Key impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine...

[saidsimplesimon]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/key-impeachment-witness-told-to-leave-ukraine-before-pompeo-visit/ar-BBYavmY

CNN

Key impeachment witness told to leave Ukraine before Pompeo visit
12/30/19
By Kylie Atwood

A top State Department aide told acting US ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor -- a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry -- to hand over his duties just days before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Kiev in January, a source familiar with the situation told CNN.

The timing means that Pompeo will not have to meet, be seen or photographed with Taylor, who drew the President's ire after his damning House testimony that Trump demanded his appointees set up a quid pro quo with Ukraine, explicitly offering much-needed US military aid and an Oval Office meeting in exchange for personal political favors.
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The Wall Street Journal was the first to report that Ulrich Brechbuhl, a key aide to Pompeo, told Taylor that Pompeo wanted him to hand over responsibilities in early January, before the top US diplomat arrived, and that Taylor understood Pompeo didn't want to be photographed with him during his visit.
Taylor will step down from his post and leave Ukraine on January 2, two sources familiar with his plans tell CNN. The exact dates of Pompeo's visit have not been made public.

Although Taylor's appointment expires in early January, the State Department could have tried to extend his stay in Kiev, but sources tell CNN there was no effort to do so despite the vacuum his departure will create in US leadership on relations with Ukraine at a particularly fraught time.
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[OnDoutside]

1. I'm amazed that this isn't a big story amongst the gutless MSM.

[saidsimplesimon]

2. CNN is credited with article

I agree with you, most of our MSM don't cover news. "It's a show. A really big show.."

[OnDoutside]

3. Given the coverage they gave to Taylor's testimony, the lack of

high profile coverage now, is odd to say the least.

[Ninga]

4. Taylor is an honorable man who can easily hold his head high. Nazis must be stopped.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Oh FFS

[cp]

6. Why is Pompeo in Ukraine????????

Press should be relentless on this.