READ: Taylor Reveals New Trump Phone Call On 'Investigations' In Opening Statement
5 years, 1 month ago

READ: Taylor Reveals New Trump Phone Call On 'Investigations' In Opening Statement

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READ: Taylor Reveals New Trump Phone Call On 'Investigations' In Opening Statement Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 1:06 p.m. ET William Taylor, acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, is presenting fresh information in the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, telling lawmakers that Trump had asked Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, about "the investigations" during a phone conversation that was witnessed by an aide to Taylor. The member of my staff could hear President Trump on the phone, asking Ambassador Sondland about 'the investigations,' " Taylor told lawmakers in his opening statement. Taylor had previously testified that Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, orchestrated a pressure campaign on Ukraine on the president's behalf to try to cast former Vice President Joe Biden "in a bad light."

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Trump latest news: Ex-president dismisses plan to make him House speaker amid outrage at his appeal to Putin
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump latest news: Ex-president dismisses plan to make him House speaker amid outrage at his appeal to Putin

The Independent  

✕ Close Trump calls for Putin to release dirt on the Biden family 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 …

Trump demanded press secretary do a 'dramatic reenactment of the Ukraine call' for the media
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump demanded press secretary do a 'dramatic reenactment of the Ukraine call' for the media

Raw Story  

Among the things included in former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham's new book was the note that former President Donald Trump wanted her to do a "dramatic reenactment" of his call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, said an excerpt from the Washington Post. Declassified text of Trump's Ukraine call notes Photo: Scren capture Trump frequently referred to it as …

Bolton: Trump asked me to ensure Zelenskiy, Giuliani met
4 years, 11 months ago

Bolton: Trump asked me to ensure Zelenskiy, Giuliani met

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In May 2019, President Donald Trump asked then-national security adviser John Bolton to help make sure Ukraine’s newly elected leader met with Rudy Giuliani about investigations he sought into Democrats, according to an unpublished manuscript of Bolton’s book. Bolton writes that Trump issued the directive in an Oval Office meting where Giuliani, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney …

AP source: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to probe
4 years, 11 months ago

AP source: Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he wanted to maintain a freeze on military assistance to Ukraine until it aided political investigations into his Democratic rivals, former national security adviser John Bolton recounts in a draft of his forthcoming book. The House managers called the book’s revelation “explosive” in a joint statement and said, “Senators should insist that Mr. Bolton …

Trump contradicts testimony – and himself – by claiming he never directed Giuliani on Ukraine
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump contradicts testimony – and himself – by claiming he never directed Giuliani on Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has now denied that he directed his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to go to Ukraine and seek out investigations on his behalf, contradicting his own words to the Ukrainian President in the White House-released transcript of the July 25 call. Ahead of a Tuesday night rally in Florida, Trump was asked by conservative radio host …

State Department Files Show Giuliani, Pompeo Contact Before Ukraine Ambassador's Exit
5 years, 1 month ago

State Department Files Show Giuliani, Pompeo Contact Before Ukraine Ambassador's Exit

NPR  

State Department Files Show Giuliani, Pompeo Contact Before Ukraine Ambassador's Exit Enlarge this image toggle caption Markus Schreiber/AP Markus Schreiber/AP About 100 pages of newly released State Department documents show Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani had at least two phone conversations in the weeks before a U.S. ambassador in Ukraine was removed from …

Donald Trump is digging in after two weeks of public impeachment hearings
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump is digging in after two weeks of public impeachment hearings

ABC  

With the last of the scheduled public impeachment hearings coming to a close, three things are now clear. Vice-President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Mr Sondland, US Special Rep for Ukraine ambassador Kurt Volker, acting Ukraine ambassador Bill Taylor, National Security Council Europe reps Tim Morrison and Lt Col Alexander Vindman and others are …

Trump impeachment: Witness attacks president's 'fictional narrative propagated by Russians'
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment: Witness attacks president's 'fictional narrative propagated by Russians'

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 Fiona Hill, a former top White House adviser on Russia, …

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 …

Donald Trump says he wanted 'nothing' from Ukranians as US ambassador Gordon Sondland says otherwise at impeachment hearing
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump says he wanted 'nothing' from Ukranians as US ambassador Gordon Sondland says otherwise at impeachment hearing

ABC  

President Donald Trump has reiterated that he did not place a "quid pro quo" over US military aid to Ukraine in order to secure a investigation of a political rival, following testimony from the US ambassador to the European Union that alleged the President did just that. Key points: Mr Sondland said Mr Trump forced US diplomats to work with …

