November 27 impeachment inquiry news
5 years, 1 month ago

November 27 impeachment inquiry news

CNN  

Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images News that President Trump had been briefed in late August on a whistleblower complaint alleging he pressured Ukraine to investigate his political rival, while withholding security aid to Kiev, raises new questions about conversations he had before the aid was released in September. Trump was briefed by lawyers from the White House counsel’s office about the whistleblower complaint, The New York Times reported Tuesday, and they explained they were trying to determine whether they were legally required to provide the complaint —alleging he sought help with his political campaign from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — to Congress. While it’s not clear how much detail Trump received in the briefing, the revelation further undermines Republican defenses of Trump’s actions surrounding the aid, given that his decision to release the aid roughly two weeks later occurred with his knowledge of the complaint. Andrew Bakaj, one of the whistleblower’s lawyers, told CNN today that it would be “appropriate” for White House counsel to be notified of the complaint early on, and as a result he expected that office to brief Trump on the matter since it contained allegations related to his conduct.

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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 …

Quid pro quo, domestic errands: Takeaways from impeachment
5 years, 1 month ago

Quid pro quo, domestic errands: Takeaways from impeachment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked a foreign country to investigate a political rival as he enters his reelection campaign. “I know that members of this committee have frequently framed these complicated issues in the form of a simple question: Was there a `quid pro quo?’ As I testified previously, with regard to the requested White House call and White …

How Sondland’s testimony stacks up to his past statements
5 years, 1 month ago

How Sondland’s testimony stacks up to his past statements

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For an ambassador whose credibility had been called into question by fellow witnesses, Gordon Sondland didn’t seem to make any major corrections to past statements in the House impeachment inquiry. A look at how Sondland’s public testimony Wednesday compares with previous statements he’s made: ____ ON THE QUID PRO QUO Sondland didn’t exactly deny the existence of a …

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 …

Gordon Sondland: ‘Was there quid pro quo? … The answer is yes’
5 years, 1 month ago

Gordon Sondland: ‘Was there quid pro quo? … The answer is yes’

Al Jazeera  

In bombshell testimony, Sondland says he and others worked with Giuliani on Ukraine at ‘the directions of the president’ Washington, DC – A top US diplomat told the House impeachment inquiry on Wednesday that he worked with Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, on Ukraine at the “directions of the president”, and that “a quid pro quo” with Kyiv …

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 …

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 …

'Gordon Sondland made Quid Pro Quo great again': EU envoy's testimony in impeachment probe against Donald Trump takes Twitter by storm
5 years, 1 month ago

'Gordon Sondland made Quid Pro Quo great again': EU envoy's testimony in impeachment probe against Donald Trump takes Twitter by storm

Firstpost  

‘Everyone was in the loop,’ Gordon Sondland testified in opening remarks in impeachment probe against Donald Trump, ‘It was no secret.’ United States envoy to the European Union Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators on Wednesday that he worked with Rudy Giuliani on Ukraine at the “express direction” of President Donald Trump and pushed a “quid pro quo” with Kiev …

Ukraine scandal: U.S. ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland says he followed Donald Trump’s orders
5 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine scandal: U.S. ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland says he followed Donald Trump’s orders

The Hindu  

In what is likely to be an inflection point in the public impeachment inquiry into whether U.S. President Donald Trump violated his oath of office in his dealings with Ukraine, the U.S. At the House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearing on Wednesday, Mr. Sondland also confirmed the existence of a quid pro quo, which is at the heart of the impeachment …

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 …

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: Sondland testimony could be pivotal point
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment: Sondland testimony could be pivotal point

CNN  

CNN — Gordon Sondland is entering a lions’ den. “They’re using this impeachment hoax for their own political gain to try and damage the Republican Party and damage the President, but it’s had the opposite effect.” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who is running the impeachment hearings, however argues the process has shattered the core of …

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 …

Trump impeachment inquiry: Public hearing schedule
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump impeachment inquiry: Public hearing schedule

Al Jazeera  

Public hearings are set to get under way next week. Public hearings in US House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump got under way last week, marking a new phase in the probe. The impeachment inquiry is centred on a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which the US president asked the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

