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A top US diplomat has revealed that President Donald Trump has talked about an investigation into Ukraine against his Democratic Party’s presidential contender. The investigation into US President Trump’s impeachment has become the new pain point for the Republican Party. A top diplomat revealed during the proceedings that President Donald Trump had openly spoken about the Democratic Party’s probe into Ukraine against its presidential contender. Acting US ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, told the Impeachment Investigative Committee that an official on his staff was told that President Trump strongly wanted an investigation against Joe Biden. President Trump says he does not remember having ever said such a thing. They deny any kind of irregularity. The US president is accused of withholding military aid to Ukraine to force the elected president of Ukraine to launch an investigation into alleged corruption charges against Joe Biden’s son.
President Trump calls the US House of Representatives a probe into the president’s impeachment as retaliation. Bill Taylor said in his detailed statement that an official on his staff heard a phone call from President Trump in which President Trump asked about an investigation against Joe Biden’s son. The conversation over the phone was with US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, who spoke to the president over the phone from a restaurant saying that the Ukrainian government is ready to do so. Bill Taylor said when US Ambassador Gordon Sondlan’s staff inquired about the phone conversation with the president asked what President Trump thinks of Ukraine, he says President Trump is more concerned about investigating Joe Biden.
Meanwhile, observers and former security officials have pointed out that calling a restaurant can be extremely dangerous. When asked about President Gordon Sondland earlier this month, President Trump said he knew someone he knew. Speaking to media representatives, President Trump said, “I do not know anything about this. This is the first time I’ve been hearing this. The President said that he did not remember the phone call that Bill Taylor had spoken about and that it was unwarranted information.
Impeachment investigations against President Trump have been underway for a month but all previous investigations were conducted in a closed room. And all reports were based on talking to newspaper reporters for information that came out or sources. Wednesday’s hearings were open for the first time in which the American people listened directly to witnesses. Democrats and members of the Republican Party also had their first chance to please their voters. There were reports about a direct phone line between President Trump and Gordon Sondland, but there was no evidence linking President Trump to the alleged bargaining. During a hearing on Wednesday, the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee announced that a new witness would record his statement at a closed-room meeting on Friday. And his name is David Holmes, who is reportedly one of Bill Taylor’s favorite characters. If these two witnesses confirm Bill Taylor’s statement, then President Trump’s supporters’ position will be weakened. As Bill Taylor stated, Ukraine was being pressured to investigate against Joe Biden. This is a satisfying development for the Democrat, while new pains have become a headache for the president’s team.
What happened at the hearing?
The hearing on Wednesday began with the statement of George P. Kent, US Ambassador to European Affairs. He told the committee that President Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani campaigned to defame the US ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Then, in his statement, Bill Taylor reiterated what he had previously said at closed-door hearings, but also told him something new at the open-air hearing. Bill Taylor is a professional diplomat who has been a diplomat for the presidency of both the Republican and Democratic parties. He reiterated that the Trump administration had threatened to withhold Ukrainian military aid if he did not announce an investigation against Joe Biden. He said he served Gordon Sondland and Kurt Walker, who served as special representatives of the United States in Ukraine; it is crazy to stop military aid for Indoor politics.
Adam Schiff, who is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is leading the hearing. He says the purpose of the investigation against President Trump is to find out if the president has misused his powers and invited other countries to interfere in US internal political affairs. Devin Nunes, a senior Republican member on the Intelligence Committee and a staunch supporter of President Trump, called the hearing a drama. Members of the Republican Party demand that this unidentified officer be presented for a closed-room hearing, which revealed the whole matter, on which the Impeachment hearing has begun. However, Adam Schiff has said he will do whatever is necessary to keep the identity of this person confidential.
