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Cooper testifies after five-hour delay caused by House Republicans barging into secure room

Washington Post logoA group of House Republicans who do not sit on the committees leading the impeachment inquiry stormed into a secure room at the Capitol on Wednesday where the latest witness in the probe was set to testify, shutting down the proceedings.

The disruption delayed for several hours closed-door testimony from Laura Cooper, the Pentagon official who oversees Ukraine policy, whom lawmakers planned to ask about the White House’s decision to withhold military aid for several months over the summer.

Earlier Wednesday, President Trump lashed out anew at “terrible” Democrats a day after damaging testimony from a key diplomat in the Ukraine controversy.

View the complete October 23 article by John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez and Colby Itkowitz on The Washington Post website here.