A longtime U.S. diplomat who served as President Donald Trump's special env...
WASHINGTON - A longtime U.S. diplomat who served as President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine appeared before congressional committee staff on Thursday as part of a Democratic-led impeachment probe of the Republican president.
Giuliani has said senior officials at the State Department were aware of and endorsed his actions in Ukraine on behalf of the president.“Please send dates when you will be in Madrid. I am seeing Yermak tomorrow morning. He will come to you in Madrid. Thanks for your help! Kurt.”The Madrid meeting was cited in the whistleblower complaint as a follow-up to Trump’s July 25 call with Zelenskiy.
During that call, Trump asked Zelenskiy to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden, a leading rival in Trump’s bid for re-election in 2020. That prompted House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to announce a formal impeachment investigation last week. FILE PHOTO - Kurt Volker, United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine October 28, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Picture
The briefing will take place behind closed doors, the first of a series of events in the probe scheduled within the next 10 days, none of them public. More are expected. U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question during a joint news conference with Finland's President Sauli Niinisto in East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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