American diplomat William B. Taylor, the chargé d’affaires in Ukraine, told congressional investigators during his impeachment inquiry testimony on Wednesday that both a White House meeting and the release of a military aid package to the country were contingent on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy publicly pursuing anti-corruption probes sought by President Donald Trump.
Taylor testified that Gordon Sondland, the Ambassador to the European Union, relayed that “everything” was dependent on Zelenskiy’s announcement that he would both investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his family, and look into a theory that Ukraine intervened in the 2016 election to benefit former Secretary …read more
Source:: Reason.com
