By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-rep-jordans-full-questioning-of-taylor-on-first-day-of-trump-impeachment-hearings Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Rep. Jordan’s full questioning of Taylor on first day of Trump impeachment hearings Politics Nov 13, 2019 2:46 PM EDT Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has told the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine that he is “wrong” to have said there was a clear understanding that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations of Democrats. Jordan was questioning William Taylor during the first public hearing in the House impeachment inquiry on Nov. 13. Watch in the player above. Taylor has said his understanding was based on conversations with other diplomats. But Jordan said the president of Ukraine never announced an investigation and the aid was eventually released. WATCH AND READ MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings The aid was released in September following an outcry in the U.S. Congress. Jordan mockingly called Taylor the Democrats’ “star witness” and said he’s “seen church prayer chains that are easier to understand than this.” Taylor responded that he didn’t consider himself a star witness. 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 By — Associated Press Associated Press
Republican Rep. Jim Jordan has told the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine that he is “wrong” to have said there was a clear understanding that President Donald Trump was withholding military aid to Ukraine in exchange for investigations of Democrats. Jordan was questioning William Taylor during the first public hearing in the House impeachment inquiry on Nov. 13. Watch in the player above. Taylor has said his understanding was based on conversations with other diplomats. But Jordan said the president of Ukraine never announced an investigation and the aid was eventually released. WATCH AND READ MORE: A guide to the impeachment hearings The aid was released in September following an outcry in the U.S. Congress. Jordan mockingly called Taylor the Democrats’ “star witness” and said he’s “seen church prayer chains that are easier to understand than this.” Taylor responded that he didn’t consider himself a star witness. 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