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Re: Impeachment enquiry launched into Donald Trump
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Originally Posted by Mick
Except nothing. They are not first hand witnesses.  |
https://apnews.com/f16de8818c054df781584ade533b9969
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The two witnesses in Tuesday morning’s hearing each listened to the July 25 phone call in which Trump prodded his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Democrat Joe Biden.
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Listening in to the live phone call between the two principals makes them first-hand witnesses - they didn't hear about what was said on the phone call from other people, they heard the phone call in real time as it was happening as part of their jobs.
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/07/77545...p-ukraine-call
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Known Participants In The July 25 Call
AMERICAN SIDE
Donald Trump
U.S. president
STATE DEPARTMENT
Mike Pompeo
Secretary of state
WHITE HOUSE
Robert Blair
Senior Adviser to Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney
VICE PRESIDENT'S STAFF
Keith Kellogg
National Security Adviser
Jennifer Williams
Adviser for Europe and Russia
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Charles Kupperman
Deputy National Security Adviser
Timothy Morrison
Senior Director for European Affairs
Alexander Vindman
Top Ukraine expert
OTHER AMERICAN STAFF
May include duty officers, policy staff and translators
UKRAINIAN SIDE
Photo of Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukraine president
OTHER UKRAINIAN STAFF
May include translators and other staff on the Ukrainian side of the call
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Last edited by Hugh; 06-12-2019 at 17:52.
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