Said it was a quid pro quo. It wasnt a quid pro quo. The money flowed without any connection with the dnc. Reporter listen to what im saying now as opposed to what i said thursday. He appeared to say there was a quid pro quo in exchange for aid with ukraine that they would look into the bidens or dnc server related to the 2016 election. He says the aid eventually flowed. Hes trying to walk the American People through what he was going to say. He said the aid was held up due to corruption in ukraine and the concerns about the level of european aid also going to ukraine. He didnt wants the u. S. To shoulder the load alone. He said the bidens and 2016dnc were mentioned, but they were separate issues. To all who say he all but admitted a quid pro quo. He says that its simply not true. Thats not what i said. The president had mentioned to me from time to time about the dnc server. He even mentioned it to president zelensky in the phone call. But it wasnt connected to the aid. Thats where pe
Asian stocks rose broadly in thin trade on Monday, with Japanese and South Korean markets closed for a public holiday. The dollar index dropped as Friday's data showing weak U.
Top Australian companies that backed constitutional recognition of Indigenous people said they respected voters' rejection of the change but would now take their own steps to try to improve opportunities for the country's first inhabitants. Without a political solution, it is now up to the companies themselves to pursue strategies to address entrenched disadvantage in Australia's 3.8% Indigenous population, corporate leaders and political researchers said. "While the country resolved not to amend our constitution, there's never been more awareness of the significant challenges facing many Indigenous people," said Rob Scott, CEO of Wesfarmers, which owns the Australian Kmart and Target department store chains plus hardware chain Bunnings.