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Politics Nov 21
Witness denounces ‘fictional’ Ukraine election interference“I would ask that you please not promote politically driven falsehoods that so clearly advance Russian interests,” White House Russia analyst Fiona Hill is expected to say in an impeachment hearing.
Politics Nov 20
Sondland says he worked with Giuliani at Trump’s ‘express direction’He says that he and his colleagues did not want to involve the president's personal attorney in diplomacy efforts with Ukraine, but they were told to by the president.
Politics Nov 20
How Sondland’s testimony has differed from other impeachment witnessesGordon Sondland will almost certainly be pressed on inconsistencies when he testifies before impeachment investigators.
Politics Nov 20
Sondland, a central witness in Trump impeachment inquiry, testifiesGordon Sondland, a wealthy hotelier Trump tapped as his ambassador to the European Union, is more directly entangled than any witness yet in the Republican president’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden and Democrats in the…
Politics Nov 12
Stone sought to ‘debrief’ Kushner on DNC email hack, Rick Gates testifiesRick Gates, who was Donald Trump's deputy campaign chairman, received a text message from Roger Stone on June 15, 2016, asking for Kushner's contact information, so Stone could "debrief" Kushner on developments about the hacked emails.
Politics Nov 12
Mulvaney will no longer join lawsuit in impeachment probeIt's the latest reversal in position by Mick Mulvaney, who last week asked to join the lawsuit of another Trump adviser before changing his mind Monday and saying that he intended to bring his own case.
Politics Nov 11
Mulvaney to file his own impeachment lawsuit, lawyers sayWhite House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney plans to file his own lawsuit over testimony in the House impeachment inquiry, withdrawing his bid to join a separate case filed last month by a former Trump adviser, his attorneys said…
Politics Nov 08
Democrats release Hill and Vindman impeachment transcriptsImpeachment investigators released the testimony of Fiona Hill, a former White House Russia adviser, and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, an Army officer assigned to the National Security Council. Both testified about their concerns as Trump pushed Ukraine for investigations of…
Politics Nov 07
Kent testified he was told to ‘lay low’ on Ukraine policy, transcript showsGeorge Kent, a career official at the State Department, also raised concerns about the Trump administration's recall of its Ukraine ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch.
Politics Oct 30
Bolton called to testify in House impeachment inquiryInvestigators want to hear from Bolton, the hawkish former adviser who was openly troubled by President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine. He has since left the administration.
