The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, told House impeachment investigators last month
that President Donald Trump directed officials to tie military aid to
Ukraine to demands that the country open political advantageous probes,
according to a transcript of his testimony made public Wednesday.
The
transcript of Taylor's closed-door testimony before the three House
committees leading the impeachment inquiry into Trump — the latest in a
series of witness transcripts made public — confirms NBC News' reporting about his more than nine hours of testimony last month.
It also contains new details about the language he used in describing
the White House's attempted quid pro quo with Ukraine that shed light on
his level of concern about the matter.
For example, Taylor said
he and others "sat in astonishment" as a White House Office of
Management and Budget official said during a July 18 inter-agency call
that Trump had ordered a hold on military assistance to Ukraine,
according to the transcript.
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