Bill Taylor described in detail how the Ukrainian new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, continued to be pressured after his inauguration, after a quick leak to the American media in an opening statement on page 15.
Ambassador William Taylor was escorted by Capitol Police to testify in front of the House of Representatives as part of an impeachment investigation in Washington, DC, USA on October 22, 2019.
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Ukraine's top US diplomat fueled Tuesday's impeachment investigation by Donald Trump, pouring fuel along with details of how the president suspended US support to pressure Kiev to distrust Kiev with one of its major political rivals. .
A Democrat spokesman said Bill Taylor's testimony was a surprising confirmation of the allegations that President Trump had abused his office in a 2020 presidential election by seeking foreign help to hurt Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
"Everybody. What are the words that remain when making clear and detailed statements?" Former diplomat House Democrat Tom Malinowski said.
The senior Republicans did not see an immediate response, but the White House rejected "adjusted smear movements from the far left congressmen and radical neglected officials."
"Today there was a triple hearing and a selective leak at a private, private, confidential hearing motivated by the Democrats," the statement said.
"This nonsense keeps more taxpayer time every day and wastes money."
In a opening statement on page 15, Taylor explained in detail how he was under constant pressure after the inauguration of the new President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, after his leak to the American press.
Taylor says Trump wants to make Zelensky "publicly open." Widen and his son Hunter investigated the corruption in the former Soviet republic.
He said US Ambassador Gordon Sondland of the European Union "and everything depends on such announcements, including security support."
Taylor said another dangling carrot was Zelenski and Trump's proposed summit.
Democrat Rep. Adriano Espaillat from the testimony tweeted, "What I heard today in #BillTaylor was very hard and explosive."
Another Democrat, Ted Lieu, said, "At some point, we should finish our investigation and incredibly undermine what we have and what we have in the future."
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Trump asked the Ukrainian government to investigate corruption related to Widen.
But he denied the Democrats' insistence on strongly arming Ukrainians by linking US military aid with a request for investigation.
Trump has already branded the impeachment proceedings with "coups", "high hooks", "witch witches" and various vow words.
On Tuesday, he caused turmoil by claiming to be a victim of lynching, a word associated with the darkest days of the aftermath of slavery in the United States.
"All Republicans should remember what they witnessed here," Trump said.
Between 1882 and 1968, more than 3,400 African Americans were killed, and the Congressional Democrats responded to collective anger.
"How dare you ?!" She saw Barbara Lee on Twitter assassinating Trump's "disgusting and ignorant message."
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— Rep. Barbara lee (@rebarbarbarlee) 22 Oct 2019
A White House spokesman countered Hogan Kidley, claiming that Trump was not "compare what happened to him with one of the darkest moments of the country."
The accusation of Senator Mitch McConnell, the leader of the US Republican Senator, that Trump "chosen the wrong words" was rare.
But he added that Trump had a "legal complaint" about "a completely unfair process."
Trump will rely on McConnell to deliver innocence in the Senate if the House of Representatives continues to impeach.
President Donald Trump meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2019.
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President Trump urged Zelensky to investigate Widen and his son in July.
Seeking foreign help in domestic elections is illegal in itself, but the accused complaints about its vocation have raised more serious claims that Trump is asking Ukraine for nearly $ 400 million of military aid to explore Kiev.
Taylor is a veteran and career diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009, following the expulsion of Ambassador Mariyo Banovich this year. prosecute affaires.
Yovanovic said he testified to Congress two weeks ago that he had filed a "false claim" with the House investigators for slandering Trump.
According to Taylor, much of the pressure he described was exerted through a "weird" station channel, including Trump's private lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Taylor has already damaged Trump's defenses, including a paper message containing a warning message that the Zelenskiy government should be pressured.
"Now we say security support and WH meetings rely on investigation?" Taylor asked Sondland in a September text message.
Later, Taylor voiced a clearer reservation to Sondland. "I think it's crazy to put security support on hold for political campaigns."
On Tuesday, Taylor said at the opening that Quid Pro was "crazy."
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