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The House Intelligence Commitee just released transcripts from closed-door depositions of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State P. Michael McKinley. Read Yovanovitch's testimony here:
docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
McKinley's testimony can be found here: docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
The committee also published key excerpts from each interview. The excerpts from Yovanovitch's testimony are here: intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
And the excerpts from McKinley's can be found here: intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
Both testified to an unprecedented smear campaign meant to oust Yovanovitch, led by Rudy Giuliani and the former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko. intelligence.house.gov/news/documents…
Why were Ukrainian officials eager to meet with Giuliani?
According to Yovanovitch, they thought he'd open doors with Trump—and maybe get Trump to endorse Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in his reelection campaign (p. 46). docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
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The House has released the transcript of their deposition with Fiona Hill, who served as the White House's top expert on Russia and Eastern Europe: docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
The House has also released the transcript of its deposition with Alex Vindman, a National Security Council official who was on the line for Trump's July 25 call with Volodymyr Zelensky: docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
To Vindman, the meaning of Trump's call with Zelensky was immediately apparent: It was a "demand" for Zelensky to investigate Trump's political opponent in exchange for a face-to-face meeting. intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
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The House has released the transcript of Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent's deposition. Read the key excerpts here: intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
Or the full transcript here: docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
This is the fourth transcript this week to explicitly confirm the quid pro quo—and, in Kent's case, he testified that it went all the way to the top. intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
Like his colleagues, Kent noted that Trump wanted Zelensky to *publicly announce* the investigations—which just emphasizes that Trump was interested in personal political benefit, not fighting corruption. intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
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The House has released the transcript of its closed-door deposition with Bill Taylor, who testified in detail about Trump's extortion of Ukraine: docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
The majority has also released key excerpts from Taylor's testimony, including his direct confirmation that Trump's scheme was a quid pro quo. intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
According to Taylor, for a planned June 2019 call between Trump and Zelensky, Sondland made sure "most of the regular interagency participants" weren't included so there wouldn't be anybody taking notes.
That's not something you do for a "perfect call." intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
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Adam Schiff, Eliot Engel, Carolyn Maloney, Acting Chair

Released transcripts of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine
The testimony of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch from October 11, 2019

docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG…
Held in a SCIF why? 😏
317 pages, so no — I won't be doing all of them.
2 points:
1) Adam Schiff leaked again breaking HIS rule for the SCIF
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2) Nice to know former Ambassador Yovanovitch can afford 3 personal lawyers.
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🚨BREAKING: @HouseDemocrats release #transcripts of former US Ambassador to #Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and former Senior Advisor to @SecPompeo Ambassador Michael McKinley.

Yovanovitch testified that she felt THREATENED by @realDonaldTrump.🤬

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When Yovanovitch sought advice from Gordon Sondland, he advised her to tweet out her praise of Trump.🙄

Yovanovitch said that she couldn’t comply, due to her role as a career foreign service officer — even knowing that she’d likely lose her post as ambassador to #Ukraine.😳
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