Testimony from key officials has thus far been damning for President Donald Trump and his aides who ran the White House's parallel Ukraine policy.
that although he saw nothing illegal about the Trump-Zelensky call, he was also worried it would leak and that its contents could create negative fall-out.
Earl Matthews, another senior National Security Council official who was present at several meetings now being investigated by House Democrats, has alsoMatthews worked closely with former National Security Advisor John Bolton, traveling to Ukraine and Poland where he took part in a meeting between Zelenskiy and senior American officials. It is not clear whether Matthews' resignation was directly linked to the Ukraine scandal.
Yovanovitch also testified, telling lawmakers she was the victim of a smear campaign led by Giuliani before being abruptly recalled to Washington and fired in May. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is the most prominent official to have announced his resignation in connection with the Ukraine scandal, committing to stepping down by the end of this year.
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