“CLEAR UNDERSTANDING” OF TRUMP’S ABUSE OF POWER: It was Taylor’s “clear understanding” that security assistance money was conditioned on Ukraine pursuing investigations demanded by Trump into his political rivals.
UKRAINE FELT PRESSURED BY TRUMP: Ukraine understood that in order to get the White House meeting they wanted and the aid they had been promised, they had to pursue the investigations Trump wanted.
GIULIANI TURNED U.S. RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE INTO A “SNAKE PIT:” Taylor said Giuliani had fostered “snake pit” environments in Ukraine and Washington.
TAYLOR THREATENED TO QUIT OVER TRUMP WITHHOLDING UKRAINE AID: Taylor told Pompeo he would quit if U.S. policy to Ukraine changed because Trump’s policy of extortion was “a nightmare.”
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