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    A Diplomat With A History Of Voicing Concerns Set To Testify In Impeachment Inquiry

    David Holmes is a top staffer at the U.S Embassy in Ukraine. He overheard a phone call between the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and the president in which "investigations" were discussed.
    by Brakkton Booker Nov 21, 2019 3 minutes

    A career diplomat who overheard a U.S. ambassador's phone chat with President Trump this summer in which Trump allegedly referred to "investigations" to be carried out by Ukrainian officials is set to testify in the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry Thursday.

    David Holmes, a senior staffer at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, is expected to expound on testimony he gave to lawmakers last week behind closed doors.

    Holmes, according to investigating the Ukraine affair, said he heard

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