Mean, thats the appropriate way to raise an issue with the ukrainian president , correct . Its appropriate for the Justice Department and the Prosecutor General to cooperate and to exchange information, yes. To the extent the president has concerns and to the extent the Attorney General is having u. S. Attorney durham look into it, isnt it entirely appropriate for the president to flag this for president zelensky and say youn touch with our official channels . Mr. Castor, i dont know the precise appropriateness of these kinds of relations. Now, were either of you involved with the preparation for the 7 25 call . I was not. I was not. How do you account for that . I mean, you were two of the key officials with responsibility for ukrainian policy. If the president of the United States is going to have a call with the leader of ukraine, why
wouldnt you ordinarily be involved with the preparation . Sir, we work for the Department Of State in an embassy overseas. Preparation for a president
july? exactly. i would not say so, no, sir. yeah, i don t think president trump was trying to end corruption in ukraine. i think he was trying to aim corruption in ukraine at vice president biden and at the 2020 election. i-year-old back the balance of my my time. i yield my time. gentlemen, thank you both for being here. it s obvious from your testimony today you both care a great deal about u.s./ukraine relations. it s also very clear you re optimistic about president zelensky. ambassador taylor, you related one of his first acts in office was remove immunity fri deputies long a source of corruption. you have a number of personal dealings. has he given any reason to question his honesty or integrity. no, sir nrchl. in your prior deposition i asked and i ll read it directly, if nobody in the ukrainian government is aware of a