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Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure
A close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is claiming Trump was directly involved in the effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. Lev Parnas says he delivered an ultimatum in May, at Giuliani’s behest, to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials would attend his […]
Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure
A close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is claiming Trump was directly involved in the effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden. Lev Parnas says he delivered an ultimatum in May, at Giuliani’s behest, to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials would attend his […]
Analysis: Pelosi’s delay tests public opinion on impeachment
Democrats know they don’t have the votes to convict President Donald Trump when the Senate convenes as the Court of Impeachment. So they are pursuing the case in the court of public opinion. It became a defining moment, one that stunned Washington, when Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to immediately transmit the charges to the Senate […]
Analysis: Pelosi’s delay tests public opinion on impeachment
Democrats know they don’t have the votes to convict President Donald Trump when the Senate convenes as the Court of Impeachment. So they are pursuing the case in the court of public opinion. It became a defining moment, one that stunned Washington, when Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to immediately transmit the charges to the Senate […]
A ‘refreshed’ memory: Key takeaways from Ukraine testimony
In transcripts of closed-door interviews released by impeachment investigators, two State Department officials recount what they remember — and what they didn’t know at the time — about President Donald Trump’s demands that Ukraine conduct politically motivated investigations. Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, and Kurt Volker, a former Ukrainian envoy, des[...]
A ‘refreshed’ memory: Key takeaways from Ukraine testimony
In transcripts of closed-door interviews released by impeachment investigators, two State Department officials recount what they remember — and what they didn’t know at the time — about President Donald Trump’s demands that Ukraine conduct politically motivated investigations. Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, and Kurt Volker, a former Ukrainian envoy, des[...]
Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy
President Donald Trump is confronting the limits of his main impeachment defense. As the probe hits the one-month mark, Trump and his aides have largely ignored the details of the Ukraine allegations against him. Instead, they’re loudly objecting to the House Democrats’ investigation process, using that as justification for ordering administration officials not to cooperate […]
Trump confronts limits of his impeachment defense strategy
President Donald Trump is confronting the limits of his main impeachment defense. As the probe hits the one-month mark, Trump and his aides have largely ignored the details of the Ukraine allegations against him. Instead, they’re loudly objecting to the House Democrats’ investigation process, using that as justification for ordering administration officials not to cooperate […]
Key takeaways from ambassador’s testimony on Ukraine
Maybe it was a quid pro quo after all. A top U.S. diplomat told House impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid to Ukraine unless the country’s president went public with a promise to investigate Democrats. William Taylor’s 15-page opening statement — delivered Tuesday as part of a closed-door deposition — is […]
Key takeaways from ambassador’s testimony on Ukraine
Maybe it was a quid pro quo after all. A top U.S. diplomat told House impeachment investigators that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid to Ukraine unless the country’s president went public with a promise to investigate Democrats. William Taylor’s 15-page opening statement — delivered Tuesday as part of a closed-door deposition — is […]
Trump viewed Ukraine as adversary, not ally, witnesses say
Behind closed doors, President Donald Trump has made his views on Ukraine clear: “They tried to take me down.” The president, according to people familiar with testimony in the House impeachment investigation, sees the Eastern European ally, not Russia, as responsible for the interference in the 2016 election that was investigated by special counsel Robert […]
Trump viewed Ukraine as adversary, not ally, witnesses say
Behind closed doors, President Donald Trump has made his views on Ukraine clear: “They tried to take me down.” The president, according to people familiar with testimony in the House impeachment investigation, sees the Eastern European ally, not Russia, as responsible for the interference in the 2016 election that was investigated by special counsel Robert […]
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