Trump Ukraine Tag

House Approves Trump Impeachment Inquiry Rules Mostly Along Party Lines

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 31, 2019 37 Comments

The U.S. House of Representatives approved impeachment inquiry rules against President Donald Trump this morning. The resolution passed 232-196, mostly along party lines. Democratic Reps. Colin Peterson (MN) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ), who represent swing-districts, voted against the resolution. New Independent Rep. Justin Amash (MI) voted for it.

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U.S. Ambassador to E.U. ‘Does Not Recall’ a Conversation to Cutoff Aid to Ukraine

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 24, 2019 15 Comments

Acting US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor told Congress that US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland knew President Donald Trump threatened to cutoff aid to Ukraine if the government did not investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. Taylor also claimed Sondland passed the threat to the Ukrainian government. However, Sondland's attorney Robert Luskin said his client does not recall any conversation about cutting off Ukraine.

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State Department Official Raised Concerns About Hunter Biden in Ukraine

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 18, 2019 5 Comments

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent told Congress on Tuesday that in 2015 he raised concerns about Hunter Biden sitting Burisma Holding's board. He feared Hunter working for the company "would complicate efforts by U.S. diplomats to convey to Ukrainian officials the importance of avoiding conflicts of interest." The office of then-Vice President Joe Biden brushed him off.

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Rick Perry to Resign as Energy Secretary

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 17, 2019 7 Comments

Thursday, Energy Secretary Rick Perry informed Trump he would soon resign from his post, reports Bloomberg.

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Pelosi Delays Impeachment Inquiry Authorization Vote, Claims ‘All Roads Seem to Lead to Putin’ With Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 16, 2019 36 Comments

The far-left played Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. HARD. She announced today she will not bring an impeachment vote to the House floor. As she stumbled in her explanation, she threw out, "All roads seem to lead to Putin with the president." Um, the impeachment inquiry is in regard to Ukraine, ma'am. You know, Russia's foe.

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Schiff Changes Course: ‘We Don’t Need the Whistleblower’ to Testify Before Congress

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 14, 2019 52 Comments

Is anyone surprised House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff changed his mind about the whistleblower testifying before Congress? I'm not and not only due to the phone call transcript between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Report: Ukraine Whistleblower Worked With Biden When He was Vice President

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 11, 2019 28 Comments

The Washington Examiner has learned from intelligence officers and former White House officials the identity of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who worked with the Ukraine whistleblower. Former Vice President Joe Biden.

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Evidence Emerges That the Hunter Biden Investigation May Have Been Re-Opened Prior to Trump’s Phone Call

Posted by New Neo on October 10, 2019 7 Comments

John Solomon has reported on what could be an important story connected with Ukraine and the Biden investigation. It sheds new light on the timeline:

A newly unearthed document shows that Ukrainian officials had opened a new probe into the firm linked to Hunter Biden months before President Trump's phone call with that country's leader, Fox News contributor John Solomon reported late Tuesday.

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Ukraine President Zelensky: ‘No Blackmail’ in Phone Conversation With Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 10, 2019 17 Comments

The crux of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump keeps falling apart. Once again, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that Trump did not blackmail or threaten to withhold aid from Ukraine if he did not investigate former Vice President Joe Biden.

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Reports: Ukraine Whistleblower had a “Professional Relationship” With 2020 Democratic Candidate

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 09, 2019 17 Comments

The Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson discovered the whistleblower behind the phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky worked for a 2020 Democratic candidate. Atkinson wrote the whistleblower "showed 'some indicia of an arguable political bias...in favor of a rival political candidate.'"

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Trump Administration Orders EU Ambassador Not to Testify in Impeachment Probe

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 08, 2019 34 Comments

President Donald Trump's administration demanded US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland not to testify on Tuesday morning in the House's impeachment inquiry. Sondland's attorney Robert Luskin said the order came from the State Department.

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Will Mitt Romney Become a 2020 Primary Challenger to Trump?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 08, 2019 41 Comments

Political pundits are trying to divine the true meaning behind the recent social media clashes between President Donald Trump and Utah Senator Mitt Romney.

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Chuck Todd Goes Nuts When Sen. Ron Johnson Criticizes Media Ukraine Bias

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 07, 2019 62 Comments

Fireworks exploded on Meet the Press on Sunday between host Chuck Todd and Sen. Rob Johnson (R-WI). Johnson appeared on the show to discuss comments he made on Friday regarding President Donald Trump and Ukraine. Johnson took the interview in a different direction, which led Todd to blow his lid.

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Democrats Constructing Impeachment Star Chamber of Whistleblowers and Leakers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 06, 2019 40 Comments

Circulating claims of Trump-Russian collusion prior to the 2016 election didn't work. Using foreign-supplied fake intelligence, from a British spy who utilized Russian sources, to obtain surveillance of the Trump campaign and transition team didn't work.

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McConnell Anti-Impeachment Campaign Ad: “Nancy Pelosi’s in the clutches of a left wing mob”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 05, 2019 17 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been vocal about his disdain for Democrats and their "impeachment obsession" and their seemingly endless "impeachment parade."

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First Ukraine Whistleblower falling apart, so media inventing a Second Whistleblower

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 04, 2019 76 Comments

The New York Times is continuing the tradition of the Russia collusion media frenzy, where every few days a new media "bombshell" was launched, only to be revealed as a dud. By the time the bombshell was debunked, a new media bombshell was launched, hence a new news cycle. It was the permanent crisis news cycle:

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Report: “Whistle-blower” Failed to Disclose Contact with Rep. Schiff’s Staff or Intel Committee Staff

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 04, 2019 25 Comments

According to Fox News' Catherine Herridge, the IC Inspector General told lawmakers that the so-called "whistle-blower" did not disclose prior contact with Rep. Schiff's staff or Congressional Committee staff.

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Report: Congressional Testimony of US Ukrainian Envoy Contradicts Democrat Narrative

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on October 04, 2019 19 Comments

Friday, The Federalist reportedly obtained Congressional testimony by former special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker. Ambassador Volker testified before the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Committee on Oversight Thursday.

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