Officials including former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, White House Ukraine expert Alexander Vindman and Bill Taylor, who took over as the top diplomat in Kiev, were in the spotlight and endured a barrage of criticism from Trump allies
"All the carnage for something that doesn't mean very much," explained one of the officials who provided public testimony about Trump's effort to leverage military aid for personal political gain."Our domestic political battles have just trampled over what our national interests are."The official was not alone in expressing frustration that partisan politics will likely dictate Trump's expected acquittal on Wednesday.
But they are still angry that Bolton -- despite reportedly expressing support for those who provided testimony at a closed-door event last week -- will walk away having had no direct participation in the entire impeachment."Great. So our lives are ruined, our names dragged through the mud, but [Bolton] gets to wash his hands of it," said a third official who testified.
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