Washington-SANA
The first public hearings in the US House of Representatives began as part of an inquiry into President Donald Trump's accountability for whether he pressured his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zielinski to target Joe Biden, his potential Democratic challenger in the 2020 presidential election.
Media reports said the first to testify was acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent in a hall where dozens of journalists, photographers, media crews and television channels were located.
The hearing follows long hearings on the issue that began last September and were held in secret in Congress to isolate Trump.
Democrats have come under mounting pressure in recent weeks to begin proceedings to impeach and isolate Trump over a scandal sparked by a leaked phone call between him and his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky, who pressed the latter to raise a case concerning the son of Democratic rival Joe Biden, Trump's favorite in the presidential election. A threat to American national security.
A new Wall Street Journal / NBC poll a week ago showed that more than half of Americans support investigations to isolate President Donald Trump.
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