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Archived coverage: First Donald Trump public impeachment hearings

By Hannah Jackson Global News

Posted November 13, 2019 8:30 am

Updated November 13, 2019 5:19 pm

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After weeks of private testimonies, the impeachment hearings into Donald Trump’s conduct have opened up to the public.

The main issues is whether Trump’s actions when he asked the Ukrainian president to investigate former vice-president Joe Biden’s son is impeachable conduct.

The hearings began Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET.

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William B. Taylor, a longtime U.S. diplomat and charge d’affaires in Ukraine, testified. In private testimonies, Taylor reportedly said that there was a quid pro quo, saying Trump held back military aid until the country agreed to investigate the Biden family.

George Kent, the deputy Assistant Secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau, testified with him.

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Once these public hearings conclude, the committee will summarize its findings in a report and send it to the House Judiciary Committee.

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