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William Taylor and George Kent will be the first two people to testify publicly in the House impeachment inquiry

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William Taylor, right, the senior U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, testify during the House Intelligence Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry of President Trump in Longworth Building on November 13, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call)
By Graham MacGillivray and Jinitzail Hernández
Posted November 13, 2019 at 9:00am

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Ambassador William Taylor and George Kent will be the first two people to testify publicly in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Taylor, who is slated to testify first, is the acting ambassador in Ukraine and a career diplomat who has served in Republican and Democratic administrations. Kent is the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau.

Roll Call is streaming the entire public hearing online and on Twitter.

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