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 462 Taylor Dep. Opening Statement at 5 (“In late June, one of the goals of both channels was to facilitate a visit by President Zelensky to the White House for a meeting with President Trump, which President Trump had promised in his congratulatory letter of May 29. The Ukrainians were clearly eager for the meeting to happen. During a conference call with Ambassador Volker, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Reeker, Secretary Perry, Ambassador Sondland, and Counsel of the U.S. Department of State Ulrich Brechbuhl on June 18, it was clear that a meeting between the two presidents was an agreed-upon goal.”).

463 Id. at 25 (“[D]uring my subsequent communications with Ambassadors Volker and Sondland, they relayed to me that the President ‘wanted to hear from Zelensky’ before scheduling the meeting in the Oval Office. It was not clear to me what this meant.”).

464 Id.

465 Holmes Dep. Tr. at 20.

466 Taylor Dep. Tr. at 25-26.

467 Id. at 25. See also id. at 128.

468 Id. at 26. 469 Id. at 127.

470 Kurt Volker Document Production, Bates KV00000036 (Oct. 2, 2019).

471 Id.

472 Taylor Dep. Tr. at 26.

473 Kurt Volker Document Production, Bates KV00000027 (Oct. 2, 2019).

474 Volker Transcribed Interview Tr. at 242-243.

475 Kurt Volker Document Production, Bates KV00000055 (Oct. 2, 2019).

476 Id. at Bates KV00000027.

477 Taylor Dep. Tr. at 65-66 (“Kurt told me that he had discussed how President Zelensky could prepare for the phone call with President Trump. And without going into—without providing me any details about the specific words, did talk about investigations in that conversation ... Kurt suggested that President Trump would like to hear about the investigations.”).

478 Morrison-Volker Hearing Tr. at 94.