Nov 07 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Trump Foundation ordered to settle lawsuit for $2 million In our news wrap Thursday, a state judge in New York ordered President Trump to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he funneled money from his charitable foundation to his 2016 presidential campaign. The Trump Foundation denied wrongdoing… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 6:20 What diplomat George Kent said about Rudy Giuliani — and Hunter Biden In his impeachment inquiry testimony, career State Department official George Kent alleged that Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal attorney, sought to manipulate U.S. policy on Ukraine and oust former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch. Kent also said he had expressed concern over… Continue watching
Nov 07 Kent testified he was told to ‘lay low’ on Ukraine policy, transcript shows By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Eric Tucker, Associated Press George Kent, a career official at the State Department, also raised concerns about the Trump administration's recall of its Ukraine ambassador, Marie Yovanovitch. Continue reading
Nov 07 Read George Kent’s full testimony in the impeachment inquiry By Gretchen Frazee Kent, who oversees U.S. policy for several nations, told lawmakers last month that he was sidelined from handling decisions relating to Ukraine after a May meeting with Trump and other officials. Continue reading
Nov 07 John Bolton fails to appear before impeachment investigators By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Even as Bolton was a no-show, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence came to the Capitol to speak with impeachment investigators. Continue reading
Nov 07 Trump denies he wanted Attorney General William Barr to publicly clear him By Associated Press Trump tweeted just after midnight that the story, first reported by The Washington Post, "is totally untrue and just another FAKE NEWS story with anonymous sources that don't exist."… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 6:28 Why William Taylor’s testimony is central to the impeachment inquiry House committees involved in the impeachment inquiry said Wednesday that the investigation will go public next week, with senior State Department officials scheduled for open hearings beginning November 13th. Meanwhile, Amb. William Taylor's deposition transcript illuminates why U.S. military aid… Continue watching
Nov 06 Read William Taylor’s full testimony in the impeachment inquiry By Gretchen Frazee In a text message conversation released last month, Taylor wrote that withholding aid from Ukraine in exchange for help with a political campaign would be "crazy."… Continue reading
Nov 06 Impeachment investigators release transcript of William Taylor’s interview By Associated Press Democrats on Wednesday released hundreds of pages of testimony from William Taylor, a top diplomat to Ukraine who testified behind closed doors last month for more than 10 hours. Continue reading
Nov 06 WATCH: Public hearings in impeachment inquiry to begin next week Bill Taylor, the U.S. chargé d’affaires to Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent are expected to testify Wednesday, Nov. 13. Continue reading