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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The Latest: House panel wraps up 5-hour hearing

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Former National Security Council Director for European Affairs Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman returns to the Capitol to review transcripts of his testimony in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans assail security aide who reported Trump call

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019, file photo, Jennifer Williams, a special adviser to Vice President Mike Pence for Europe and Russia, arrives for a closed-door interview in the impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump's efforts to press Ukraine to investigate his political rivals at the Capitol in Washington. A public appearance by an aide to Mike Pence before the House Intelligence Committee this week is drawing renewed attention to the vice president and what he knew about the events that sparked the House impeaching investigation.Williams is a career foreign service officer detailed to Pence's office from the State Department. She compiled briefing materials for him on Ukraine and was listened in on Trump's July 25 call with Zelenskiy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Pence aide’s testimony renews focus on VP’s Ukraine role

By JILL COLVIN and AAMER MADHANI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP Exclusive: US officials knew of Ukraine’s Trump anxiety

By DESMOND BUTLER and MICHAEL BIESECKER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on healthcare prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Conflicting White House accounts of 1st Trump-Zelenskiy call

By DEB RIECHMANN and ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Ukraine may be at the center of a major geopolitical battle, but it’s feeling increasingly alone and abandoned by its U.S. backers amid the impeachment drama unfolding in Washington. Facing that reality, Zelenskiy is reaching out to Russia directly in a bid to end the conflict before things get worse. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Ukraine feels abandoned amid US impeachment drama

By YURAS KARMANAU and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. From the moment he was elected, Zelenskiy pushed for an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump. Zelenskiy saw such a visit as a quick win that would send a message to his Russian adversaries that the U.S. had his back. A visit to the Oval Office conveys power and instantly elevates the stature of any guest. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Key dates in the Trump impeachment investigation

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a panel discussion at the Artificial Intelligence Journey (AIJ) forum in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: New evidence emerges in impeachment hearing

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Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, center, flanked by Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., left, and Steve Castor, the Republican staff attorney, questions the witnesses during the first public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump's efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Debunked Ukraine conspiracy theory is knocked down - again

By FRANK BAJAK - Associated Press

A photographer sets a white balance in the hearing room where the House will begin public impeachment inquiry hearings Wednesday, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. With the bang of a gavel, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff will open the hearings into President Donald Trump's pressure on Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden's family. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Diplomats accuse Trump as impeachment hits Americans’ TVs

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this Nov. 12, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks in Kyiv, Ukraine. Michael Bleyzer and Alex Cranberg, two political supporters of Perry, secured a potentially lucrative oil-and-gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country’s new president. (U.S. Embassy Kyiv via AP)

After boost from Perry, supporters got huge Ukraine gas deal

By DESMOND BUTLER, MICHAEL BIESECKER and STEPHEN BRAUN and RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, walks to a secure area at the Capitol to interview a witness in the House impeachment inquiry on President Donald Trump's efforts to press Ukraine to investigate his political rivals, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The words Trump had to hear: Investigations, Biden, Clinton

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. From the moment he was elected, Zelenskiy pushed for an Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump. Zelenskiy saw such a visit as a quick win that would send a message to his Russian adversaries that the U.S. had his back. A visit to the Oval Office conveys power and instantly elevates the stature of any guest. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Location, location: Why Ukraine leader aimed for Oval Office

By AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, arrives at the Capitol to review transcripts of his earlier testimony in the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A ‘refreshed’ memory: Key takeaways from Ukraine testimony

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Diplomat lays out White House campaign to oust her

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO and NANCY BENAC - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The House impeachment inquiry is zeroing in on two White House lawyers privy to a discussion about moving a memo recounting President Donald Trump’s phone call with the leader of Ukraine into a highly restricted computer system normally reserved for documents about covert action. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Impeachment inquiry focuses on 2 White House lawyers

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during talks with journalists in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Ukrainian President is holding an all-day “media marathon” in a Kyiv food court amid growing questions about his actions as president. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine’s president urges lawmakers to take polygraph test

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

A top U.S. diplomat, William Taylor, departs the Capitol after testifying in the Democrats' impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Key takeaways from ambassador’s testimony on Ukraine

By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

In this file photo taken on July 27, 2019, US Ambassador in Ukraine William Taylor speaks during a briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine. William Taylor, the top American diplomat in Ukraine, is set to appear Tuesday before impeachment investigators in U.S. Congress, joining a parade of current and former diplomats testifying about Trump's dealings with Ukraine.(AP Photo/Inna Sokolovska)

US diplomat: Trump linked Ukraine aid to demand for probe

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT LEE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures while speakings during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump viewed Ukraine as adversary, not ally, witnesses say

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press