Diplomat Who Allegedly Overheard Trump-Sondland Call Will Testify
Earlier today, Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, dropped a bombshell during the first day of the House’s impeachment hearings. Taylor testified that one of his staffers overheard a phone call between President Donald Trump and US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, in which Trump asked Sondland about the politically motivated investigations…
Trump, “Too Busy” to Watch the Impeachment Hearing, Is Tweeting Up a Storm
Wang Ying/Xinhua/Zuma President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he was “too busy” to watch the impeachment hearing threatening his presidency. His Twitter account suggests otherwise. “I did not watch it,” Trump said during a press appearance with the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyig Erdoğan. “I’m too busy to watch it. It’s a witch hunt.…
In Opening Statement, George Kent Says Giuliani Sabotaged US-Ukraine Policy
Alex Brandon/AP George Kent, the top State Department official in charge of Ukraine relations, said in his testimony at Wednesday morning’s impeachment hearing that Rudy Giuliani hijacked US foreign policy toward Ukraine in an effort to generate politically motivated investigations that would benefit his client, President Donald Trump. And he said that Giuliani and his…
Bombshell Testimony: Trump Asked Sondland About Ukrainian “Investigations”
President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Evan Vucci/AP During his opening testimony on the first day of the House impeachment hearings, Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, dropped a bombshell: A member of his staff had overheard a phone call between President Trump and US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland…
The Democrats’ Impeachment Strategy Is Simple—and Risky
Susan Walsh/AP Less is more. That’s the mantra for the House Democrats, as they take their impeachment inquiry into a new phase: public hearings. For weeks, the House committees leading this effort—the intelligence, foreign affairs, and oversight committees—have narrowly focused on one matter: the Trump-Ukraine scandal and the tale of Donald Trump apparently abusing the…
The GOP Released Its Own Witness List for Impeachment Inquiries—and It’s All About Biden and Clinton
AP Photo/Alex Brandon House Republicans released a wish list Saturday morning of witnesses they’d like to see testify when Congress holds its first public hearings on President Donald Trump’s “perfect” call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky next week. Not surprisingly, most of them have nothing to do with the impropriety of the call itself. House…