New witness claims first-hand account of Trump's push for Ukraine probes |
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Written by The Hill Press |
Friday, 15 November 2019 17:08 |
State Department veteran overheard Trump personally seek an update on Ukrainian leaders agreement to dig up dirt on his domestic political opponents. WASHINGTON, D.C. - House impeachment investigators on Friday heard from a new witness claiming first-hand knowledge of President Trump's effort to enlist Ukrainian leaders to dig up dirt on his domestic political opponents. David Holmes, a State Department veteran now based in Kyiv, testified privately that he overheard a July phone conversation between Trump and Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, in which the president sought an update on "the investigation" — and Sondland delivered the news Trump had wanted, according to the opening remarks obtained by CNN. |
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