U.S. President Donald Trump defended his decision to fire the top watchdog of the U.S. Intelligence Community, saying Michael Atkinson did "a terrible job" in handling the whistleblower complaint that triggered an impeachment probe of Trump last year.
U.S. President Donald Trump slammed Michael Atkinson Saturday, defending his decision to fire the top watchdog of the U.S. Intelligence Community.
SOUNDBITE: U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP (ENGLISH) SAYING: "I thought he did a terrible job, absolutely terrible.
He took a whistleblower report which turned out to be a fake report.
It was fake.
It was totally wrong.
It was about my conversation with the president of Ukraine.
He took a fake report and he brought it to Congress with an emergency.
Not a big Trump fan.
We'll get off this because people want to talk about what we're talking about.
But let me just say something, that's my decision.
I have the absolute right." Atkinson handled the whistleblower complaint that had set off an impeachment probe of Trump last year.
He told Congress he had found credible a complaint that the president had abused his office in attempting to solicit Ukraine's interference in the 2020 election for his political benefit.
Some Congressional Republicans have expressed concern over his firing, and Democrats have blasted the move.
When asked during a New York Times “Dealbook” event about former President Donald Trump potentially running in 2024, Sen. Mitt Romney said he is “pretty sure he would win the nomination.”
A phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia's King Salman will take place soon, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Wednesday, as Biden works to bring contact with Riyadh back along traditional lines after four years under Donald Trump.
CNN’s Ana Cabrera calls out Republicans for their vocal criticism of past tweets from two of President Biden’s cabinet nominees after years of downplaying or ignoring controversial tweets from then-President Donald Trump.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), the third-ranking Republican in the House, gave differing answers at a joint press briefing about the role of former President Trump in the party.
Ukrainian pastry chef Kristina Dolnyk is fully booked until the end of 2022 thanks to lifelike 3D cakes inspired by pop culture or everyday objects or places.
The European Union and the World Health Organization on Thursday said they would spend 40 million euros over three years, to ensure better access to COVID-19 vaccines in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Emer McCarthy reports.
Heavy snow that could cause disruption has hit parts of the country.It is “bitterly cold” as strong easterly winds from Ukraine and the Black Sea area are spilling across the UK on Sunday, the Met Office said.The east plus London and the south-east of England are covered by amber warnings of snow until Monday lunchtime, which predict possible widespread travel disruption and possible power cuts.Various warnings for snow and ice across eastern areas the length of Britain are in place until Wednesday.
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Amid allegations from several Congress leaders that the renaming of the stadium was an insult to freedom fighter and the country's first home minister.. IndiaTimes
Two Democratic members of the US Congress have urged a dozen cable, satellite, and streaming TV companies to crack down on health and political misinformation.
BJP swept all the six municipal corporations of Gujarat, putting up its best performance in two decades by winning 483 of the total 576 seats and leaving main.. IndiaTimes
U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first bilateral meeting Tuesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, virtually, where the two leaders will discuss climate change, the COVID-19 response and other bilateral and global issues. Fred Katayama reports.
A federal grand jury indicted nine associates of the "Oath Keepers" militia on Friday for conspiring to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6 to prevent Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election victory, adding to a list of defendants with ties to the far-right anti-government group. Fred Katayama reports.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically motivated decision to jail him for nearly three years. Fred Katayama reports.
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee concurred with spy agencies' findings that Russia sought to boost now-President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, according to a bipartisan report declassified and..
President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tasked with overseeing the government's coronavirus response, including $2.3 trillion in economic relief, the spokeswoman for the inspector..
Top health officials say the U.S. is about to face the apex of the crisis, but as Natalie Brand reports, one federal agency watchdog has issued a startling report on the nation's hospitals, reports..
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