Holmes, who is probably the least familiar face in these hearings, starts off by making it clear that he’s not ecstatic about being there, quotes Pompeo, and comes off as somewhat hostile to the inquiry. Then, after giving a brief resume and describing his role in Kyiv, makes it clear that he’s an “apolitical foreign policy professional” who doesn’t take part in U.S. politics. He’s coming across forcefully as someone who is kind of angry about being jerked out of the field.
Then, BOOM. Holmes does a good job of explaining the genuine anti-corruption policies pushed by former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and explains how efforts to actually deal with corruption were blown up by … Rudy Giuliani.