Trump’s Impeachment Defense Rests on Narrow Gap in Testimony
- U.S. House finished two weeks of public hearings on Thursday
- Witnesses have yet to connect Trump directly to quid pro quo
Fiona Hill and David Holmes arrive to a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 21.
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Donald Trump’s impeachment defense hangs by a thread after two weeks of House hearings, as a parade of witnesses described how his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden extended well beyond the two leaders’ July 25 telephone call.
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a decorated Army officer and Ukraine expert, recalled raising concerns to the top lawyer at the National Security Council over what he viewed as Trump’s inappropriate political demand on that call for a Biden probe.