Category: fox-news/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry

Alexander Vindman compares Trump administration to ‘authoritarian regime’ in scathing op-ed

Posted on by Brie Stimson
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key impeachment witness against President Trump, wrote a scathing op-ed Saturday, calling the Trump administration reminiscent of an "authoritarian regime” on the first day of his retirement from the Army.

Alexander Vindman, Trump impeachment witness, retires from military

Posted on by Marisa Schultz
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key impeachment witness against President Trump, retired from the Army Wednesday, with his lawyer citing "a campaign of bullying, intimidation and retaliation" that limited his military career.

Bolton says impeachment failed because Dems played into Trump’s hands

Posted on by Tyler Olson
Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton said in an interview with NPR released Monday morning that Democrats' impeachment efforts failed in part because they tried to fit impeachment into their party's primary calendar.

What will 2020 elections be about? Impeachment, pandemic, George Floyd death by June leaves door wide open

Posted on by Chad Pergram
It’s only mid-June. And we don’t really know what may define the November elections.

McConnell accuses House Dems of playing ‘perpetual impeachment’ amid coronavirus

Posted on by Brooke Singman
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday accused House Democrats of playing “perpetual impeachment,” while claiming the GOP-led Senate is working to “govern the country” amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Jordan seeks State Department files on Burisma, after release of new emails

Posted on by Brooke Singman
EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday requested that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo release all documents related to the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, where Hunter Biden sat on the board, after emails indicated that the former ambassador to the country may have known more about the firm than she acknowledged during Trump impeachment proceedings.

State Department emails indicate Yovanovitch met with Burisma rep, despite testimony

Posted on by Brooke Singman
State Department emails obtained by conservative group Citizens United this week indicated that the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was involved in discussions about the natural gas firm Burisma Holdings and even a meeting with a company representative, despite testifying to Congress during the impeachment inquiry that she knew little about the firm.

Trump fires Michael Atkinson, intelligence IG who told Congress about Ukraine phone call: report

Posted on by Dom Calicchio
President Trump has reportedly fired Michael Atkinson, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community who alerted Congress to concerns about a Trump phone call with the president of Ukraine – a matter that led to the president’s impeachment last year.

Lawmakers clash over whether Trump impeachment trial distracted government’s coronavirus response

Posted on by Andrew O'Reilly
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hit back at Senate Major Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., over his claims that the Democrat-led impeachment of President Trump distracted the federal government from handling the coronavirus outbreak during the nascent days of the pandemic.

McConnell says Trump impeachment trial ‘diverted the attention’ of the government as coronavirus entered US

Posted on by Ronn Blitzer
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued Tuesday the federal government was distracted by the Democratic-led impeachment trial of President Trump when the coronavirus outbreak began.