Allegations he described the call as improper and said he flogged it up out of a sense of duty and Jennifer Williams an advisor to the u. S. Vice president said she considered the phone call to be unusual well lets speak to mock peterson he is professor of Public Policy Political Science and law at the u. C. L. A. Laskin school of Public Affairs hes live from los angeles thank you so much for being with us a lot happening today what have been the highlights for you so far which of the testimonies that weve heard today were the most damning for the president and why. Well much to the testimony of these individuals today are less involved in some ways than the earlier testimony as weve had perhaps the most damning in a way are the 2 most recent ones who are currently testifying before the committee because these are the 2 individuals who are most likely to be supportive of the president s position and weve heard them talk about that weve heard them to be able to identify ways in which th
Colonel. Again just for the record when did you 1st learn this Security Assistance was being with home on or about july 3rd. And what exactly had you learned from the state department i believe that prompted you to draft the notice on july 3rd i so on or about july 3rd i became aware of inquiries into. Security assistance funding in general there are 2 typical parts state department and d. O. D. And i believe it was around that day that o. M. B. Put a hold on congressional notification and you had any earlier indications that this might be the case prior to that there were there were some general inquiries on how the funds were being spent things of that nature Nothing Specific but no no hold d certainly well where anyone in the National Security community who supported withholding the aid know no one from the nationals security none no one from the state department correct no one from the department of defense correct and anyone into your understanding raise the look galatea withholdi
Officials with ukrainian counterparts for this reason ive been present in many of the meetings with president s alinsky and his administration some of which may be germane to this inquiry while im a political counselor at the embassy it is important to know that i am not a political appointee or engage in u. S. Politics in any way it is not my job to cover or advise on u. S. Politics on the contrary im in a political Foreign Policy professional and my job my job is to focus on the politics of the country in which i serve so that we can better understand the local landscape and better advance u. S. National interests there in fact during the period that will cover today my colleagues and i follow direct guidance for a mastery of on of it and ambassador taylor to focus on doing our jobs as Foreign Policy professionals and to stay clear of washington politics. I arrived in kiev to take up my assignment as political counsellor in august 2017 a year after ambassador you want to receive her
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