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an exchange with ukraine. ambassador taylor telling congress that multiple senior administration officials informed him that the president personally blocked military aid to ukraine and refused to meet with that country's new president unless ukraine agreed to investigate joe biden and the 2016 u.s. election. >> that is big. we will lay it all out for you this morning. meantime, cnn has learned that members of the president's inner circle are urging him to accept the fact that they believe impeachment is coming and that it's now time they say to focus on attacking democrats and on the whole impeachment process itself. all of this is two more top u.s. officials are expected to testify this morning on capitol hill. so let's begin there. let's go to manu raju who joins us on the hill. let's talk about bill taylor's testimony. your reporting this morning is that there were audible sighs and gasps as taylor read that opening statement. >> yeah, and in one specific passage in particular, one in which the -- for the
an exchange with ukraine. ambassador taylor telling congress that multiple senior administration officials informed him that the president personally blocked military aid to ukraine and refused to meet with that country's new president unless ukraine agreed to investigate joe biden and the 2016 u.s. election. >> that is big. we will lay it all out for you this morning. meantime, cnn has learned that members of the president's inner circle are urging him to accept the fact that they...
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trump's dealings with ukraine. he resigned the day after rudy giuliani shared texting appearing to show volker as a liaison between he and the administration of ukraine. what do you believe he will say to lawmakers this morning? >> well, he is a career service officer. i believe ambassador volker will say this is what happened, will he answer the questions truthfully and honestly and he will probably describe what he was trying to do in terms of working with ukraine, both to help to find a solution to the conflict in eastern ukraine. we would like to see that conflict ended and the russians and russian proxy forces out of eastern ukraine and will talk probably, depending on the questions, about the interaction of mr. giuliani with ukraine has affected his work. >> and if, let's say, the president of ukraine wanted ambassador volker to act as a liaison between ukrainian officials and rudy giuliani, who they believed to be a proxy for president trump, had aer arrangement, who would ambassador volker have gone to with
trump's dealings with ukraine. he resigned the day after rudy giuliani shared texting appearing to show volker as a liaison between he and the administration of ukraine. what do you believe he will say to lawmakers this morning? >> well, he is a career service officer. i believe ambassador volker will say this is what happened, will he answer the questions truthfully and honestly and he will probably describe what he was trying to do in terms of working with ukraine, both to help to find...
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government's support of ukraine. i realized if ukraine pursue an investigation into the bidens and burisma, it would likely be interpreted as a partisan play, which would undoubtedly result in ukraine losing the bipartisan support it thus far maintained. >> right. >> wow. >> they'll say, yeah, that didn't happen, though. i get his concern. good for him. we respect his sense of duty. but when he says ukraine delivering specific investigations in order to secure the meeting with the president. >> mm-hmm. >> that will set up like a quid pro quo if, if you believe that the investigations he asked for. >> mm-hmm. >> were asked for to benefit the president politically. and they're going to argue no. >> yeah. >> so he will not move the needle on that, mr. vindman, nor should he be expected to. the lieutenant colonel is about establishing the facts, what they mean, what is the consequence. i just had one of the best minds in the party on. this guy, dan crenshaw, if he wants to, is going to be a big party player for the repub
government's support of ukraine. i realized if ukraine pursue an investigation into the bidens and burisma, it would likely be interpreted as a partisan play, which would undoubtedly result in ukraine losing the bipartisan support it thus far maintained. >> right. >> wow. >> they'll say, yeah, that didn't happen, though. i get his concern. good for him. we respect his sense of duty. but when he says ukraine delivering specific investigations in order to secure the meeting with...
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they were his contacts in ukraine. they paid him through this shell company, fraud guarantee, might want to rethink that name, but rudy needs to pea concerned. especially if one of these guys flips. if one of them flip, then look out. >> thank you so muff. julie, michael, thanks so much. >>> coming up for us, sounding the alarm. a new report reveals it wasn't just the whistleblower that raised concerns about the president's dealings with ukraine. why other national security officials were troubled as well and what they did about it. >>> thousands of residents are being ordered to evacuate right now as firefighters are struggling to contain a really fast moving wildfire in southern california. we're going to take you there for the very latest. it's rukmini here from the new york times . hey, you see this? oh, wow. you two are going to have such a great trip. thanks to you, we will. this is why voya helps reach today's goals... ...all while helping you to and through retirement. can you help with these? we're more of the
they were his contacts in ukraine. they paid him through this shell company, fraud guarantee, might want to rethink that name, but rudy needs to pea concerned. especially if one of these guys flips. if one of them flip, then look out. >> thank you so muff. julie, michael, thanks so much. >>> coming up for us, sounding the alarm. a new report reveals it wasn't just the whistleblower that raised concerns about the president's dealings with ukraine. why other national security...
