The Ukraine record keeps hardening, and Trump’s denials keep shrinking
As the House impeachment process moved ahead on December 8, the underlying Ukraine case was looking less like a partisan argument and more like a documentary trail closing around Trump. The White House continued to denounce the inquiry as a sham, but the public record already contained sworn testimony, official documents, and a growing set of corroborating details about pressure on Ukraine and the withholding of aid.
First recorded Dec 8, 2019·Meaningfully updated Dec 8, 2019
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The Ukraine record keeps hardening, and Trump’s denials keep shrinking
As the House impeachment process moved ahead on December 8, the underlying Ukraine case was looking less like a partisan argument and more like a documentary trail closing around Trump. The White House continued to denounce the inquiry as a sham, but the public record already contained sworn testimony, official documents, and a growing set of corroborating details about pressure on Ukraine and the withholding of aid.
As the House impeachment process moved ahead on December 8, the underlying Ukraine case was looking less like a partisan argument and more like a documentary trail closing around Trump. The White House continued to denounce the inquiry as a sham, but the public record already contained sworn testimony, official documents, and a growing set of corroborating details about pressure on Ukraine and the withholding of aid.
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