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 …

Followed Trump's orders on pressuring Ukraine, says senior US diplomat
5 years, 1 month ago

Followed Trump's orders on pressuring Ukraine, says senior US diplomat

Business Standard  

Followed Trump's orders on pressuring Ukraine, says senior US diplomat The ambassador testified that he told Vice President Mike Pence in September that US security aid to Ukraine had been stalled apparently because of Trump's demand for the investigations Premium Gordon Sondland testifies before the US House Intelligence Committee as part of the impeachment inquiry Photo: Bloomberg Reuters Washington A …

Trump reacts to damning testimony by claiming he barely knows Sondland: 'He seems like a nice guy'
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump reacts to damning testimony by claiming he barely knows Sondland: 'He seems like a nice guy'

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 has responded to shocking testimony that he personally …

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 …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s dubious claim about Sondland
5 years, 1 month ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s dubious claim about Sondland

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to defend against accusations that he pushed Ukraine’s president for a political “favor” by making a dubious claim that he had little involvement with the U.S. ambassador who testified in House impeachment hearings. Trump distanced himself Wednesday from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who had direct conversations with the president …

Gordon Sondland Directly Implicates Trump, Top Aides In Ukraine Shakedown
5 years, 1 month ago

Gordon Sondland Directly Implicates Trump, Top Aides In Ukraine Shakedown

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― In devastating testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, the hotel executive President Donald Trump appointed as an ambassador after he donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration said that Trump gave him “express direction” to work with Rudy Giuliani, who was pressuring Ukraine to announce an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son. He said …

Sondland Says Top Trump Officials Knew Of Push For Ukraine Investigations
5 years, 1 month ago

Sondland Says Top Trump Officials Knew Of Push For Ukraine Investigations

NPR  

Sondland Says Top Trump Officials Knew Of Push For Ukraine Investigations Enlarge this image toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Win McNamee/Getty Images Get Caught Up Ambassador Gordon Sondland has finished testifying, and the hearings have continued with Defense Department official Laura Cooper and State Department official David Hale. In his opening statement, Sondland says Rudy Giuliani's requests for Ukraine to …

Sondland says he ‘followed the president’s orders’ on Ukraine
5 years, 1 month ago

Sondland says he ‘followed the president’s orders’ on Ukraine

LA Times  

Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testifies in a daylong hearing Wednesday of the House Intelligence Committee, which is conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. Gordon Sondland, the most significant witness yet in the House impeachment inquiry, insisted Wednesday that he and other senior administration officials had “followed the president’s orders” in pushing Ukraine to investigate President …

Sondland says ‘It was no secret’ that quid pro quo came at ‘express direction of the President’
5 years, 1 month ago

Sondland says ‘It was no secret’ that quid pro quo came at ‘express direction of the President’

CNN  

CNN — US Ambassador Gordon Sondland testified Wednesday there was a quid pro quo for Ukraine to announce investigations into President Donald Trump’s political opponents that came from the President’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani at the “express direction of the President.” What’s more, Sondland provided House impeachment investigators with emails and texts showing it wasn’t just him and Giuliani pushing …

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 …

Impeachment Witnesses Shed Light On Giuliani's Role In Ukraine
5 years, 1 month ago

Impeachment Witnesses Shed Light On Giuliani's Role In Ukraine

NPR  

Impeachment Witnesses Shed Light On Giuliani's Role In Ukraine Enlarge this image toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Susan Walsh/AP Get Caught Up Congress heard from four witnesses in open impeachment hearings today. Here's what you need to know: Lawmakers questioned Kurt Volker, a former State Department envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former National Security Council aide, National Security Council …

Gordon Sondland Returns To Impeachment Inquiry As A Key Witness With An Updated Story
5 years, 1 month ago

Gordon Sondland Returns To Impeachment Inquiry As A Key Witness With An Updated Story

NPR  

Gordon Sondland Returns To Impeachment Inquiry As A Key Witness With An Updated Story Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, who has emerged as the impeachment inquiry's most pivotal witness, is set to make a much-anticipated appearance before House investigators on Wednesday. It's this assignment that …

Is Gordon Sondland credible enough to be a good impeachment witness for either side?
5 years, 1 month ago

Is Gordon Sondland credible enough to be a good impeachment witness for either side?

