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Trump Impeachment Witness Gordon Sondland Sues Mike Pompeo, U.S. for $1.8 Million
Gordon Sondland sued Mike Pompeo and the U.S. for $1.8 million in reimbursement for legal fees incurred during Trump’s first impeachment probe.
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Schumer Wants to Protect Whistleblowers Amid Trump Payback
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the nation’s 74 inspectors general to ensure government whistleblowers are protected.
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After Acquittal, Trump Ousts Officials Who Testified on Impeachment
Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump ousted two government officials who had delivered damaging testimony against him during his impeachment hearings. The president took retribution just two days after his acquittal by the Senate. First came news Friday that Trump had ousted Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the decorated soldier and national security aide…
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Trump Impeachment Hearings Highlight Immigrants' Stories
One came from northeast England. Another came from the former Soviet Union. A third was born in Canada to parents who’d fled the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. Several witnesses who testified in the House impeachment inquiry this week chose to highlight their immigrant backgrounds, sharing their families’ stories in highly personal opening statements. They drew a connection to how...
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WATCH: David Holmes Describes Call Between Trump, Sondland
David Holmes, a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, described a phone conversation he overheard between Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Donald Trump in which the two men discussed Ukraine and the Bidens.
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WATCH: David Holmes Describes Call Between Trump, Sondland
David Holmes, a political counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, described a phone conversation he overheard between Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Donald Trump in which the two men discussed Ukraine and the Bidens.
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Fiona Hill Says Vindman Is ‘Excellent' on Ukraine Issues
During her congressional testimony, former White House adviser Fiona Hill refuted claims that she had expressed concerns over the professional judgment of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in the impeachment hearings. Vindman’s reputation and insight into the Ukraine investigations had come under question during testimony from fellow National Security Council staffer Tim Morrison on Tuesday.
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Fiona Hill Comments on Political Families' Conflicts of Interest
When questioned about the potential for conflict of interest with children of government officials, former White House adviser Fiona Hill stated that “any family member of any member of the U.S. government, Congress or the Senate is open to all kinds of questions about optics.”
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‘Tonight': Sondland Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scandal
In his monologue, Jimmy Fallon talks about Gordon Sondland’s bombshell testimony implicating a slew of Trump officials in the Ukraine scandal.
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‘Tonight': Sondland Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scandal
In his monologue, Jimmy Fallon talks about Gordon Sondland’s bombshell testimony implicating a slew of Trump officials in the Ukraine scandal.
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Impeachment Hearing: Hill Says Sondland Was on ‘Domestic Political Errand' for Trump
A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s top European envoy was sent on a “domestic political errand” seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testimony that dismantled a main line of the president’s defense in the impeachment inquiry. In a riveting appearance on Capitol Hill, Fiona Hill also implored Republican lawmakers — and implicitly Trump himself — to...
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Key Moments From Impeachment Hearings With Gordon Sondland, Laura Cooper
Here are the key moments from Wednesday’s public impeachment hearings, which included testimony from Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the European Union; Laura Cooper, assistant deputy secretary of defense; and David Hale, undersecretary of state for political affairs.
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Rep. Maloney Slams Sondland for Testimony Changes
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D- N.Y., criticized Ambassador Gordon Sondland for having “a whole bunch of stuff you don’t recall” after a tense exchange over whether President Donald Trump would benefit from an investigation into the Bidens.
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Rep. Maloney Slams Sondland for Testimony Changes
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D- N.Y., criticized Ambassador Gordon Sondland for having “a whole bunch of stuff you don’t recall” after a tense exchange over whether President Donald Trump would benefit from an investigation into the Bidens.
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‘I Don't Know Him Very Well': Trump Responds to Sondland Testimony
President Donald Trump responded to Ambassador Gordon Sondland’s testimony during the second week of impeachment hearings, telling reporters he doesn’t “know him very well,” and claiming that Sondland was a late supporter of his.
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Fact Check: Trump Tries to Distance Himself From Sondland
President Donald Trump sought to defend against accusations that he pushed Ukraine’s president for a political “favor” by making a dubious claim that he had little involvement with the U.S. ambassador testifying in House impeachment hearings. Trump distanced himself Wednesday from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who had direct conversations with the president and other top...
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WATCH: Gordon Sondland's Opening Statement From Impeachment Hearing
Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the EU, offers up his opening statement during morning impeachment hearings on Nov. 20, 2019.
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WATCH: Gordon Sondland's Opening Statement From Impeachment Hearing
Gordon Sondland, ambassador to the EU, offers up his opening statement during morning impeachment hearings on Nov. 20, 2019.
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Takeaways From Impeachment Hearing With Gordon Sondland
Gordon Sondland, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the European Union, was the most anticipated witness in the House impeachment inquiry and his testimony Wednesday showed why. He made repeated references to a quid pro quo involving Ukraine and invoked the names of senior Trump administration officials who, he said, knew what was going on. He also confirmed the existence of...
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Watch, Read Gordon Sondland's Opening Statement at Public Impeachment Hearing
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union who took on a central role in events related to President Donald Trump’s request that Ukraine’s new president investigate a political rival, is testifying before House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry on Wednesday. Sondland’s prepared statement said “at all times, I was acting in good faith. As a presidential appointee, I followed the...