was ‘improper’, ‘unusual’: WH aides
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump call with Zelenskyy was ‘improper’, ‘unusual’: WH aides

Al Jazeera  

Trump impeachment inquiry intensifies as more current and former US officials testify in second week of public hearings. Washington, DC – Two White House aides told the United States Congress’ impeachment inquiry they were concerned after listening to President Donald Trump‘s phone call on July 25 with the leader of Ukraine. Democrat Adam Schiff said, “Career professionals became concerned that …

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 …

In the House impeachment drama, Russia still plays big role
5 years, 1 month ago

In the House impeachment drama, Russia still plays big role

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there’s a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia. Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to do him a “a favor” and investigate Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings in Ukraine. A key ally on Capitol Hill, Rep. …

Ukraine leader felt pressure to investigate Biden before Trump call, sources say
5 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine leader felt pressure to investigate Biden before Trump call, sources say

LA Times  

Despite his denials, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was feeling pressure from the Trump administration to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden before the July phone call with President Trump that led to impeachment hearings. The briefings showed that U.S. officials knew early that Zelensky was feeling pressure to investigate Biden, even though the Ukrainian leader later denied it in a …

Trump goes after witness as he lambasts Pence aide who claimed call was 'unusual and inappropriate'
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump goes after witness as he lambasts Pence aide who claimed call was 'unusual and inappropriate'

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump lambasted on Sunday a Mike Pence aide who testified that the president's July 25 call with his Ukrainian counterpart was 'unusual and inappropriate.' 'Tell Jennifer Williams, whoever that is, to read BOTH transcripts of the presidential calls, & see the just released ststement from Ukraine,' the president tweeted The transcript of her testimony shows that Williams said Trump's …

Pence Aide Tells Lawmakers Trump's Ukraine Call Was 'Unusual And Inappropriate'
5 years, 1 month ago

Pence Aide Tells Lawmakers Trump's Ukraine Call Was 'Unusual And Inappropriate'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON - The phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart at the center of Congress’ impeachment investigation was “inappropriate,” an aide to Vice President Mike Pence told lawmakers, according to a transcript released on Saturday. Jennifer Williams, a foreign policy aide to Pence who was listening to the call on July 25, testified …

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