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“The actions of the Trump presidency have revealed the dishonorable fact of the president’s betrayal of his oath of office, betrayal of our national security and betrayal of the integrity of our elections,” Pelosi said. “No one is above the law.”Alongside Pelosi, Rep. Adam B. Schiff is the Democratic face of the impeachment inquiry.
When it came to pressuring Zelensky to make a statement committing to the investigations, “it was Mr. Giuliani who said: ‘If it doesn’t say Burisma and 2016, it’s not credible,’” Volker told lawmakers. He urged Zelensky’s aides not to allow the Ukrainian president to make that statement, saying explicitly referencing Burisma would “play into our domestic politics.”William B. Taylor Jr., the top U.S.
Taylor came out of retirement in June to become the top diplomat in Ukraine. Because he was appointed rather than confirmed by the Senate he is not technically an ambassador but holds the title chargé d’affaires. In text messages to other diplomats, he threatened to quit over the withheld aid.Yovanovitch is a career diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019.
In 2015, the U.S. and its European allies pushed to remove Shokin as part of a crackdown on corruption — a longstanding problem in the country. As part of the maneuver, Biden threatened to withhold a $1-billion loan guarantee to Ukraine if Shokin didn’t resign.
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