Help us improve our coverage of inventors and inventions!

Take this 15-minute survey and earn a chance to win a $50 gift card.

Take Survey
Internal view of the lionfish robot reveals electronic components and pumps fixed in a soft silicone body. Photo by James Pikul

What do you think? Leave a respectful comment.

David Holmes, political counselor at the U.S Embassy in Kiev, takes the oath before he and Fiona Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia on the National Security Council, testify to a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
By —

Associated Press

Holmes says he was told Ukraine needed to ‘favorably impress’ Trump to get aid

Politics

A Foreign Service officer says that former White House national security adviser John Bolton mentioned critical security aid to Ukraine will be held until the new president could “favorably impress” President Donald Trump

David Holmes is testifying Thursday before lawmakers in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump. Lawmakers are investigating whether Trump wrongly withheld critical security aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into his Democratic rival.

Holmes says that Bolton told him that a meeting between Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Warsaw would be crucial. But Trump pulled out of the meeting.

WATCH LIVE: The Trump Impeachment Hearings – Day 5

By —

Associated Press

Support Provided By: Learn more

Additional Support Provided By:

Trending Now

  1. Read Feb 14 Opinion: Teachers aren’t losers. They’re lifesavers

  2. Read Feb 25 4 takeaways from the contentious South Carolina debate

  3. Read Feb 24 FBI official says Russia wants to see us ‘tear ourselves apart’

  4. Read Feb 26 Trump to hold news conference on coronavirus U.S. threat

  5. Watch Feb 25 Why U.S. officials are escalating their concerns over novel coronavirus

The Latest