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Impeachment transcripts tighten the Ukraine case

House investigators released more deposition material on Thursday, and it continued to push the Ukraine story toward a conclusion Trump does not want. The testimony added weight to the claim that U.S. aid and access were being leveraged for political investigations. That left the White House with less room to wave this away as gossip or hearsay.

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First recorded Nov 7, 2019·Meaningfully updated Nov 7, 2019

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Impeachment transcripts tighten the Ukraine case

House investigators released more deposition material on Thursday, and it continued to push the Ukraine story toward a conclusion Trump does not want. The testimony added weight to the claim that U.S. aid and access were being leveraged for political investigations. That left the White House with less room to wave this away as gossip or hearsay.

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Impeachment transcripts tighten the Ukraine case

House investigators released more deposition material on Thursday, and it continued to push the Ukraine story toward a conclusion Trump does not want. The testimony added weight to the claim that U.S. aid and access were being leveraged for political investigations. That left the White House with less room to wave this away as gossip or hearsay.

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