Impeachment inquiry

Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend., Ind., and Democratic presidential candidate, sat down with Scott Simon for NPR's Off Script interview series.

Pete Buttigieg Says Donald Trump Is 'Least Qualified Of All' Candidates In 2020 Race

3:59pm November 07, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

The mayor of South Bend, Ind., sat down for NPR's Off Script interview series with presidential candidates. Buttigieg says "being newer on the scene" is a boost to his candidacy.

Acting Ukraine Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry last month.

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Ambassador: Giuliani, Acting In Trump's Interest, Tried To Cast Biden In 'Bad Light'

3:47pm November 06, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

In the new public phase of the impeachment inquiry, William Taylor's is the fifth transcript of testimony released. Democratic lawmakers called his closed-door deposition a game-changer.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified Oct. 11 as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump. The full transcript of her testimony was released Monday.

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Ex-Ambassador To Ukraine Says She Was Told To 'Watch My Back'

6:21pm November 04, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Marie Yovanovitch said she found out from Ukrainian officials that President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and his associates were targeting her and wanted a different person on the job.

The House impeachment inquiry wants to hear from John Eisenberg, the top lawyer at President Trump's National Security Council, but he was instructed to stay away, Eisenberg's lawyer said.

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White House Officials Decline to Appear For Closed-Door Trump Impeachment Inquiry

12:30pm November 04, 2019

Four senior White House officials did not show up to testify on Monday, including the top lawyer at the National Security Council. The inquiry began releasing testimony from earlier witnesses.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon arrival at the White House in Washington. He called on reporters to publicly reveal the name of the whistleblower who set off the impeachment inquiry.

Whistleblower Offers To Field Written Questions About Call Trump Says Was 'Perfecto'

9:31pm November 03, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

An offer has been made to the House Intelligence Committee to open a direct channel between the whistleblower and Republicans as long as the questions do not compromise the individual's identity.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy enters a hall in Kyiv on March 6 to take part in the taping of the television series Servant of the People. His role on the show was as a fictional president of Ukraine.

Politics & Government

How Ukraine's President Wound Up In The Middle Of The Trump Impeachment Inquiry

2:30pm November 01, 2019

The infamous July 25 call between Volodymyr Zelenskiy and President Trump made what was already a delicate diplomatic situation for the new Ukrainian president even more complicated.

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White House counsel Don McGahn in September. Lawyers for McGahn appeared in federal court on Thursday in a dispute over whether he will have to sit for questions from House investigators conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

Judge Pushes Back On Trump Lawyers Trying to Block Possible Impeachment Witnesses

10:58pm October 31, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

A federal judge in Washington was skeptical in the face of arguments that current and former Oval Office aides have "absolute immunity" from ever sitting for questions about interactions with Trump.

Tim Morrison, a key aide on the White House's National Security Council, is expected to leave his post imminently.

Trump's Russia Director To Leave National Security Council Amid Impeachment Inquiry

11:37pm October 30, 2019

by Franco Ordoñez

Tim Morrison, a White House official asked to testify Thursday in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, is expected to leave the National Security Council imminently, three sources told NPR.

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The Department of State building is shown in April 2019 in Washington, D.C.

State Department Officials To Testify Giuliani Was Seen As 'Obstacle' On Ukraine

9:08am October 30, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Christopher Anderson, onetime aide to the former special envoy to Ukraine, will be interviewed along with Catherine Croft, who served as special adviser for Ukraine in the State Department.

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff walks to the closed-door deposition of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

House Democrats Unveil Impeachment Process Resolution; White House Remains Defiant

6:29pm October 29, 2019

by Brian Naylor

The resolution calls for public hearings and allows President Trump or his lawyers to cross-examine witnesses. But the administration says its "rights remain undefined, unclear, and uncertain."