By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/taylor-says-trump-cared-about-investigations-not-ukraine Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Schiff’s full questioning of Kent and Taylor in the impeachment hearing Politics Nov 13, 2019 12:20 PM EDT William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, says that a cellphone conversation his aide overheard between another diplomat and President Donald Trump in July shows that the president cares more about investigations into Democrat Joe Biden than he does about Ukraine. Rep. Adam Schiff questioned William Taylor and George Kent as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Watch in the player above. In Democrats’ first public impeachment hearing, Taylor said “yes, sir” when House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff asked him if the importance of that overheard conversation was that Trump cared more about the politically motivated probes he was requesting from Ukraine than he did about the East European ally itself. WATCH AND READ MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings Taylor told lawmakers that the unnamed aide had told him about the cellphone conversation he overheard between European Union Ambassador Gordan Sondland and Trump on July 26. He said he didn’t know about that call when he first testified behind closed doors Oct. 22. Read more: Who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry? Read the full White House notes describing Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president Trump’s conversation with the Ukranian president, annotated How lessons from the Mueller hearing will guide the impeachment hearings How Rudy Giuliani went from ‘America’s mayor’ to Ukraine business broker What we learned from the impeachment transcripts WATCH: Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump Read the full text of the House impeachment inquiry resolution We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, says that a cellphone conversation his aide overheard between another diplomat and President Donald Trump in July shows that the president cares more about investigations into Democrat Joe Biden than he does about Ukraine. Rep. Adam Schiff questioned William Taylor and George Kent as part of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Watch in the player above. In Democrats’ first public impeachment hearing, Taylor said “yes, sir” when House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff asked him if the importance of that overheard conversation was that Trump cared more about the politically motivated probes he was requesting from Ukraine than he did about the East European ally itself. WATCH AND READ MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings Taylor told lawmakers that the unnamed aide had told him about the cellphone conversation he overheard between European Union Ambassador Gordan Sondland and Trump on July 26. He said he didn’t know about that call when he first testified behind closed doors Oct. 22. Read more: Who’s who in the Trump impeachment inquiry? Read the full White House notes describing Trump’s call with Ukraine’s president Trump’s conversation with the Ukranian president, annotated How lessons from the Mueller hearing will guide the impeachment hearings How Rudy Giuliani went from ‘America’s mayor’ to Ukraine business broker What we learned from the impeachment transcripts WATCH: Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump Read the full text of the House impeachment inquiry resolution We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now