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The #ImpeachmentInquiry public hearings begin tomorrow, 11/13.

So far, 3 witnesses have been called to testify:
▪️ William Taylor
▪️ George Kent
▪️ Marie Yovanovitch

Their testimony will put the damning facts of Trump’s gross abuse of power before the American people.

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Witness 1: William Taylor

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Trump & Sondland ordered the quid pro quo.
▪️ Ukraine understood why the aid was being withheld
▪️ The order came directly from Trump.
▪️ Giuliani was acting on Trump’s behalf.
Witness 2: George Kent

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Giuliani led a smear campaign against Yovanovitch.
▪️ Ukrainian officials understood Giuliani represented Trump.
▪️ It was clear to Kent: Trump wanted Zelensky “to go to microphone & say investigations, Biden & Clinton.”
Witness 3: Marie Yovanovitch

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Trump/Giuliani began targeting Yovanovitch in mid-2018.
▪️ They targeted her b/c she didn't support Giuliani’s shadow campaign.
▪️ Yovanovitch felt threatened by Trump saying that she would “go through some things.”
Witness #4: Jennifer Williams

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ July 25 call was unusual & inappropriate b/c it was political in nature.
▪️ Burisma was mentioned on July 25 call but missing from White House summary.
▪️ Zelensky was clearly concerned about US withholding aid.
Witness #5: Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Reported July 25 call to top NSC lawyer.
▪️ Confirmed Sondland told Ukraine that investigation of Bidens was required to get meeting w/Trump.
▪️ Indicated Trump’s chief of staff, Mulvaney, was involved.
Witness #6: Kurt Volker

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Provided text msgs he exchanged w/Giuliani & State Dept. officials.
▪️ Claims no involvement, but texted w/Ukranian officials r/e reopening investigations into Bidens.
▪️ Testimony not consistent w/other testimonies.
Witness #7: Tim Morrison

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Sondland was acting outside of regular diplomatic channels.
▪️ Sondland had been in direct contact w/Trump.
▪️ Sondland told Ukraine aid was contingent upon announcing investigations into Bidens & 2016 elections.
Witness #8: Gordan Sondland

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Trump told him to work w/Giuliani on Ukraine.
▪️ Claimed to not know Giuliani was pressing Ukraine to investigate Bidens; later admitted he delivered ‘quid pro quo’ message.
▪️ Testimony not consistent with others.
Witness #9: Laura Cooper

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Handling of Ukraine aid didn't follow normal process.
▪️ Learned from Volker: aid depended on Ukraine publicly announcing investigations.
▪️ Told Trump officials he must inform Congress why he withheld aid (Trump didn't)
Witness #10: David Hale

Key takeaways from deposition:
▪️ Pompeo wouldn’t defend Yovanovitch b/c it would hamper effort to free up aid.
▪️ State Dept officials were worried defending Yovanovitch would anger Giuliani.
▪️ Giuliani wanted Yovanovitch removed as Ukraine ambassador.
Witness #11: Fiona Hill

Key takeaways from deposition:

▪️ Reported wrongdoing r/e Ukraine to NSC lawyers.
▪️ Sondland told her Trump put him in charge of Ukraine.
▪️ Called Ukraine effort led by Sondland & Mulvaney a rogue operation.
▪️ Sondland & Trump were in direct contact.
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Laura Cooper, top Pentagon expert on Ukraine, told Congress that, during the summer, Trump had two possible legal options for withholding aid.

Trump chose neither option, and instead chose to keep on illegally withholding funds.

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After Trump put the aid on hold on July 18, Cooper met with other Pentagon officials to determine the legality of the hold.

She told National Security personnel that if Trump wanted to block the aid to Ukraine, he had two possible options: a rescission or a reprogramming action.
Under the Impoundment Control Act, the president can seek to rescind or cancel appropriated funds.

To do so, the key is that he must send a special message to Congress explaining the decision and the rationale.
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Quick recap of the latest Ukraine news:

Late yesterday, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman were arrested at Dulles airport with one-way tickets out of the country, just hours after lunching with Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuiani.

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wsj.com/articles/two-f…
They were charged with campaign finance violations--Funneling foreign money to American political campaigns. This is illegal.

A former Congressman, listed in the indictment as “Congressman-1” was identified today as being Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX).