LA Times  

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, center, arrives for a joint interview with House committees investigating President Trump’s conduct toward Ukraine on Capitol Hill on Oct. 17. But Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, has already had to change the story he presented to impeachment investigators – the result of reading other witnesses’ opening statements that he said …

Calling the witnesses ‘never Trumpers’ won’t get Trump off the hook (opinion)
5 years, 1 month ago

Calling the witnesses ‘never Trumpers’ won’t get Trump off the hook (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Samantha Vinograd is a CNN national security analyst. Former National Security Council Senior Director for Europe and Russia Fiona Hill and NSC Director for European Affairs Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman were hand-picked by the President’s personnel team to serve in Trump’s White House. Hill’s private deposition documents the efforts she took to report these concerns and others, including …

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

READ: State Department Official David Holmes' Impeachment Inquiry Testimony

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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 …

Source says Republican lawmakers ‘shaken’ by US official in Kiev’s testimony
5 years, 1 month ago

Source says Republican lawmakers ‘shaken’ by US official in Kiev’s testimony

CNN  

CNN — Several Republican lawmakers were more “shaken” than they publicly let on by the testimony of a US official in Kiev who overheard a phone conversation between the US ambassador to the European Union and President Donald Trump, a top GOP congressional source told CNN. David Holmes – who will testify publicly as part of the House impeachment inquiry …

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 …

Aide recounts actions tying Trump to delay in Ukraine funds
5 years, 1 month ago

Aide recounts actions tying Trump to delay in Ukraine funds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian official. Morrison’s testimony ties Trump more closely to the central charge from Democrats pursuing impeachment: that Trump held up U.S. military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations into Democrats and Biden’s family. While some, including Trump himself, …

Testimony Ties Trump Closer To Pressure On Ukraine
5 years, 1 month ago

Testimony Ties Trump Closer To Pressure On Ukraine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s emissary to the European Union, had a message when he met with a top Ukrainian official. Morrison’s testimony ties Trump more closely to the central charge from Democrats pursuing impeachment: that Trump held up U.S. military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations into Democrats and Biden’s family. Morrison said …

Transcripts released during Donald Trump's impeachment hearing show Ambassador Gordon Sondland's played key role in president's efforts to push Ukraine to conduct political probes
5 years, 1 month ago

Transcripts released during Donald Trump's impeachment hearing show Ambassador Gordon Sondland's played key role in president's efforts to push Ukraine to conduct political probes

Firstpost  

Transcripts released Saturday in the impeachment inquiry show Ambassador Gordon Sondland playing a central role in President Donald Trump’s effort to push Ukraine to conduct political investigations Washington: Transcripts released Saturday in the impeachment inquiry show Ambassador Gordon Sondland playing a central role in President Donald Trump’s effort to push Ukraine to conduct political investigations as a condition for receiving …

Gordon Sondland kept Trump administration officials briefed on Ukraine dealings, Wall Street Journal reports
5 years, 1 month ago

Gordon Sondland kept Trump administration officials briefed on Ukraine dealings, Wall Street Journal reports

CNN  

Washington CNN — The US Ambassador to the European Union kept several Trump administration officials briefed on his attempts to get Ukraine to launch investigations later discussed in Trump’s July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, emails reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP The emails reviewed by the Journal show Gordon Sondland – who testified …

The Latest: Diplomat describes Trump ‘investigations’ call
5 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Diplomat describes Trump ‘investigations’ call

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the deposition of State Department official David Holmes : 6:30 p.m. President Donald Trump was talking so loudly that Ambassador Gordon Sondland had to hold the phone from his ear, which allowed others at a restaurant in Kyiv to overhear a conversation about “investigations” that’s now part of the impeachment inquiry. The impeachment inquiry centers …

Ousted ambassador says she felt intimidated by Trump attacks
5 years, 1 month ago

Ousted ambassador says she felt intimidated by Trump attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In chilling detail, ousted U.S. Ambassador to the Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch described to Trump impeachment investigators Friday how she felt threatened upon learning that President Donald Trump had promised Ukraine’s leader she was “going to go through some things.” Trump was unwilling to stay silent during Yovanovitch’s testimony, focusing even greater national attention on the House hearing by …

Trump was told Ukraine president would do ‘anything you ask him to’, diplomat claims
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump was told Ukraine president would do ‘anything you ask him to’, diplomat claims

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. According to David Holmes' recently released statement to Congress, he also overheard Ambassador Gordon …

Ambassador Yovanovitch: Trump Comments In July Call Felt Like A 'Threat'
5 years, 1 month ago

Ambassador Yovanovitch: Trump Comments In July Call Felt Like A 'Threat'

NPR  

Ambassador Yovanovitch: Trump Comments In July Call Felt Like A 'Threat' Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Updated at 4:30 p.m. "It's very intimidating," she said, although Yovanovitch said she couldn't address what Trump's intentions might have been. She also was asked what she made of the account released by the White House in which …

