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 that Congress had allocated to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. Trump asked Ukraine's president to conduct an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, a potential rival for the 2020 election. One outstanding question about the story is whether Trump's order to hold funds appropriated by Congress might have violated a law that prohibits a president from doing that.

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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 …

'What do you think?' Trump asked Putin if he should arm Ukraine: former officials
3 months ago

'What do you think?' Trump asked Putin if he should arm Ukraine: former officials

Raw Story  

According to a report from the New York Times, Donald Trump's hostility toward Ukraine originated during a meeting in 2017 with Russian President Vladimir Putin where the recently elected former president asked the Russian strongman for advice. The report notes that Trump's meeting with Putin in Hamburg led to former Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson hustling out of the …

Biden administration sends Congress long-awaited Ukraine strategy report
4 months ago

Biden administration sends Congress long-awaited Ukraine strategy report

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has sent Congress a classified report on its strategy for the war in Ukraine, three sources said on Monday, months after a June deadline mandated in a multibillion-dollar spending bill lawmakers passed in April. After months of delay, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed a $95 billion supplemental spending bill in April that included $61 …

DOJ Warned Republicans About Publicizing Unverified Report From FBI Informant
10 months, 2 weeks ago

DOJ Warned Republicans About Publicizing Unverified Report From FBI Informant

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Justice Department told Republicans last year that it would be a mistake to publicize raw paperwork reflecting an informant’s tip to the FBI. As Republicans put it in a document outlining the basis for their impeachment inquiry last fall, the form alleged “that President Biden directly participated in a bribery scheme involving Burisma.” Then, …

'We're in a quandary': Mitch McConnell reportedly blames Trump for failing Ukraine bill
11 months, 2 weeks ago

'We're in a quandary': Mitch McConnell reportedly blames Trump for failing Ukraine bill

Raw Story  

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is signaling serious doubts about the ability to move the Senate's combined Ukraine aid and border reform package, which has been in talks for weeks between GOP leadership and the White House but has no concrete text as of now — and a big part of the reason appears to be former President Donald Trump. …

Watch: Biden urges Congress to approve more funding for Ukraine
1 year, 1 month ago

Watch: Biden urges Congress to approve more funding for 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 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 Watch as Joe Biden delivers a speech urging Congress to …

Ukraine’s war effort could sputter out, as US, EU delay funds
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine’s war effort could sputter out, as US, EU delay funds

Al Jazeera  

A top White House official warns that Washington is ‘out of money’ for Ukraine as winds also appear to be changing in Europe. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressed three wishes last month: he sought $61.4bn in funding from Washington for Ukraine’s war effort next year, $20.5bn from the European Union, and an EU invitation to start membership talks. On the same …

White House says US funding for Ukraine set to run out by end of the year
1 year, 1 month ago

White House says US funding for Ukraine set to run out by end of the year

Firstpost  

The director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young conveyed in a letter to the House Speaker that time was rapidly running out to support Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion The White House budget chief issued a warning to the US Congress on Monday, emphasising the critical need for fresh funds for Ukraine by the end of …

The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine
1 year, 3 months ago

The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on money to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down resupplying some troops, according to a letter sent to congressional leaders. Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord told House and Senate leaders there is $1.6 billion left of the $25.9 billion …

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 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 …

Facebook and Twitter limit the spread of Hunter Biden Ukraine story
4 years, 2 months ago

Facebook and Twitter limit the spread of Hunter Biden Ukraine story

The Independent  

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Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel
4 years, 4 months ago

Russia worked to help Trump in 2016 election: Senate panel

Al Jazeera  

The US Senate called the report the ‘most comprehensive description’ of Russian efforts and the ‘threat they posed’. The United States Senate intelligence committee concluded that the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to meddle in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump as the Republican-led panel on Tuesday released its fifth and final report in its investigation into …

Trial shows Trump is guilty as charged (opinion)
4 years, 11 months ago

Trial shows Trump is guilty as charged (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael Zeldin, a CNN legal analyst, served as deputy independent counsel, and later as independent counsel, in the investigation into allegations that the administration of George H. W. Bush violated the privacy rights of candidate Bill Clinton in the 1992 presidential campaign. I believe that the House managers effectively made the case that President Trump improperly demanded the …

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, …

Donald Trump's impeachment trial opens as new Ukraine revelations emerge; US senators vow 'impartial justice'
4 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump's impeachment trial opens as new Ukraine revelations emerge; US senators vow 'impartial justice'

Firstpost  

The US Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a quiet ceremony Thursday, senators standing at their desks to swear an oath of ‘impartial justice’ as jurors, House prosecutors formally reciting the charges and Chief Justice John Roberts presiding Washington: The US Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a quiet ceremony Thursday — …

Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid
4 years, 11 months ago

Watchdog: White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, an action at the center of President Donald Trump’s impeachment, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday. The Government Accountability Office said in a report that the Office of Management and Budget broke the law in holding up the aid, which Congress passed less than a year …

US watchdog says White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid, faithful execution doesn't permit president to substitute own policy priorities
4 years, 11 months ago

US watchdog says White House violated law in freezing Ukraine aid, faithful execution doesn't permit president to substitute own policy priorities

Firstpost  

The White House violated federal law in withholding Ukraine aid, an action at the centre of US president Donald Trump’s impeachment, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday Washington: The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, an action at the centre of US president Donald Trump’s impeachment, a federal watchdog agency said Thursday. The independent agency, …

Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes

NPR  

Trump Broke The Law In Freezing Ukraine Funds, Watchdog Report Concludes Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images Updated at 6:20 p.m. ET A federal watchdog concluded that President Trump broke the law when he froze assistance funds for Ukraine last year, according to a report unveiled on Thursday. Sponsor Message The Office of Management and …

