A long day of impeachment proceedings continues Wednesday with the testimonies of David Hale and Laura Cooper.
Hale is the highest ranking State Department official to testify so far, and he reports directly to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Cooper is the Defense Department’s Russia-Ukraine expert.
In his private deposition, Hale described the reluctance of the State Department — and of Pompeo in particular — to publicly support former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, who was smeared and ousted as part of the Ukraine pressure campaign.
Cooper meanwhile, testified privately about her view of the panic that ensued when the military assistance to Ukraine was …read more
Source:: TPM
