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A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. The public portion of the probe continues next week. CBC | World News
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Highlights from Marie Yovanovitch’s public testimony on Trump and Ukraine
Marie Yovanovitch testified on Capitol Hill on Friday, where the ex-ambassador to Ukraine described what it was like to be disparaged by the U.S. president, as well as the stakes for American support in Ukraine. Republicans questioned her relevance as a witness to the probe the Democrats are leading. CBC | World News
Read More »Day 2 of Trump impeachment probe underway, ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testify
The U.S. House opened a second day of Trump impeachment hearings Friday in Washington, D.C., and a key witness is expected to testify: Marie Yovanovitch, ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was targeted by the president’s allies in a “smear” campaign now central to the inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump pressed ambassador on status of Ukraine investigations, according to new testimony
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, has testified that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about “the investigations” he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump pressed ambassador on status of Ukraine investigations, according to new testimony
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, has testified that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about “the investigations” he wanted Ukraine to pursue that are central to the impeachment inquiry. CBC | World News
Read More »White House’s Mick Mulvaney claims ‘absolute immunity’ from testifying on Ukraine
Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and another White House official on Friday failed to appear at the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, as the administration continued to blockade investigators. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump wanted to hear ‘investigations, Biden and Clinton’ on Ukraine call, diplomat says
There were three words U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to hear from Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky: “Investigations, Biden and Clinton.” That’s according to a transcript, released Thursday, of an impeachment inquiry interview with career State Department official George Kent. CBC | World News
Read More »Mueller documents show Manafort pushed Ukraine hack theory
During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers, Manafort’s deputy told investigators during the special counsel’s Russia probe. CBC | World News
Read More »GOP Lawmakers Are Reportedly Fighting For The Release Of Ukraine Whistleblower’s Identity
While President Donald Trump wages a defensive battle against a House Democrat-led impeachment investigation into his dealings with Ukraine, the president’s top allies in the halls of Congress are reportedly quietly making a push to reveal the anonymous whistleblower’s identity. According to The Hill, Republicans argue that knowing the identity of the individual who essentially sparked the impeachment inquiry launched ...
Read More »Former Defense Secretary: It Is ‘Clear’ Donald Trump Attempted To ‘Extort’ Or ‘Bribe’ Ukraine President
In an interview with CNN, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen said that President Donald Trump‘s actions toward Ukraine constitute an impeachable offense, Newsweek reports. Cohen, who was a representative in the United States Congress during the Watergate scandal and later went on to serve in Bill Clinton’s cabinet, drew a parallel between Trump and Richard Nixon, suggesting that the ...
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