Editor’s Note: The following is the transcript of the opening statement given on Oct. 22 to three House committees conducting an impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald J. Trump. The president is accused of conditioning nearly $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine on whether President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to investigate Burisma and ex-Vice President Joseph Biden as well as possible Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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US Ambassador William B. Taylor’s opening statement to Congress (TRANSCRIPT)
Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor (C) arrives at the US Capitol to testify before the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees as part of the ongoing impeachment investigation of US President Donald Trump on October 22, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Olivier Douliery / AFP)
