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Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, is set to testify in the first public hearing of the House Democrats’ impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump and Ukraine.

Read his opening statement, as prepared for delivery:

Bill Taylor Opening Statement

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