A dramatic reversal splinters Trump’s impeachment defense
5 years, 2 months ago

A dramatic reversal splinters Trump’s impeachment defense

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense is being stripped away plank by plank by some of the administration officials caught up in his scheme to pressure Ukraine for political favors. The former US envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, threatened another pillar of Trump’s defense – that the July 25 call with the Ukrainian President that Trump has said …

Gordon Sondland changes testimony and admits quid pro quo with Ukraine
5 years, 2 months ago

Gordon Sondland changes testimony and admits quid pro quo with Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — In a significant reversal, a top US diplomat revised his testimony to impeachment investigators to admit a quid pro quo linking US aid to Ukraine with an investigation into President Donald Trump’s political rival. Asked if it was illegal, Sondland said: “I’m not a lawyer, but I assume so.” In his own testimony, Volker said that the Ukrainians …

Ambassador Sondland changes story, says he told Ukrainians that U.S. aid was linked to launching inquiry
5 years, 2 months ago

Ambassador Sondland changes story, says he told Ukrainians that U.S. aid was linked to launching inquiry

LA Times  

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland arrives at a closed session before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees on Oct. 17. In a three-page declaration sent to House investigators on Monday, Sondland revised his earlier deposition, saying the other witnesses had “refreshed my recollection.” Now Sondland’s version mirrors that of other witnesses who have described a quid …

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Former Russia and Europe adviser to testify before House today about call with Ukraine president
5 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Former Russia and Europe adviser to testify before House today about call with Ukraine president

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump’s top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House, a day before he’s scheduled to testify before the House impeachment investigators, a senior administration official said. Washington: President Donald Trump’s top adviser for Russian and European affairs is leaving his job at the White House, a day before he’s scheduled to …

New Trump Impeachment Witness Shakes Up White House
5 years, 2 months ago

New Trump Impeachment Witness Shakes Up White House

The Quint  

Vindman says in the prepared testimony that a senior US diplomat close to Trump, ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, was the first person he witnessed pressing Ukraine for the investigations, in a 10 July meeting with Ukraine national security official Oleksandr Danylyuk. Sondland emphasized the importance that Ukraine deliver the investigations into the 2016 election, the Bidens and …

Sondland told lawmakers that efforts by Trump to pressure Ukraine amounted to a quid pro quo: lawyer
5 years, 2 months ago

Sondland told lawmakers that efforts by Trump to pressure Ukraine amounted to a quid pro quo: lawyer

Salon  

Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told lawmakers last week that efforts by President Donald Trump to press Ukraine to probe his political rivals amounted to a quid pro quo, his lawyer revealed. Sondland asserted to investigators in the House of Representatives his belief that an agreement from Ukraine to probe Burisma Group, a gas company where former Vice …

Sondland Testified Trump Pressure On Ukraine Was Quid Pro Quo, His Lawyer Tells WSJ
5 years, 2 months ago

Sondland Testified Trump Pressure On Ukraine Was Quid Pro Quo, His Lawyer Tells WSJ

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING U.S. ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told House lawmakers last week that President Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine to open an investigation into Joe Biden’s son before a White House meeting amounted to a quid pro quo, his lawyer told The Wall Street Journal. Sondland believed Ukraine’s agreement to investigate Biden, his son and an …

Ukraine ambassador says in 'damning' testimony that he was told Trump wanted quid pro quo deal
5 years, 2 months ago

Ukraine ambassador says in 'damning' testimony that he was told Trump wanted quid pro quo deal

The Independent  

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Today’s Impeach-O-Meter: Gasp-Inducing Testimony Confirms Corrupt Quid Pro Quo for Billionth Time
5 years, 2 months ago

Today’s Impeach-O-Meter: Gasp-Inducing Testimony Confirms Corrupt Quid Pro Quo for Billionth Time

Slate  

The relaunched Impeach-O-Meter is a wildly subjective and speculative estimate of the likelihood that the House votes to impeach Trump before the end of his first term. We’ve known since the House Intelligence Committee released a batch of text messages early this month that State Department official Bill Taylor told colleagues he was concerned that the Trump administration was withholding …

Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine contradicts Trump’s claim of no quid pro quo
5 years, 2 months ago

Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine contradicts Trump’s claim of no quid pro quo

