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Now playing Next USA Rep. Himes accuses Republicans of a false equivalency between Trump, Biden on Ukraine "What the president did was wrong and impeachable," the Connecticut Democrat said in an exclusive interview with "Meet the Press." 10/11/2019
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Now playing Next USA Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, skips impeachment deposition Bolton's lawyer previously made it clear that he would not appear voluntarily. 07/11/2019
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Now playing Next USA Top diplomat in Ukraine directly ties Trump to quid pro quo "That was my clear understanding, that security assistance money would not come until the president [of Ukraine] committed to pursue" investigations, Bill Taylor told Congress. 06/11/2019