Fiona Hill and David Holmes, two central witnesses in the impeachment inquiry, testified Thursday about Trump's policy with Ukraine.
CommentNicholas Wu, Courtney Subramanian, Christal Hayes and Bart Jansen, USA TODAYNovember 21, 2019WASHINGTON – David Holmes and Fiona Hill, two central witnesses to the pressure campaign in Ukraine, testified publicly Thursday in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
He recounted former Ukrainian Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch's clashes with former prosecutor genral Yuri Lutsenko over the U.S. push for anti-corruption in Kyiv. Lutsenko retaliated by launching a smear campaign against Yovnovitch, Holmes said, with the help of Giuliani and his associates, who would later begin to take"a direct role" in Ukrainian policy.
Hill said Bolton was trying to steer the conversation to subjects such as reforming the Ukraine energy sector and setting up a national security council in Ukraine, but that U.S. officials knew that Ukrainians would ask for a White House meeting for their president. Hill later learned that Sondland and acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had agreed to a meeting in exchange for a Ukraine investigation into Burisma, the energy company that employed Hunter Biden, the son of the former vice president. After reporting what she learned to Bolton, he told her to report the situation to John Eisenberg, senior counsel for the National Security Council.
She previously testified that Bolton told her Giuliani"was a hand grenade who was going to blow everyone up." “President Putin and the Russian security services operate like a Super PAC,” Hill said. “They deploy millions of dollars to weaponize our own political opposition research and false narratives.”
Hill, who was born in England and became a U.S. citizen, compared Russians to bookies in the United Kingdom who would bet on all candidates and then work to undermine the winner.- Bart Jansen Holmes said in early September Ambassador Bill Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine who replaced Yovanovitch, told him that there was a request that Zelensky commit to the investigation on CNN. He described it as"a demand that President Zelenskyy personally commit, on a cable news channel, to a specific investigation of President Trump’s political rival."Schiff places Holmes and Hill in Ukrainian sagaHouse Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the Intelligence Committee, denounced the"carousel of accusations" levied by Democrats at President Donald Trump. Nunes submitted a report by House Republicans that warned of election interference by all countries, including Russia.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Trump impeachment hearings live updates: Fiona Hill and David Holmes appear'There's no question that Gordon Sondland's blockbuster testimony is still sending shock waves through Washington,' marykbruce tells KyraPhillips on Day 5 of the House impeachmenthearings.
Weiterlesen »
Fiona Hill and David Holmes Testify in Impeachment Probe - Live CoverageFormer White House adviser Fiona Hill and current U.S. diplomat David Holmes are expected to offer impeachment investigators different vantage points on the shift in U.S. foreign policy in Ukraine and alleged efforts by some of President Trump’s advisers to pressure Kyiv to deliver investigations that could benefit Mr. Trump politically.
Weiterlesen »
Watch Live: Fiona Hill And David Holmes Testify At Trump's Impeachment HearingDavid Holmes, the aide who said he overheard a July 26 phone call between ambassador Gordon Sondland and Trump, will testify as well.
Weiterlesen »
Trump impeachment hearings live updates: Fiona Hill and David Holmes testifyDavid Holmes: In March 2019, 'our support for Ukrainian democratic resistance to Russian aggression became overshadowed by a political agenda promoted by...Rudy Giuliani and a cadre of officials operating with a direct channel to the White House.'
Weiterlesen »