To understand Ukraine’s role in the impeachment crisis, you have to go back to 2014. That’s when Ukrainians ousted their corrupt, Russian-backed president, Viktor Yanukovych. […]
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Trump And Ukraine: How Did We Get Here? | On Assignment with Richard Engel | MSNBC
Whether President Trump was making aid to Ukraine contingent on a political favor is the question now driving the impeachment inquiry. Was he, as Rep. […]
Continue readingPresident Donald Trump & Ukraine: Quid Pro Quo? | On Assignment with Richard Engel | MSNBC
“Diplomacy is always about quid pro quos,” says Michael McFaul, a former US ambassador to Russia. But he alleges that whereas President Obama’s diplomatic negotiations […]
Continue readingConspiracy Theory At The Heart Of The Impeachment Inquiry | On Assignment with Richard Engel | MSNBC
Rudy Giuliani alleges that Joe Biden pushed to fire Ukraine's prosecutor general to protect his son Hunter, who sat on the board of a company […]
Continue readingFor Biden, An Appearance Of Conflict In Ukraine | On Assignment with Richard Engel | MSNBC
In 2014, Joe Biden became the Obama administration’s point man on Ukraine, tasked with cleaning up its corrupt politics. Shortly thereafter his son Hunter was […]
Continue readingPresident Donald Trump Actions Making US Less Safe, Says Napolitano | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the damage to the country's international reputation has now reached a fever pitch and she says homeland security […]
Continue readingJoe: We Will Pay For Syria Decision For Years To Come | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Retired US Navy Adm. William McRaven, a Navy SEAL who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, writes that the US is under attack […]
Continue readingJoe: Thursday One Of The Most Significant News Days | Morning Joe | MSNBC
Between Mick Mulvaney's press briefing, Trump's G-7 announcement and the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings, Thursday was a major news day all around. The panel […]
Continue readingGen. James Mattis Fires Back At Trump For ‘Overrated’ Remark | Morning Joe | MSNBC
The president this week referred to former Defense Secretary James Mattis as 'the world's most overrated general.' On Thursday evening, Mattis fired back at the […]
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