Taylor's testimony Wednesday undercut the notion that any attempt to pressure Volodymyr Zelensky was undertaken without Trump’s blessing
Axios Wednesday, just before Democrats took their impeachment inquiry public, “he doesn’t lose any Republicans in the House.
The conversation, which allegedly occurred on July 26 and which Taylor told lawmakers he had been unaware of until last week and had therefore not included in his closed-door testimony, undercuts the notion that any attempt to pressurewas undertaken without Trump’s blessing, directly implicating the president in the extortion scheme. Republicans had been seeking to pin any “rogue” foreign policy moves on Giuliani, distancing Trump himself from the allegations.
The conversation—which, according to Taylor, occurred the day after Trump’s call with Zelensky that triggered the whistleblower complaint—was one of many details disclosed by Taylor and diplomatin their appearances on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
Much of what Kent and Taylor described in their televised opening statements is not new to anyone who read transcripts of their closed-door testimonies, but watching them describe an apparent extortion attempt by the president and his cronies is different than merely reading words on a page. It remains to be seen if their accounts are powerful enough to move the needle with the public—and, more importantly, with Senate Republicans, who hold Trump’s potential conviction in the balance.
that Democrats had scheduled additional interview for Thursday and Friday this week. One witness, on Friday, will be
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