Ukraine Pressure Campaign Undermined 'Rule Of Law,' Top State Dept Official Says
"Politically related prosecutions ... undermine the rule of law," George Kent said in his deposition. The transcript of his interview with impeachment investigators was released on Thursday.
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A top State Department aide questioned the legality of a U.S. president asking for an investigation into a political rival in his hours-long, closed-door deposition before congressional impeachment investigators.
"Politically related prosecutions are not the way of promoting the rule of law. They undermine the rule of law," said George Kent, deputy assistant secretary in the State Department's European and Eurasian Bureau.
The House released a transcript of his deposition on Thursday. Read his full testimony here.
Kent's remarks bolster the accounts