LA Times  

William Taylor, left, the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, arrives at the Capitol on Tuesday to testify. Walking lawmakers through conversations with other administration officials, Taylor described how Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who was involved in the shadow diplomacy with Ukraine, said Trump had told Sondland that he wanted President Volodymyr Zelensky to state publicly …

Envoy key to Ukraine dealings is due up in Trump impeachment inquiry
5 years, 2 months ago

Envoy key to Ukraine dealings is due up in Trump impeachment inquiry

LA Times  

The U.S. ambassador to the European Union is expected to tell House lawmakers conducting an impeachment inquiry that he was merely repeating President Trump’s reassurances when he told another envoy that there was no quid pro quo in the administration’s dealings with Ukraine. The messages show the diplomats discussing an arrangement in which Ukraine’s leader would be offered a White …

Trump's Former Russia Adviser Testifies As Part Of Impeachment Inquiry
5 years, 2 months ago

Trump's Former Russia Adviser Testifies As Part Of Impeachment Inquiry

NPR  

Trump's Former Russia Adviser Testifies As Part Of Impeachment Inquiry Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP Updated at 10:02 a.m. ET House investigators are hearing testimony Monday from Fiona Hill, the former White House adviser on Russia, who is appearing in private and faces questions as part of Democrats' impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Hill, 53, …

Trump escalates impeachment fight, barring envoy’s testimony
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump escalates impeachment fight, barring envoy’s testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Escalating his fight against Congress’ impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump flouted Democratic warnings about impeachable conduct Tuesday in blocking a U.S. diplomat from testifying about Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Rep. Adam Schiff, the House Intelligence Committee chairman, said Sondland’s no-show was “yet additional strong evidence” of obstruction of Congress by Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Sondland’s …

White House says it will not co-operate with impeachment inquiry after blocking ambassador from testifying to Congress
5 years, 3 months ago

White House says it will not co-operate with impeachment inquiry after blocking ambassador from testifying to Congress

The Independent  

Trump's ambassador to the EU, Gordon Sondland, heads to Capitol Hill to face questions about the Ukraine affair today, the second time in as many weeks that congressional lawmakers have privately interviewed an ambassador about the president's push to get Ukraine to investigate Democrat Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Until last week, Sondland was far better known …

Subpoenas issued in impeachment inquiry following blocking of ambassador deposition
5 years, 3 months ago

Subpoenas issued in impeachment inquiry following blocking of ambassador deposition

CNN  

CNN — House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Tuesday called the State Department’s blocking testimony of a key witness “strong evidence of obstruction” of Democrats’ impeachment investigation, and the move prompted House Democrats to issue a subpoena in response. Ambassador Sondland traveled to Washington from Brussels in order to prepare for his testimony and to be available to answer the …

Newly Revealed Trump Administration Texts On Ukraine Appear To Show Clear Quid Pro Quos
5 years, 3 months ago

Newly Revealed Trump Administration Texts On Ukraine Appear To Show Clear Quid Pro Quos

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Newly released text messages sent by senior Trump administration officials appear to show clear instances of the White House brazenly pressuring Ukraine for political favors in exchange for cooperation from the U.S. government. In the message, Volker said the White House would work to “nail down the date for visit to Washington” but only on the assumption …

Trump impeachment inquiry: Takeaways of diplomats’ text messages
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump impeachment inquiry: Takeaways of diplomats’ text messages

Al Jazeera  

Cache of text messages reveal new details about the US State Department effort to get Ukraine to probe the Bidens. Text messages released by House Democrats span a frenetic eight-week period from July to September, revealing new details about State Department efforts to commit Ukraine to an investigation into the 2016 presidential election and the family of Democratic rival Joe …

'Not worried about impeachment': Donald Trump on allegations of pressurising Ukranian president into investigating Joe Biden
5 years, 3 months ago

'Not worried about impeachment': Donald Trump on allegations of pressurising Ukranian president into investigating Joe Biden

Firstpost  

US media reports revealed that an intelligence community whistleblower had filed a report after becoming alarmed at Donald Trump’s alleged attempt to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call. United Nations: US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed the threat of impeachment over allegations that he tried to pressure Ukraine’s leader into investigating his 2020 election rival Joe …

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