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Diplomat Provides House With 'Disturbing' Account on Ukraine

Associated Press

   WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor, a diplomat who has
   sharply questioned President Donald Trump's policy on Ukraine, has
   provided lawmakers with a detailed account of his recollection of
   events at the center of the Democrats' impeachment probe , they said
   Tuesday.
   Lawmakers emerging from the room after the early hours of the private
   deposition said Taylor had given a lengthy opening statement, with a
   recall of events that filled in gaps from the testimony of other
   witnesses.
   "The testimony is very disturbing," said New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney,
   who attended the start of the Taylor interview.
   Taylor, who declined to comment as he entered the closed-door
   deposition, is the latest diplomat with concerns to testify. His
   appearance is among the most watched because of a text message in which
   he called Trump's attempt to leverage military aid to Ukraine in return
   for a political investigation "crazy." He was subpoenaed to appear.
   Rep Ami Bera, D-Calif., said Taylor is a career civil servant who
   ``cares deeply'' about the country. He said Taylor's memory of events
   was better than that of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union
   ambassador who testified last week but couldn't recall many specific
   details.
   Taylor was expected to discuss text messages he exchanged with two
   other diplomats earlier this year as Trump pushed the country to
   investigate unsubstantiated claims about Democratic rival Joe Biden's
   family and a debunked conspiracy theory about Ukraine's role in the
   2016 election.
   

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