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Democratic Congresswoman Val Demings is questioning George Kent, the deputy assistant, secretary of state.

Why that was important?

Well, I guess it probably depends on the motivation of other people, and I am not one of them.

The committee's investigation has uncovered a web of shadow diplomacy, engaged in and executed

by several State Department officials and the President's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani,

and ultimately directed by President Trump.

We have heard several ways of describing this shady shadow operation, shadow diplomacy,

rogue back channel.

Ambassador Taylor, you have described what you encountered as the top diplomat on the ground

in Ukraine as a, and I quote, highly irregular, informal channel

of U.S. policymaking.

You testified that the channel included Ambassador Volker, Sondland, Secretary Perry, and, as you

later learned, the president's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani.

Is that correct? Yes, ma'am. Both of you have

explained that you grew seriously concerned when you realize that the interests of this irregular

channel diverged from official U.S. policy and interests. Was Mr. Giuliani promoting U.S.

national interests or policy in Ukraine,

Ambassador?

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