What Went Down On Day 1 Of The Impeachment Hearings

Kent is speaking to why Zelensky so badly wanted a White House meeting. He was a new politician and an Oval Office meeting would have been a big deal for him at home, potentially even boosting his ability to negotiate with Putin.

The Democratic counsel is Daniel Goldman, who left a job as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Manhattan in 2017.

Taylor’s testimony, so far, is a striking contrast with Mueller, who answered questions pretty tersely (and sometimes confusingly) and didn’t seem to want to be speaking to Congress at all. It’s clear to see why Democrats wanted to bring in Taylor as one of their first witnesses — as others have mentioned, he’s a skillful storyteller and plainly wants to share what he knows in a compelling way.