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Trump May Not Like What Key Ambassador Has to Say

Key Figure's Ukraine Testimony
Won't Please Trump

the rundown

Oct 17, 2019 10:30 AM CDT

Key Figure's Ukraine Testimony Won't Please Trump

Gordon Sondland says president ordered him to work with Giuliani on Ukraine

(Newser) - A key figure in President Trump's impeachment controversy is testifying Thursday on Capitol Hill, but Trump probably won't like what Gordon Sondland has to say. Sondland is the American ambassador to the EU, but he was among the handful of diplomats involved in the White House's outreach...

4th Man Arrested in Probe of Giuliani Associates

All 4 Men in Probe of Giuliani
Associates Are in Custody

Oct 16, 2019 11:48 AM CDT

All 4 Men in Probe of Giuliani Associates Are in Custody

They are expected to appear in federal court Thursday

(Newser) - The fourth and final man wanted in a campaign finance case involving Rudy Giuliani associates has been arrested. David Correia, the Florida man who was named in a grand jury indictment along with three other men on campaign finance violation charges, was taken into federal custody Wednesday at New York...

Giuliani: 'I Know Exactly
Where the Money Came From'

the rundown

Oct 15, 2019 2:10 PM CDT

Giuliani: 'I Know Exactly Where the Money Came From'

He defends $500K contract with company founded by Lev Parnas, now indicted

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani may be a metaphorical "hand grenade"—as former White House official John Bolton thinks —but he is a handsomely paid hand grenade for sure. Reuters reports that Giuliani collected $500,000 last year for work with a company co-founded by a Ukrainian-American associate, Lev Parnas....

Report: Bolton Called
Giuliani a 'Hand Grenade'

Oct 15, 2019 7:02 AM CDT

Report: Bolton Called Giuliani a 'Hand Grenade'

Aide Fiona Hill testifies on Ukraine frictions

(Newser) - President Trump's former top Russian adviser testified before House impeachment investigators Monday—and sources tell the New York Times that she had a lot to say about Rudy Giuliani, Ukraine, and John Bolton. The insiders say former National Security Council adviser Fiona Hill told lawmakers that in July, Bolton,...

Giuliani: 'Yes, I Am Still His Attorney'

Giuliani: I'm Still
Trump's Attorney.
Trump: 'Well, I
Don't Know'

Oct 12, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Giuliani: I'm Still Trump's Attorney. Trump: 'Well, I Don't Know'

Amid the confusion, source says Giuliani is indeed still Trump's lawyer but won't handle Ukraine issues

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani remains in the hot seat over his dealings in Ukraine for President Trump, with a reported federal investigation into his lobbying and his role in undermining the ex-American ambassador to Ukraine . Now, President Trump is not only saying he doesn't know the two Giuliani associates who were...

Ex-Ambassador
to Ukraine Speaks Out

the rundown

Oct 11, 2019 1:14 PM CDT

Ex-Ambassador to Ukraine Speaks Out

Marie Yovanovitch says Trump pressured State Department to remove her over 'false claims'

(Newser) - The former American ambassador to Ukraine says President Trump himself pressured the State Department to remove her from that post over "false claims," reports NBC News . Marie Yovanovitch was testifying behind closed doors Friday to House impeachment investigators, but her opening remarks were made available to multiple outlets....

Trump Says He 'Didn't
Know' Giuliani Associates

THE RUNDOWN

Oct 11, 2019 7:18 AM CDT

Trump Says He 'Didn't Know' Giuliani Associates

'Now it's possible I have a picture with them because I have a picture with everybody'

(Newser) - President Trump says he doesn't know two Rudy Giuliani associates arrested for campaign finance violations —although photos posted on social media show that he has definitely met Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas. The Florida businessmen also posted a picture of themselves having breakfast with Donald Trump Jr. last...

They Helped Giuliani in Ukraine.
Now They're in Handcuffs

Oct 10, 2019 11:05 AM CDT

They Helped Giuliani in Ukraine. Now They're in Handcuffs

Lev Parnas, Igor Fruman arrested on campaign finance violations

(Newser) - Two Florida businessmen tied to President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have been arrested on campaign finance violations resulting from a $325,000 donation to a political action committee supporting Trump's reelection. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman—both involved in the push to get Ukraine to investigate Joe...

Report: Tillerson Rejected
Trump Request as Illegal

Oct 10, 2019 9:25 AM CDT

Report: Tillerson Rejected Trump Request as Illegal

Bloomberg: Then-secretary of state declined to have DOJ drop a case against Giuliani client

(Newser) - Bloomberg is out with a report that it says is in sync with President Trump's test-the-boundaries style of governing. In 2017, Trump asked then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to get the Justice Department to drop a case against an Iranian-Turkish man who just happened to be a client...

Texts Show
Pressure Put
on Ukraine to
Launch Probe

THE RUNDOWN

Oct 4, 2019 9:30 AM CDT

Texts Show Pressure Put on Ukraine to Launch Probe

House Democrats released a series of text messages provided by Kurt Volker

(Newser) - Text messages provided to the House Intelligence Committee by former US Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker were released by Democrats late Thursday night—and NBC News sees them as "explicitly linking" a potential White House meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with a Ukraine probe...

