Trump's actions on Ukraine a 'solicitation of a bribe': House Intel Committee Dem
Two members of the House Intelligence Committee responded to developments over the weekend in the impeachment inquiry, including State Department official David Holmes' closed door testimony, and looked toward next week's impeachment hearings in an interview on ABC's"This Week."
"That is solicitation of a bribe and that is an impeachable offense listed in the Constitution," he added, going on to suggest that U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland's testimony this week will support this accusation. The first public impeachment hearings occurred on Capitol Hill this week, with William Taylor, the top diplomat in Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent speaking to the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday and former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testifying Friday.
Trump trashed Yovanovitch in a tweet during her testimony Friday, comments that Democrats quickly called witness intimidation.On"This Week," Stewart doubted that Yovanovitch was intimidated by Trump's tweet and questioned including the president's tweet in the impeachment inquiry.
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