November 19, 2019 Vindman says he was left out of meetings after Trump phone call A key witness in Tuesday's impeachment inquiry hearings testified that he was left out of meetings following his communications about President Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukranian President Voldomyr Zelensky and the release of his testimony in a closed-door deposition to multiple House committees.
November 19, 2019 Vindman accuses Trump of making improper Ukraine ‘demand,’ says he alerted intel official Two White House officials who listened in on President Trump’s July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky kicked off a packed week of impeachment hearings Tuesday by describing Trump's pursuit of political investigations from Kiev as "improper" and "unusual" -- as House Republicans railed against the hearings as a “partisan frenzy” and argued the testimony has produced "no evidence" for impeachment.
November 19, 2019 Trump slams Pelosi as 'grossly incompetent' for trade deal handling, calls impeachment inquiry a 'kangaroo court' President Trump called Speaker Pelosi “highly overrated” and incompetent” for not passing the so-called U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
November 19, 2019 Ken Starr says 'extravagant and political' impeachment hearings are not revealing a crime Former Whitewater Independent Counsel Ken Starr said Tuesday that he still doesn't see any substantial criminal allegations from the testimony, reacting to the third day of House Democrats' public impeachment inquiry hearings.
November 19, 2019 Trump brands impeachment inquiry a 'coup' as House holds third day of public hearings President Trump branded House Democrats' impeachment inquiry a "coup" and "charade" in an apparent rebuke of the way they were handling a public hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
November 19, 2019 Vindman testifies he was asked to be Ukraine defense minister Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified Tuesday as part of the House impeachment inquiry that he was asked to serve as Ukraine’s defense minister -- but repeatedly denied the offers -- when he traveled to Kiev for the inauguration of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
November 19, 2019 Obama's former doctor claims Trump could have 'neurological issues' following hospital visit The White House said Trump was undergoing tests as part of his annual physical, but the appointment did not appear on his public schedule, as it had last year.
November 19, 2019 Schiff scrambles to stop whistleblower from being named, after Vindman reveals intel contact House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and the committee's ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes. R-Calif., clashed during Tuesday's impeachment inquiry hearing after Schiff suggested Nunes' questions could lead to the outing of the whistleblower whose complaint led to the impeachment inquiry.
November 19, 2019 Impeachment witness scolds Nunes for calling him mister: 'Lt. Col. Vindman, please' The testimony of National Security Council official Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman grew tense Tuesday under questioning from Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. -- as the impeachment hearing witness eventually scolded the top intelligence committee Republican for not addressing him by his military title.
November 19, 2019 Vindman downplays missing Burisma reference in Trump call summary: ‘Not a significant omission’ Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified in Tuesday's impeachment hearing that the omission of the word “Burisma” -- the Ukrainian natural gas firm that hired Hunter Biden to serve in a lucrative role on the board -- in the transcript of President Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not “significant,” despite some prior controversy over the missing references.