State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary George Kent told lawmakers he had been told by a supervisor to lie low after he raised complaints about Rudy Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine undermining US foreign policy, according to Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly
Kent was testifying behind closed doors on Tuesday before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and US relations with Ukraine.Connolly, a Virginia lawmaker, reported that Kent had said Giuliani's efforts in Ukraine going around the State Department"undermined 28 years of US efforts to try to promote the rule of law in Ukraine.
Kent told lawmakers he was responsible for six countries, including Ukraine. After he was warned to lie low, he said, he took time off to attend his daughter's wedding and go hiking in Maine, according to Connolly. When he returned, he said, he focused on the other countries.
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