sir? >> it is. >> on august 28th you find yourself in ukraine with the national security advisor mr. bolton, right? >> yes, sir. >> and you convey to him your concerns. he tells you you should bring it up with the secretary of state. >> yes, sir. >> have you ever sent a cable like that? how many times in your career have you sent a cable directly to the secretary of state? >> once. >> this time. >> yes, sir. >> in 50 years? >> rifle company don't send cables but yes, sir. >> bill taylor testified on the very first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, and you can see why impeachment investigators wanted americans to hear from him. decades of military and diplomatic experience to his name, served under several republican presidents, tried to sound the alarm when he thought he saw american foreign policy being undermined on the ground in ukraine. here's the thing. one week from today bill taylor is out of a job. "the wall street journal" was first to report that secretary