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about ukraine, leaving mr. trump to believe ukraine was full of, quote, terrible people who tried to, quote, take him down, in the 2016 election. >>> the white house scandal over ukraine exploded his week with president trump publicly stating that china should investigate joe biden, his democratic rival. and it was a surreal moment in u.s. history. >> it's a safe bet that political leaders in china and ukraine were caught off guard by mr. trump's statements. ukraine did announce, that it would audit it would review some of the past investigations, but that is a far cry from digging up dirt on biden and his son. sam kiley is following the story for us. sam is in ukraine, the capital city of kiev. we now know that ukraine will audit its cases overseen by its predecessors. is that bowing to pressure as critics are seeing this? and what's the view in that country? >> reporter: well, the view in ukraine, and very much the view of the prosecutor general this is not the result of american pressure, but as a result of
about ukraine, leaving mr. trump to believe ukraine was full of, quote, terrible people who tried to, quote, take him down, in the 2016 election. >>> the white house scandal over ukraine exploded his week with president trump publicly stating that china should investigate joe biden, his democratic rival. and it was a surreal moment in u.s. history. >> it's a safe bet that political leaders in china and ukraine were caught off guard by mr. trump's statements. ukraine did announce,...
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still holding the aid that ukraine wanted. the javelins they wanted, but the president wanted them to do him a favor, though, right? so now we know he wanted that pledge in writing, that the u.s. would get that favor. all right? and then there's this. abc news is reporting that in a series of texts just last month the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, his name is bill taylor, writes to other american diplomats, "i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign." in a later text gordon sondland, a trump appointee and a major donor, says "there's no quid pro quo but let's take this offline," saying "i suggest we stop the back and forth by text." which makes you wonder. why they wanted to make sure that the rest of the conversation was not in writing. okay. there's also this. here's what the "wall street journal" is reporting tonight. that president trump himself ordered ambassador marie yovanovitch removed from her post in ukraine months early. that's after rudy giuliani without any evidence accu
still holding the aid that ukraine wanted. the javelins they wanted, but the president wanted them to do him a favor, though, right? so now we know he wanted that pledge in writing, that the u.s. would get that favor. all right? and then there's this. abc news is reporting that in a series of texts just last month the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, his name is bill taylor, writes to other american diplomats, "i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political...
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enjoe envoy to ukraine. i'll talk to a key member of the house intelligence committee and our correspondents, analysts and other guests are standing by. first, let geese to o's go to o congressional kcorrespondent. they are ramping up information from the white house. >> reporter: this intensifying for the white house. the three powerful house committees are readying to formally issue subpoena of the white house. subpoena for documents related to the ukraine controversial. related to with holding of military aid and have not been turned over yet with a deadline set of today. this comes as the same powerful committees focusing in now on vice president mike pence. demanding documents today from him related to the ukraine controversy. related to his meeting with the ukrainian president, face-to-face last month in poland and what he knew about the july 25th phone call between president trump and the ukrainian president. as democrats continue to push forward in their impeachment inquiry. continue to push forward
enjoe envoy to ukraine. i'll talk to a key member of the house intelligence committee and our correspondents, analysts and other guests are standing by. first, let geese to o's go to o congressional kcorrespondent. they are ramping up information from the white house. >> reporter: this intensifying for the white house. the three powerful house committees are readying to formally issue subpoena of the white house. subpoena for documents related to the ukraine controversial. related to with...