State Department Aide Confirms He Overheard Trump On Call Discussing Investigation
5 years, 1 month ago

State Department Aide Confirms He Overheard Trump On Call Discussing Investigation

NPR  

State Department Aide Confirms He Overheard Trump On Call Discussing Investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Updated 9:07 a.m. Holmes, according to Taylor, could hear Trump on the phone asking Sondland "about the investigations," and Sondland told the president the Ukrainians "were ready to move forward." Sponsor Message In his …

Trump blasts ambassador as she testifies, prompting intimidation warning from Schiff
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump blasts ambassador as she testifies, prompting intimidation warning from Schiff

LA Times  

Even as ousted U.S. She said she understood the president’s right to replace an ambassador at any time but said, “I do wonder why it’s necessary to smear my reputation falsely.” Yovanovitch also warned that openly criticizing U.S. officials working in foreign countries undercuts the nation’s interests and may encourage foreign leaders to attempt to sideline American diplomats who are …

Trump releases rough transcript of April call with Ukraine’s president
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump releases rough transcript of April call with Ukraine’s president

LA Times  

President Trump on Friday released the summary transcript of his April congratulatory call with Ukraine’s president-elect, the latest salvo in the White House effort to blunt Democratic allegations that Trump abused his power by pressuring a foreign leader to get involved in U.S. politics. While the first readout of the call said Trump had expressed his commitment to help Ukraine …

2nd U.S. Official Heard Trump Call With Sondland
5 years, 1 month ago

2nd U.S. Official Heard Trump Call With Sondland

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A second U.S. Embassy staffer in Kyiv overheard a cellphone call between President Donald Trump and his ambassador to the European Union discussing a need for Ukrainian officials to pursue “investigations,” The Associated Press has learned. Taylor said one of his staffers overhead the call while Sondland was in a Kyiv restaurant the day after …

Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment inquiry goes public
5 years, 1 month ago

Battle lines harden as Trump impeachment inquiry goes public

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — With historic impeachment hearings underway, Democrats and Republicans are hardening their arguments over the actions of President Donald Trump as they set out to win over a deeply polarized American public. A different conversation sparked the impeachment investigation, Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, heard by several government officials and detailed in a partial …

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 …

Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs
5 years, 1 month ago

Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — On Day One of extraordinary public impeachment hearings, the top American diplomat in Ukraine revealed new evidence that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about political “investigations” that he later demanded from Ukraine in exchange for military aid. “Our answer to these questions will affect not only the future of this presidency but the future of the presidency …

Donald Trump's impeachment hearing went public for the first time. Here are the key takeaways
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump's impeachment hearing went public for the first time. Here are the key takeaways

ABC  

The impeachment investigation that has loomed over Donald Trump's presidency has finally gone public. This needs a two-thirds majority If you want to dig deeper, we've broken it down here There's another phone call Mr Taylor testified that members of his staff overheard a phone call between Mr Trump and the US Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland. "Ambassador …

7 Moments That Stood Out From The 1st Day Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings
5 years, 1 month ago

7 Moments That Stood Out From The 1st Day Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings

NPR  

7 Moments That Stood Out From The 1st Day Of The Trump Impeachment Hearings Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Two witnesses seen as crucial to the case against President Trump in the impeachment inquiry testified Wednesday. A new detail from a new witness emerges Taylor revealed that in the past week, a member of his staff …

Takeaways so far from House public impeachment hearings
5 years, 1 month ago

Takeaways so far from House public impeachment hearings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The start of public impeachment hearings unfolding in Congress marks the first time the American public can watch and listen to the witnesses whose testimony is at the center of the Democrats’ investigation. “Ambassador Sondland responded that President Trump cares more about the investigations of Biden, which Giuliani was pressing for,” Taylor said in his opening statement. On …

In Impeachment Hearing, Taylor Says Trump Asked About Ukraine 'Investigations'
5 years, 1 month ago

In Impeachment Hearing, Taylor Says Trump Asked About Ukraine 'Investigations'

NPR  

In Impeachment Hearing, Taylor Says Trump Asked About Ukraine 'Investigations' Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images Alex Brandon/Pool/Getty Images Updated at 5:21 p.m. ET A State Department staffer overheard President Trump asking a top diplomat about "investigations" he wanted Ukraine to pursue that he believed might help him in the 2020 election, another senior diplomat told Congress. Kent …

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 inside story of the phone call that could see Trump impeached
5 years, 1 month ago

The inside story of the phone call that could see Trump impeached

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. In his zeal to win Zelensky’s compliance, the president ousted the US ambassador to …

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