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Read David Holmes’ full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing

By Gretchen Frazee

Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) listens to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs Laura Cooper testify before a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019. Photo by Loren Elliott/Reuters

Read Adam Schiff’s full opening statement in the Hill, Holmes testimonies in Trump impeachment hearing

The House Intelligence Committee is hearing testimony from Fiona Hill, the Trump administration’s former Russia adviser, and David Holmes, a top staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine.

By Gretchen Frazee

Fiona Hill, former senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council, arrives to review her previous testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Trump led by the House Intelligence, House Foreign Affairs and House Oversight and Reform Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2019. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Witness denounces ‘fictional’ Ukraine election interference

“I would ask that you please not promote politically driven falsehoods that so clearly advance Russian interests,” White House Russia analyst Fiona Hill is expected to say in an impeachment hearing.

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Fiona Hill, President Donald Trump's former Russia adviser, arrives at the Capitol to testify before Congress as part of the House's impeachment inquiry on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Read Fiona Hill’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing

Fiona Hill, the Trump administration’s former Russia adviser, testified Thursday, along with David Holmes, a top staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

By Gretchen Frazee

Why Gordon Sondland’s public testimony was ‘extraordinary’

Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, testified to the House Wednesday that there was a quid pro quo with Ukraine and that he followed President Trump’s orders to work with Rudy Giuliani. Sondland also implicated Secretary of State…

Kellyanne Conway says ‘there was no pressure applied’ to Ukraine

The Trump administration quickly pushed back on the claims of Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland that Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, among others, were aware of Sondland’s…

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What Rep. Steve Cohen thinks about the evidence against Trump

The House Judiciary Committee would hold hearings on impeachment after the House Intelligence Committee concludes theirs. Do those Democrats feel they have enough evidence to move forward with articles of impeachment for President Trump? Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., is a…

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Read Laura Cooper’s full opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing

By Gretchen Frazee

Cooper is testifying alongside David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs.

Read Schiff’s opening statement in Trump impeachment hearing, featuring Cooper and Hale

By Gretchen Frazee

Schiff spoke during an impeachment hearing featuring Laura Cooper, a deputy assistant secretary of defense, and David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs.