Here's a rundown of who's who at the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump
Rep. Val Demings, one of the Democratic managers, wasted no time while arguing in favor of subpoenaing the State Department, by highlighting some of the most damning text messages that were uncovered during the House impeachment inquiry.
The Trump administration defied the subpoenas but some of the witnesses who cooperated brought their own documents. One of those witnesses was former US envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker, who provided his text messages to Congress early in the inquiry., between Volker and the top US diplomat in Ukraine Bill Taylor, seemed to confirm that the Trump administration was withholding nearly $400 million in US military aid from Ukraine, exchange for political favors for Trump.
"As I said on the phone, I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign," Taylor texted Volker on Sept. 9, in a group chat that also included US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, another key player. , he said, “The Ukrainians did not owe President Trump anything and holding up security assistance for domestic political gain was crazy, as I had said in my text message to Ambassadors Sondland and Volker.”Demings and the other Democratic House managers argued today that the emails that were obtained during the impeachment inquiry make it clear that there is more relevant information out there, but the Trump administration is blocking it.
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