Taylor says he was told by a National Security Council official that Trump told Sondland he had insisted Zelensky "go to a microphone and say he is opening investigations of Biden and 2016 interference." I understood 'stalemate to mean that Ukraine would not receive the much-needed military assistance," Taylor testified. The top US diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, at center, arrives at the US Capitol to testify behind closed doors for the ongoing impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump on Tuesday. "Ambassador Sondland tried to explain to me that President Trump is a businessman. A career diplomat, Taylor had to be convinced to take the Ukraine job in the first place, sources familiar with conversations explained.

Source: CNN October 22, 2019 13:32 UTC