lead. the white house is assailing the career diplomats who served in republican and democratic administrations calling them radical unelected bureaucratic coordinating a smear attack with far left lawmakers. that is what they are calling william taylor, a west point grad who served in vietnam and worked in the state department for many administrations including as president george w. bush ambassador to ukraine. president trump today also accused taylor of being a never trumper before saying never trumpers are, quote, human scum. and there is a reason. his testimony was devastating for the president. in his 15-page opening statement to congressional investigators, bill taylor, the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine laid out perhaps the strongest evidence yet of an apparent quid pro quo. president trump with holding