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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
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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 ...
Read More »Toronto meeting was part of Ukraine pressure campaign by Trump team: U.S. diplomat
The testimony of U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor as part of congressional inquiries into whether President Donald Trump committed an impeachable offence included a teasing detail about a meeting in Canada. CBC | World News
Read More »Ex-ambassador gives ‘disturbing’ testimony on Trump’s Ukraine dealings, lawmakers say
William Taylor, the ex-ambassador who has sharply questioned Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine, provided lawmakers with a detailed and “disturbing” account of his recollection of events at the centre of the Democrats’ impeachment probe on Tuesday, as the president used rhetoric to decry the probe that uncomfortably evoked racial tensions from America’s past. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump wanted Ukraine dealings to go through Giuliani, ambassador to testify
The U.S. ambassador to the EU on Thursday planned to tell House impeachment investigators that he was disappointed Donald Trump directed him to work with the U.S. president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy, and he believes it’s wrong to invite a foreign government to conduct investigations for the purpose of influencing American elections. CBC | World News
Read More »Democrats hearing from just-resigned aide to Pompeo as Ukraine questioning continues
The House impeachment inquiry is exposing new details about unease in the State Department and White House about President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine and those of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and House Democrats on Wednesday were meeting with a former top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. CBC | World News
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