David Holmes Opening Statement
In his opening statement before the House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearing, David Holmes, the counselor for political affairs at t… read more
In his opening statement before the House Intelligence Committee impeachment hearing, David Holmes, the counselor for political affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, testifies that U.S. efforts in Ukraine became "overshadowed by a political agenda promoted by former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a cadre of officials operating with a direct channel to the White House." Mr. Holmes outlines the events that led up to the withholding of military aid to Ukraine, his "shocked" reaction to President Trump's July 25 phone call with President Zelensky and the subsequent call on Ukraine to announce on CNN an investigation of the Bidens. He also recounts the phone conversation he overheard at a restaurant in Kyiv between E.U. Ambassador Gordon Sondland and President Trump, in which the president again asked about the investigation into the Bidens. close
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- Chris Stewart U.S. Representative [R] Utah
- Andre D. Carson U.S. Representative [D] Indiana
- Steve Castor Deputy General Counsel House Oversight and Reform Committee
- Joaquin Castro U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Mike Conaway U.S. Representative [R] Texas
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- Dan Goldman Democratic Counsel Select Intelligence
- Denny Heck U.S. Representative [D] Washington
- Fiona Hill National Intelligence Officer (Former) National Intelligence Council->Russia and Eurasia
- Jim Himes U.S. Representative [D] Connecticut
- David Holmes Counselor U.S. Embassy, Ukraine->U.S. Political Affairs
- Will Hurd U.S. Representative [R] Texas
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- Raja Krishnamoorthi U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
- Sean Patrick Maloney U.S. Representative [D] New York
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