Opening Statement: Taylor Says Staff Overheard July Trump-Sondland Call About 'Investigations'

President Trump asked EU ambassador Gordon Sondland about the status of the investigations a day after asking Ukraine's president to look into the Bidens and the 2016 election, ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor testified at today's impeachment hearings

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In his opening statement, Mr. Schiff said that the not only the "future of this presidency, but the future of the presidency itself" is at stake in the inquiry — the first impeachment proceeding held by the House since the late-1990s. "The questions presented by this impeachment inquiry are whether President Trump sought to exploit" Ukraine's vulnerability "and invite Ukraine’s interference in our elections," Mr. Schiff said. "Whether President Trump sought to condition official acts, such as a White House meeting or U.S.

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