Impeachment Inquiry Witness Suggests Aid to Lebanon Withheld at Same Time as Ukraine

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale (C) departs the U.S. Capitol after giving a closed-door deposition to the House committees conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump in Washington on Nov. 6, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale said during a House Intelligence Committee deposition that aid to Lebanon was withheld at the same time and in the same way as the aid to Ukraine, suggesting that it appeared to be normal.

The committee released a transcript of the deposition (pdf) on Monday evening.