The first public hearing in the Trump impeachment inquiry is about to begin. Follow live updates as diplomats Bill Taylor and George Kent testify on Capitol Hill:
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Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, stuck to the script in his opening statement, using direct quotes from key Trump officials who are involved in the Ukraine controversy. For example, he quoted key excerpts from President Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
This is a very different approach than what he did at the last public hearing about the Ukraine scandalTrump’s infamous call with Zelensky. He exaggerated Trump’s actions, which gave Trump an opening to attack him. Trump has said that Schiff’s actions were treasonous or even impeachable, even though there is no procedure for members of Congress to be impeached.
It shows that Schiff may have learned a valuable lesson – that there is no room for error as these impeachment hearings enter their new public phase.
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