'The underlying allegations of a pressure scheme against the Ukrainians to investigate Donald Trump's political rivals appears to be possibly true,' Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says of testimony in the public impeachment inquiry hearing
The senior US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, and a senior State Department official overseeing Ukraine policy, George Kent, testified before the House Intelligence Committee for hours in front of cameras. They repeated many of the same points they had made during private depositions last month. The hearing was the first public display of allegations against President Donald Trump that he abused his powers to seek political favors from the Ukrainian government.
Split verdict on staff lawyers' questioningHigh-profile congressional hearings have been something of a subplot to Trump's presidency: former FBI Director James Comey, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, special counsel Robert Mueller. Most have been marked by theatrics from lawmakers eager to make a splash during their questioning, rather than suss out information from their witnesses. Wednesday, at least initially, was different.
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