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Nov. 13, 2019

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Career U.S. diplomat William Taylor advanced fresh testimony tying President Donald Trump to efforts pressing Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals as House investigators launched historic public impeachment hearings today. Read more: Impeachment witness says Trump asked about Ukraine probes
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Demonstrators place large banners on the lawn adjacent to the U.S. Capitol, while a top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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A gym club member works out and watches the public hearing of Donald Trump's impeachment investigation on a television next to another monitor showing a sport channel Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Seattle.
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Demonstrators hold a sign outside Longworth House Office Building, where top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, testified before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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A commuter shops while the public hearing of Donald Trump's impeachment investigation is on display on a television at a deli in the Staten Island Ferry terminal, Wednesday, Nov. 13 in New York. The U.S. House launched the first public hearing Wednesday of Donald Trump's impeachment investigation, the extraordinary process to determine whether the 45th president of the United States should be removed from office.
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Two men eat Mexican food at Mr. Ruriberto's Taco Shop as U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, William Taylor, is seen on a television screen testifying before the House Intelligence Committee during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, Wednesday, Nov. 13 in San Diego.
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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, second from right, accompanied by Career Foreign Service officer George Kent, second from left, testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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A map of Russia and Ukraine is displayed on a monitor behind members of the media record career Foreign Service officer George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor as they appear before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Career Foreign Service officer George Kent, left, and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, right, are sworn in before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Documents are removed from the hearing room as the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, concludes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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President Donald Trump walks off after standing for photographs with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Washington.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., center, departs after Career Foreign Service officer George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor finish testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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A protestor holds a sign outside Longworth House Office Building, where a top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, are testifying before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., left, confers with Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, during a break in the testimony of top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Career Foreign Service officer George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, right, are sworn in to testify during the first public impeachment hearing of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday Nov. 13, 2019 in Washington.
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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, right, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, left are sworn in to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, right, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, arrive to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, holds up the transcript summary of the call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he questions top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, at the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor smiles as he appears before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, left, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, arrive to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questions career Foreign Service officer George Kent and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor as they appear before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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A text message is displayed as top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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A text message is displayed as top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13 during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, holds up the transcript summary of the call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he questions top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, at the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, and ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., watch as Top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor leaves after testifying at a hearing of the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, an ally of President Donald Trump who was recently appointed to the House Intelligence Committee, takes his seat as top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor and career Foreign Service officer George Kent testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearings of President Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, holds up the transcript summary of the call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as he questions top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor, and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, at the House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., talks to the media after a hearing with testimony from top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William Taylor and career Foreign Service officer George Kent, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, during the first public impeachment hearings of President Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
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From left, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., Daniel Goldman, director of investigations for the House Intelligence Committee Democrats, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, the ranking member, Steve Castor, the Republican's staff attorney, and Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, gather for the opening of the the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump prepare to welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan to the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Washington.
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