Behind the Ukraine aid freeze: Eighty-four days of conflict and confusion in the Donald Trump administration
5 years ago

Behind the Ukraine aid freeze: Eighty-four days of conflict and confusion in the Donald Trump administration

Firstpost  

Those carrying out Donald Trump’s orders on the Ukraine aid were for the most part operating in different lanes from those seeking the investigations, including Rudy Giuliani and a number of senior diplomats, including Gordon D Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, and Kurt D Volker, the State Department’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Washington: Deep into a …

Trump missed call on Ukraine aid to play golf on day whistleblower complaint was filed: report
5 years ago

Trump missed call on Ukraine aid to play golf on day whistleblower complaint was filed: report

Salon  

President Donald Trump missed a conference call with top officials about his order to freeze military aid to Ukraine to play golf with professional player John Daly on the same day that the whistleblower complaint which triggered his impeachment was filed. Trump aide Robert Blair warned acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to “expect Congress to become unhinged” …

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 poised to become third U.S. president to be impeached
5 years ago

Donald Trump poised to become third U.S. president to be impeached

The Hindu  

Republican Donald Trump is likely this week to become the third U.S. president to be impeached when the Democratic-led House of Representatives votes on charges stemming from his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden. Mr. Trump faces one charge of abusing his power by asking Ukraine to investigate Mr. Biden, a leading Democratic contender to oppose …

Despite Republican claims, Ukraine still has not received all of the aid blocked by Trump: report
5 years ago

Despite Republican claims, Ukraine still has not received all of the aid blocked by Trump: report

Salon  

Ukraine has reportedly still not received a portion of the military aid blocked by the Trump administration and continues to seek a White House meeting with the president, despite claims otherwise. And Ukraine is still seeking a White House meeting for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters Friday. Republicans have also claimed that Ukraine …

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 …

House impeachment report looks at abuse, bribery, corruption
5 years, 1 month ago

House impeachment report looks at abuse, bribery, corruption

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Previewing potential articles of impeachment, the House Democrats on Saturday issued a lengthy report drawing on history and the Founding Fathers to lay out the legal argument over the case against President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. Instead, the report refutes Trump’s criticism of the impeachment proceedings, arguing that the Constitution created impeachment as a “safety valve” so …

‘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. …

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 …

House GOP Rebuts Democrats' Impeachment Efforts: No 'Bribery, Extortion' Proven
5 years, 1 month ago

House GOP Rebuts Democrats' Impeachment Efforts: No 'Bribery, Extortion' Proven

NPR  

House GOP Rebuts Democrats' Impeachment Efforts: No 'Bribery, Extortion' Proven Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Andrew Harnik/AP House Republicans are pushing back against the impeachment investigation into President Trump, writing in a 123-page report that Democrats have not proven "evidence of bribery, extortion, or any high crime or misdemeanor." "The Democrats are trying to impeach a duly elected …

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 …

Mark Sandy transcript: Budget official testimony undermines impeachment defense on freezing Ukraine aid
5 years, 1 month ago

Mark Sandy transcript: Budget official testimony undermines impeachment defense on freezing Ukraine aid

CNN  

CNN — A career budget official undercut one of the White House’s arguments for freezing $400 million in security aid to Ukraine, according to a newly released transcript. Prior to that, Sandy testified, the White House rationale for the hold “was an open question over the course of late July and pretty much all of August, as I recall.” Sandy’s …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Officials testify that president's requests on Ukraine call were inappropriate
5 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump impeachment inquiry: Officials testify that president's requests on Ukraine call were inappropriate

Firstpost  

Two White House national security officials testified before the House’s impeachment inquiry on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s request to Ukraine’s president to investigate Democratic rivals was inappropriate, and one of them said it validated his “worst fear” that American policy toward that country would veer off course Washington: Two White House national security officials testified before the House’s impeachment …

$35 million in Pentagon aid hasn’t reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances
5 years, 1 month ago

$35 million in Pentagon aid hasn’t reached Ukraine, despite White House assurances

LA Times  

More than $35 million of the roughly $400 million in aid to Ukraine that President Trump delayed, sparking the impeachment inquiry, has not been released to the country, according to a Pentagon spending document obtained by the Los Angeles Times. Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. Carla Gleason confirmed that $36 million had yet to be provided to Ukraine but declined to …

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 …

Trump's lawyer accuses Joe Biden of BRIBERY for his own Ukraine dealings
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump's lawyer accuses Joe Biden of BRIBERY for his own Ukraine dealings

Daily Mail  

Rudy Giuliani made new accusations Sunday that Joe Biden has committed bribery in his own dealings with Ukraine. President Donald Trump 's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has said that Joe Biden committed bribery in his own dealings with Ukraine Trump's defenders have frequently pointed to a January 2018 video in which Biden seems to brag about threatening to withhold military …

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 …

Two New Testimonies Put Sondland At Center Of Trump Ukraine Block
5 years, 1 month ago

Two New Testimonies Put Sondland At Center Of Trump Ukraine Block

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 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 needed military aid. While some, including Trump himself, have begun to question Sondland’s knowledge of events, Morrison said the ambassador “related to me …

OMB Staffer Could Shed Light On Impeachment Inquiry Enigmas
5 years, 1 month ago

OMB Staffer Could Shed Light On Impeachment Inquiry Enigmas

NPR  

OMB Staffer Could Shed Light On Impeachment Inquiry Enigmas Enlarge this image toggle caption Joshua Roberts/Reuters Joshua Roberts/Reuters The question of exactly why the Trump administration held up close to $400 million in security assistance to Ukraine came up many times during the first two days of public hearings in the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry. By withholding the Ukraine …

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