5 takeaways from Bill Taylor's and George Kent's impeachment testimony
The House’s public impeachment hearings are underway, with a top State Department official, George Kent, and the top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, William B. Taylor Jr., testifying Wednesday.
Below are some takeaways from their testimony.
1. A new puzzle piece undermining key Trump defenses
Taylor’s testimony includes something he learned after his Oct. 22 deposition. And it’s significant, because it undermines President Trump’s defenses in several ways.
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2. More explaining to do from Sondland
It’s also notable that Sondland seemed to convey to Trump that they had secured the deliverable.
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3. Taylor cites numerous veiled — but clear — confirmations of quid pro quo
We knew based upon Taylor’s testimony that, even as Sondland passed along Trump’s assurances that there was no quid pro quo, Taylor believed that wasn’t the case.
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Today Mr. Kent said Burisma appointed several Americans and I believe some Europeans to their board in addition to Hunter Biden. Why haven't we heard anything at all about those other members and any potential conflicts they might have? If Trump was truly interested in cleaning up corruption in Ukraine wouldn't he take some interest in those other board members? And maybe at least mention the word "corrupt" or "corruption" in his phone call with Zelensky?
From what I've seen, the entire focus was on Biden--for some reason.