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buzzfeednews.com/article/mikesa…
But wait, there's more.

Parnas and Fruman were also helping Giuliani dig up dirt on Biden as part of Trump’s extortion scheme to withhold U.S. military aid in exchange for Ukraine’s help in rigging the 2020 election.

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Robert Mueller is scheduled to testify publicly before @HouseJudiciary & @HouseIntel on July 17.

Here's what to expect:

🔹Expect questions affirming the report findings. Many still have not read it, so a public hearing is an opportunity to get the facts in front of them.

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🔹Expect questions on things not included in the report--dead ends, destruction of evidence, uncooperative witnesses, etc.--that impeded the investigation.

2/9
🔹Don’t expect new revelations. Mueller will stick to the “four corners” of the report. He sees this as his “testimony” & will stick to it. (P.S. Read the report!)

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A summary of the first week of #ImpeachmentHearings—

Here are all the witnesses’ opening statements & key excerpts before the @HouseIntel committee in one thread.

William Taylor
George Kent
Marie Yovanovitch
David Holmes
Timothy Morrison
Jennifer Williams

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William Taylor—Acting Ukraine Ambassador, Nov 13, 2019 Opening Statement:

Video—
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Text—
➡️ documentcloud.org/documents/6548…

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George Kent—Deputy Asst SOS, EU & Eurasia, Nov 13, 2019 Opening Statement:

Video—
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Text—
➡️documentcloud.org/documents/6548…

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1. This morning saw the second stage of public hearings in the House investigation into impeachable offenses by the president. Today’s witness was Marie Yovanovitch, the former US ambassador to Ukraine. She was pushed out by the Trump administration.
2. I have to get this newsletter out soon, so I’ll digest her testimony later. For now, I’m going to focus on the opening statement by Devin Nunes. I won’t bore you by decoding it bit by bit, but I do want to raise awareness of a larger theme: what he’s doing is fascism.
3. I don’t mean to dismiss Nunes by using the F-word. To the contrary, I’m using that word to draw attention squarely to his statements and deeds, and to the stakes we are facing.
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Good morning from inside the Longworth Building. In just under an hour, my live-tweet thread of impeachment inquiry testimony begins here.
Re-upping this for those who may want to review in full or search for info in transcript (which, btw, you can do with this doc). The complete transcript from Marie Yovanovitch testimony on Nov. 4 available here:
documentcloud.org/documents/6539…
cc: @KlasfeldReports
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@KlasfeldReports @CourthouseNews There is a hush that has swept over the room as we are just moments away.
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Kyle Cheney
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NEWS: Democrats have sequenced the rest of their public impeachment hearings. Nearly all of the closed-door witnesses they deposed will return.

Just 3 of 9 GOP witness requests were deemed relevant and approved. (Hunter Biden was not one of them).

politico.com/news/2019/11/1…
5 Days:

11/13: William Taylor, George Kent
11/15: Marie Yovanovitch
11/19 (AM): Jennifer Williams, Alexander Vindman
11/19 (PM): Kurt Volker, Timothy Morrison
11/20 (AM): Gordon Sondland
11/20 (PM): Laura Cooper, David Hale
11/21 (AM): Fiona Hill

politico.com/news/2019/11/1…
Just four of the witnesses investigators interviewed privatley are NOT on the list, all from the State Department:

Michael McKinley
Phil Reeker
Chris Anderson
Catherine Croft

politico.com/news/2019/11/1…
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Good morning. I am off today but busy preparing for the week ahead in the #impeachmentinquiry. Public televised hearings begin Wednesday. This week we will hear from William Taylor, George Kent (Expected Wed.) and Marie Yovanovitch (Expected Fri.)
@CourthouseNews
Background on George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs:
courthousenews.com/house-shares-t…
Background on senior Ukraine ambassador William Taylor, who provided some of the most critical testimony to date during his private deposition with impeachment investigators in the House:
courthousenews.com/testimony-of-e…
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Andrew Desiderio
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NEWS >> Schiff announces first public impeachment hearings
The first impeachment witnesses, per @RepAdamSchiff:

William Taylor, George Kent, Marie Yovanovitch.
@RepAdamSchiff STORY >> Schiff’s announcement marks a brand new phase of the impeachment inquiry, and brings Democrats one step closed to impeaching the president. politico.com/news/2019/11/0…
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