The Ukraine Connection

Nov. 20 Impeachment Hearing Opening Statements

Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 9:20 AM

At 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, the House Intelligence Committee began a public hearing in the impeachment inquiry. The committee is hearing testimony from the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland. The opening statements are available below.

Amb. Gordon Sondland

Sondland Opening Statement 11 20 (PDF)Sondland Opening Statement 11 20 (Text)

Chairman Adam Schiff

Schiff Opening Statement From Sondland Hearing 11 20 (PDF)Schiff Opening Statement From Sondland Hearing 11 20 (Text)

Rep. Devin Nunes

Nunes Opening From Sondland Hearing 11 20 (PDF)Nunes Opening From Sondland Hearing 11 20 (Text)

At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, the committee convened a hearing with Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, and Amb. David Hale, the under secretary of state for political affairs. Amb. Hale did not submit an opening statement, and Cooper's is available below.

Deputy Asst. Sec. Laura Cooper

Cooper Opening Statement (PDF)Cooper Opening Statement (Text)

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