WASHINGTON: On Day One of extraordinary public impeachment hearings, the top American diplomat in Ukraine revealed new evidence that President Donald Trump was overheard asking about political “investigations” that he later demanded from Ukraine in exchange for military aid.
The revelation came as House Democrats pressed their case for Trump’s impeachment before the American people after weeks of closed-door interviews.
Wednesday’s account from a pair of career diplomats was a striking though complicated one that Democrats say reveals a president abusing his office, and the power of American foreign policy, for personal political gain.
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Source:: The Himalayan Times
