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Article snippet: Current and former administration officials are increasingly offering dirt on The dam seems to have broken in recent weeks, with several officials defying the administration’s efforts to block their testimony. Separately, former Defense Secretary The developments underscore the threat posed by the sea of people who have filtered through the government during Trump’s three years in office. The administration has experienced a high turnover, especially in national security positions, and many now have stories to tell. It also appears to be getting to Trump, who lashed out Wednesday in a series of tweets. Trump decried William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine who offered damaging testimony on Tuesday, as a “Never Trumper.” He also described so-called Never Trump Republicans as “human scum” and “worse than the Do Nothing Democrats.” He then discouraged members of his administration from hiring individuals who didn’t support his agenda. Several current and former officials have testified behind closed doors over the past few weeks, including Taylor, former National Security Council official Fiona Hill and ex-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Collectively, their testimony has painted a picture of a shadow foreign policy on Ukraine led by Trump’s personal attorney “The cynical take is, of course, that these are folks who see an administration that’s going down and they don’t want to go down with it,” said Peter Loge, a professor at Geo... Link to the full article to read more