11/13/2019

DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “George P. Kent, a senior State Department official, appeared on Capitol Hill for testimony Wednesday [11-13-19] during public hearings as lawmakers consider whether to impeach President Trump for what Democrats say was an effort to use the power of his office for political gain. Mr. Kent said that efforts to ‘gin up politically motivated investigations”’ were ‘infecting’ United States policy toward Ukraine. The following is Mr. Kent’s prepared opening statement, as released by the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.”

NYT Staff, “Read George Kent’s Prepared Opening Statement From the Impeachment Hearing,” The New York Times online, November 13, 2019