FYI, Bill TAYLOR, who texted Sondland: "Are we now saying security aid and WH meetings are conditioned on investigations?"
––> Is the same then-Amb to Ukraine Bill TAYLOR who in 2008 uncovered Dmytro Firtash's ties to Russian mob boss Semyon Mogilevich.
––> Is the same then-Amb to Ukraine Bill TAYLOR who in 2008 uncovered Dmytro Firtash's ties to Russian mob boss Semyon Mogilevich.
“In my 10 short months in Congress—it’s not even noon—and this is my most disturbing day in Congress so far. Very troubling.” -Rep Andy Levin, as he left Bill Taylor’s "alarming" deposition this morning.
by @rebeccaballhaus #Maddow on.wsj.com/35SEnsN
by @rebeccaballhaus #Maddow on.wsj.com/35SEnsN
@rebeccaballhaus According to a source in the room for Bill Taylor’s deposition, the longtime career government official’s opening statement was 15 pages long and prompted “a lot of sighs and gasps” inside the room.
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@rebeccaballhaus MORE via @AndrewDesiderio: The sighs and gasps were in reaction to Taylor describing “how pervasive the efforts were to tie investigations of Burisma and 2016 election ‘interference’ to a White House meeting and aid being released.”
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@rebeccaballhaus @AndrewDesiderio Rep Lynch on Bill Taylor’s testimony: “This is a sea change. I think it could accelerate matters.”
Rep @DWStweets: Taylor drew a very direct line between Trump withholding funds and a meeting with Zelensky unless there was an investigation of Burisma.
Rep @DWStweets: Taylor drew a very direct line between Trump withholding funds and a meeting with Zelensky unless there was an investigation of Burisma.
@rebeccaballhaus @AndrewDesiderio @DWStweets UPDATE: Top envoy to Ukraine, Bill Taylor, told impeachment investigators of intense efforts by Trump officials to secure politically-motivated investigations of Trump’s political rivals in exchange for a WH meeting with Zelensky and critical military aid.
@rebeccaballhaus @AndrewDesiderio @DWStweets Bill Taylor’s opening statement:
“During that phone call, Sondland told me that President Trump had told him that he wants President Zelensky to state publicly that Ukraine will investigate Burisma and alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election.”
“During that phone call, Sondland told me that President Trump had told him that he wants President Zelensky to state publicly that Ukraine will investigate Burisma and alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election.”
