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First witnesses testify in public impeachment hearings
This appeared in The Millennial Source
The public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump began on Wednesday, November 13. Among the witnesses to provide testimony to the House Intelligence Committee thus far are William B. Taylor, the acting US Ambassador to Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the European and Eurasian Bureau George Kent. These testimonies form part of the first public impeachment hearings in two decades.
Background of the hearings
The impeachment inquiry focuses on efforts by President Trump to coerce a foreign nation into boosting his re-election chances. He stands accused of abusing the power of his office to pressure Ukraine’s newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to uncover damaging information on Joe Biden, a Democratic challenger for president, and his son Hunter Biden.
A transcript of a July 25 call between Trump and Zelensky revealed that the US president urged his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate his political rival. The call came shortly after Trump had blocked the release of millions of dollars in vital military aid to Ukraine.
In August this year, an anonymous whistleblower made an official complaint alleging Trump used his office to “solicit interference…
