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Full transcript: George Kent's impeachment interview

The State Department official testified in front of House impeachment investigators last month.
Image: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent arrives for a hearing at the Capitol on Oct. 15, 2019.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent arrives for a hearing at the Capitol on Oct. 15, 2019.Alex Wong / Getty Images file

The House Intelligence Committee on Thursday released a transcript of testimony given by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent last month as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Kent told impeachment investigators that he was told to "lay low" after he raised concerns about Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who was working to pressure the Ukrainian government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

Read his full transcript: