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At this time, I thought the idea of issuing this statement had been definitely scrapped. In September, I was surprised to learn that there had been further discussions with the Ukrainians about President Zelenskyy possibly making a statement in an interview with U.
Since these events, and since I gave my testimony on October 3, a great deal of additional information and perspectives have come to light. I have learned many things that I did not know at the time of the events in question.
First, at the time I was connecting Mr. Yermak and Mr. Giuliani, and discussing with Mr. Yermak and Amb. Sondland a possible statement that could be made by the Ukrainian President, I did not know of any linkage between the hold on security assistance and Ukraine pursuing investigations.
No one had ever said that to me — and I never conveyed such a linkage to the Ukrainians. I did not know the reason for the hold, but I viewed it as a U. That date is the first time any of them asked me about the hold, by forwarding an article that had been published in Politico. I did not know others were conveying a different message to them around that same time. Second, I did not know about the strong concerns expressed by then-National Security Advisor John Bolton to members of his NSC staff regarding the discussion of investigations.
As I remember, the meeting was essentially over when Amb. Sondland made a generic comment about investigations. I think all of us thought it was inappropriate; the conversation did not continue and the meeting concluded. Later on, in the Ward Room, I may have been engaged in a side conversation, or had already left the complex, because I do not recall further discussion regarding investigations or Burisma.
Third, I did not understand that others believed that any investigation of the Ukrainian company, Burisma, which had a history of accusations of corruption, was tantamount to investigating Vice President Biden. I drew a sharp distinction between the two. I was quite comfortable with Ukraine making its own statement, about its own policy, of investigating and fighting corruption at home. He is an honorable man and I hold him in the highest regard. As you know from the extensive documentation I have provided, Vice President Biden was not a topic of discussion.
I did not know that President Trump or others had raised Vice President Biden with the Ukrainians, or had conflated the investigation of possible Ukrainian corruption, with investigation of the former Vice President. In retrospect, for the Ukrainians, it clearly would have been confusing.
I saw them as very different — the former being appropriate and unremarkable, the latter being unacceptable. In retrospect, I should have seen that connection differently, and had I done so, I would have raised my own objections. Sondland, or the three of us as a group, in charge of Ukraine policy.
Leading the diplomacy around Ukraine negotiations had long been my official responsibility, but I welcomed the added support and influence of a cabinet secretary and our EU Ambassador. Fifth, I was not aware that Amb. Chairman and members of the Committee, allow me to thank you again for the opportunity to provide this testimony.
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