Deccan Chronicle

THE STORY SO FAR

House impeachmen­t investigat­ers have released a transcript of testimony from George Kent, a career official at the state department.

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Kent said Trump wanted to hear three words from Ukraine’s president: investigat­ions, Biden and Clinton

Ex-NSA John Bolton failed to appear for an interview. Democrats say they will simply use the no-shows as evidence of the president’s obstructio­n of Congress.

The Oval Office has emerged as such a sought-after destinatio­n that Ukraine’s new president was hell-bent on getting there and the White House was unafraid to dangle it as leverage.

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney is scheduled to provide a deposition but is not expected to appear

US diplomat William Taylor said that Trump was withholdin­g military aid for Ukraine unless the country’s president agreed to probe Democrats

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