Tag: quid pro quo

WASHINGTON (AP) — A close associate of President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer says he delivered an ultimatum in May to the incoming president of Ukraine that no senior U.S. officials would attend his inauguration and…

Last month, President Trump called his hand-picked ambassador to the European Union, “a really good man, and a great American.” By Wednesday, the president had changed his tune, saying Gordon Sondland “is not a man…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ambassador Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators today that Rudy Giuliani was pushing a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine that he had to go along with it because it’s what President Donald…

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives started the public phase of the impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Donald Trump. That marks Nov. 13 as a somber day — the fourth time in our…

WASHINGTON  ——As the impeachment inquiry against President Trump moves into a public phase this week, leading Democrats — joined by at least one GOP lawmaker ——on Sunday rejected Republican demands for public testimony by the…

The closed-door testimony by the United States’ senior diplomat in Ukraine significantly changes the discussion about whether President Trump withheld military assistance to compel a foreign government to investigate one of his political rivals. It…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Mick Mulvaney, the hits just keep on coming. First, President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff stirred up a tempest by acknowledging that the administration had held up aid to Ukraine…