Trump’s team is saying there couldn’t have been a quid pro quo on the call because Ukraine didn’t know about the hold until August.
We’ve heard varying testimony. Laura Cooper testified the Pentagon was told the day of the call that the Ukrainian embassy knew something was up.
We’ve heard varying testimony. Laura Cooper testified the Pentagon was told the day of the call that the Ukrainian embassy knew something was up.
Trump’s team is highlighting the fact that other senior US officials have testified that the Ukrainians didn’t raise anything with them for a month after that. It’s not exactly clear who knew what when; Zelensky says he didn’t know at the time of the call.
A former Ukrainian official, the former deputy foreign minister, also told the NYT that Ukraine knew in July. nytimes.com/2019/12/03/wor…
