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Gordon Sondland deposition: Ambassador breaks with Trump testifying that the President directed diplomats to work with Giuliani on Ukraine
Sondland’s revealing testimony is a clear break with Trump over Giuliani — he said he was “disappointed” that Trump wouldn’t commit to a meeting sought by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky until they spoke with Giuliani, who was pursuing an investigation into Biden, a potential political rival in Trump’s reelection campaign. And the ambassador’s testimony showcases …
Who is Marie Yovanovitch, diplomat testifying on Ukraine and Trump? | World news
By the time it was clear in November 2016 that Donald Trump had become the 45th president of the United States, it was already morning in Ukraine. A stunned hush fell on America House in Kyiv, a cultural centre where the US embassy was throwing a breakfast election party. Trump was an unknown quantity to …
Democrats to subpoena ambassador blocked from testifying by Trump – live | US news
The scramble and fallout from the call, described by six people familiar with it, parallels and expands upon details described in the whistleblower complaint. The anxiety and internal concern reflect a phone conversation that deeply troubled national security professionals, even as Trump now insists there was nothing wrong with how he conducted himself. And it …
Former US attorney: Trump administration drawing line in sand by blocking ambassador from testifying in impeachment inquiry
Former U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis told “America’s Newsroom” on Tuesday that the Trump administration is “drawing a line in the sand” by blocking the U.S. ambassador to the European Union from testifying in a House impeachment deposition on the Ukraine controversy. “They’re arguing to the American people that process matters; procedure matters,” Lewis said. Trump dismissed the deposition …
White House moves to bar counselor Kellyanne Conway from testifying to Congress about alleged violations of Hatch Act
John Wagner National reporter leading The Post’s breaking political news team June 24 at 3:51 PM The White House will block counselor Kellyanne Conway from testifying before a House panel about allegations by a government watchdog that she violated the Hatch Act, increasing the likelihood of another subpoena battle between the two branches of government. …