READ IT: Witnesss David Hale's interview with by House impeachment inquiry members

David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs," appeared Neither his opening statement nor the transcript of his November 6 closed-door testimony have been released.

Behind closed doors, Hale told lawmakers what he knew about the Ukraine scandal.

"People familiar with the matter say the highest-ranking career diplomat in the foreign service, David Hale, plans to tell congressional impeachment investigators on Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other senior officials determined that defending Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch would hurt the effort to free up U.S. military assistance to Ukraine," reported the Associated Press last week.

You can read Hale's transcript below: