Much of today's testimony recounted details already provided in closed-door depositions. But there was one new detail that raised fresh questions about the extent to which Pres. Trump was personally involved in the pressure campaign against Ukraine.
The House on Wednesday convened its first impeachment hearing in more than 20 years. Testifying was William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, the State Department's top career official tasked with Ukraine policy.Much of Wednesday's testimony recounted details already provided in closed-door depositions.
"The member of my staff could hear President Trump on the phone, asking Ambassador Sondland about 'the investigations,'" Taylor said."Ambassador Sondland told President Trump that the Ukrainians were ready to move forward." By that point though, the military assistance had been frozen for several weeks and aides within the Trump administration were scrambling to figure out why. Taylor testified on Wednesday that it was already clear to him by that point that a White House summit was contingent upon Ukraine's willingness to agree to an investigation.
Schiff said his committee was informed Sept. 9 by the intelligence community's inspector general that a whistleblower complaint had been filed. At that point, the director of national intelligence hadn't provided the complaint to Congress.
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