Live updates: Democrats release transcripts of testimony from three officials ahead of first impeachment inquiry public hearing

Washington Post logoDemocrats on Monday released the testimony of three Trump administration officials, two days before public hearings are set to begin in the House impeachment inquiry.

In one of the testimonies, Laura Cooper, a senior defense official, told House impeachment investigators last month that the Pentagon sought clarification from the Trump administration on July 18 about the holdup of aid to Ukraine.

Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, said that at a July 23 meeting, the Office of Management and Budget told agencies that “the White House chief of staff has conveyed that the president has concerns about Ukraine and Ukraine security assistance.”

View the complete November 11 article by Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Elise Viebeck and Brittany Shammas on The Washington Post website here.