Giuliani Subpoenaed
in Ukraine Probe

Sep 30, 2019 3:26 PM CDT

Giuliani Subpoenaed in Ukraine Probe

House Democrats want information from him and 3 of his associates

(Newser) - House Democrats have subpoenaed President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to his interactions with Ukrainian officials, the AP reports. The House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs, and Oversight and Reform panels announced the subpoena Monday as they examine Trump's efforts to have Ukraine investigate political rival Joe...

Biden Campaign
to Networks: Stop
Booking Giuliani

Sep 30, 2019 3:24 AM CDT

Biden Campaign to Networks: Stop Booking Giuliani

He has 'demonstrated that he will knowingly and willingly lie'

(Newser) - Joe Biden's campaign has asked TV networks to stop allowing President Trump's attorney to "introduce increasingly unhinged, unfounded, and desperate lies into the national conversation." In a letter to the heads of networks including ABC, NBC, CNN, CBS, and Fox seen by Politico , Biden campaign officials...

The Whistleblower Has
Struck a Deal: Schiff

sunday talk shows

Sep 29, 2019 11:45 AM CDT

The Whistleblower Has Struck a Deal: Schiff

Rudy Giuliani also appeared on 'This Week'

(Newser) - Rep. Adam Schiff made it official Sunday, saying the whistleblower behind the explosive Ukraine complaint that triggered an impeachment inquiry has agreed to testify before Congress. Appearing on ABC News' This Week, the House Intelligence Committee chairman said it will happen "very soon" once precautions are established to protect...

Trump's Envoy to Ukraine Quits
Amid Whistleblower Hubbub

Sep 28, 2019 5:30 AM CDT

Trump's Envoy to Ukraine Quits Amid Whistleblower Hubbub

Kurt Volker steps down after Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says they were in frequent contact

(Newser) - Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to NATO caught in the middle of a whistleblower complaint over President Trump's dealings with Ukraine, resigned Friday from his post as special envoy to the Eastern European nation, according to a US official. The official said Volker told Secretary of State Mike...

Trump Unloads
on Whistleblower

the rundown

Sep 26, 2019 1:55 PM CDT

Trump Unloads on Whistleblower

Person is 'almost a spy' and 'you know what we used to do in the old days,' says president

(Newser) - It's another day of non-stop developments on the impeachment front—including the release of the whistleblower report and the testimony of the director of national intelligence—and President Trump made some related headlines of his own. Speaking at a breakfast Thursday morning, the president likened the still-unidentified person who...

Here's What Trump Said
to Ukraine's President

the rundown

Sep 25, 2019 10:28 AM CDT

Here's What Trump Said to Ukraine's President

White House has released a 5-page memo summarizing the call

(Newser) - The White House on Wednesday released a five-page memo summarizing the July 25 call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The AP shies away from using the word "transcript," and the Washington Post explains that what was released "is a memorandum of a telephone conversation...

Report: Officials Didn't Want
Trump to Call Ukraine Leader

Sep 25, 2019 4:44 AM CDT

Report: Officials Didn't Want Trump to Call Ukraine Leader

They were worried about Giuliani's 'shadow agenda'

(Newser) - National security officials didn't want President Trump to make the call to Ukraine's president that led to a whistleblower complaint and the opening of an impeachment investigation , sources tell the Washington Post. The insiders say officials, alarmed by Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani's pursuit of what the Post...

Bill Weld Has Jarring
Idea for Trump Punishment

the rundown

Sep 23, 2019 12:16 PM CDT

Bill Weld Has Jarring Idea for Trump Punishment

'The penalty for treason under the US code is death,' says 2020 GOP challenger

(Newser) - President Trump's Democratic critics are calling for impeachment over the Ukraine controversy , but a Republican critic just outdid them by a mile. Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, who is challenging Trump for the GOP nomination, weighed in on the subject during the Morning Joe program and raised the idea...

This Might Be the Reason
for the Whistleblower Flap

the rundown

Sep 20, 2019 3:15 PM CDT

This Might Be the Reason for the Whistleblower Flap

'Wall Street Journal': Trump repeatedly pressed Ukraine leader to investigate Biden

(Newser) - President Trump again addressed the whistleblower controversy on Friday and dismissed it as a "partisan hack job." In comments to reporters and on Twitter , the president repeated a theme: All of his conversations with foreign leaders have been appropriate, and an unidentified whistleblower from the intelligence community who...

Report: Ukraine at Crux of
Whistleblower Complaint

THE RUNDOWN

Sep 20, 2019 6:20 AM CDT

Report: Ukraine at Crux of Whistleblower Complaint

Giuliani denies, then admits asking country to investigate Joe Biden

(Newser) - More details on the whistleblower complaint from an intelligence official about President Trump are beginning to emerge—and they include a possible connection to the 2020 election. Sources tell the Washington Post that the complaint centers on Ukraine and may involve a call to the country's president that House...