Diplomat: Trump linked Ukraine aid to demand for probe

Former U.S. Ambassador William Taylor provided lawmakers Tuesday with a vivid, detailed and what some called a "disturbing" account of the way President Donald Trump wanted to put the new Ukraine president "in a public box" by demanding the quid pro quo at the center of the impeachment probe. In a lengthy opening statement to House investigators, Taylor described Trump's demand that "everything" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wanted, including vital military aid to counter Russia, hinged on making a public vow that he would investigate Democrats going back to the 2016 U.S. election as well as a company linked to the family of Trump's potential 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden.

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