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it wasn't just the ukraine. the post reports in one of his first calls with a head of state that the president fawned over vladimir putin, apologized profusely for not calling him sooner. he promised to try to get saudi arabia into the g7. and he even promised the president of peru that he would deliver a c-130 military cargo plane overnight. that is a near impossiblity. that was a nightmare for the pentagon. now, all of that sounds pretty crazy doesn't it. but here's the thing. people have gotten used to the president making calls like that. even still, they were shocked by the effort to bury the ukraine call in that highly secure system. all this is happening as house democrats are slapping a subpoena on the white house for ukraine documents, wasting no time taking it to the next level, demanding documents from the acting chief of staff mick mulvaney, documents that are related to the president's infamous ukraine call. and making it crystal clear that he'll view failure to comply with the subpoena as evidence
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rooting out corruption in ukraine? his son, hunter, magically ends up on the board of barisma holdings. that is corruption. >> is this an fec type violation when the president is currying favor with a foreign country to dig up information on a political rival? >> that is just not what happened. there was for quid pro quo. there was no pressure. kurt volker testified yesterday to say biden wasn't even mentioned. >> you see from the complaint and the texts that it alludes to that. that is what is at the core of the investigation. >> there can be no quid pro quo when there's no quid. ukraine had no idea that money was being withheld. and it wasn't being withheld because of anything to do with joe biden, it was everything to do to see if they were getting to the bottom of corruption, which we know ukrainian court ruled that the dnc and the obama administration were soliciting dirt from ukraine in 2016. >> are you sure you want to do this? do i understand this correctly that i'm withholding money because at the president's
rooting out corruption in ukraine? his son, hunter, magically ends up on the board of barisma holdings. that is corruption. >> is this an fec type violation when the president is currying favor with a foreign country to dig up information on a political rival? >> that is just not what happened. there was for quid pro quo. there was no pressure. kurt volker testified yesterday to say biden wasn't even mentioned. >> you see from the complaint and the texts that it alludes to...
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and ukraine. again the puzzle pieces just coming together, how extensive the conversations were behind the scenes. >> listen, i'm getting some of it. i wonder what else ground interesting. i saw this. had breakfast with rudy this morning. teeing up a call monday. most send help. most important to say he will help investigation and address any specific personal issues if there are any. i mean, you're right. it's interesting. what else stand out to you? >> one thing that stood out, a slew of breakfast meetings and a slew of text messages, just how much energy was put into this, around that july 25 phone call. in august, there's a slew of texts changed. the significance of the amount of the communications. one thing that struck was the interesting to me in the committee really noted this when they released this, tonight they said that this reflects serious concerns raised by a state department official about the detrimental effects of withholding critical military assistance from ukraine. there's a p
and ukraine. again the puzzle pieces just coming together, how extensive the conversations were behind the scenes. >> listen, i'm getting some of it. i wonder what else ground interesting. i saw this. had breakfast with rudy this morning. teeing up a call monday. most send help. most important to say he will help investigation and address any specific personal issues if there are any. i mean, you're right. it's interesting. what else stand out to you? >> one thing that stood out, a...
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embassy in ukraine. of course, you'll remember him as the one who questioned the white house's pressure on ukraine to open an investigation into the bidens sending this text message to a fellow diplomat. quote, i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. now as lawmakers asked taylor today why he sent that text, they are working to protect the person who sparked the ukraine investigation, the anonymous whistle-blower. chuck schumer demanding they explain how they are protecting this person's identity when they question whether the person even needs to be protected. we have a brand-new poll on impeachment. it shows growing support for the impeachment inquiry. 50% of americans asked think they believe that the president should not only be impeached but also removed from office. it is alarming to see the tweet from the president this morning. now comparing impeachment proceedings against him to a lynching. comparing a lawful process to the way thousands of black pe
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-ukraine relationship was deeply intertwined with the president's desire for ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. the group messages sondland is on are full of references to rudy giuliani, the president's personal lawyer assigned to pushing a biden conspiracy theory that has zero supporting evidence. on september 1st, the ambassador to ukraine asked sondland if hundreds of millions of dollars and military assistance were conditioned on investigations. sondland responded "call me." a week later, the ambassador told sondland, "i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign." sondland denied it was, saying "president trump has been crystal clear. no quid pro quos of any kind. the president is trying to evaluate whether ukraine is truly going to adopt the transparency and reforms." sondland has ended up in the hot seat in washington after a career in business. like president trump, building hotels across the country and making a lot of money. >> thank you. >> reporter: in the 2016 campaign, the longtime republican donor first supported jeb bus
-ukraine relationship was deeply intertwined with the president's desire for ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. the group messages sondland is on are full of references to rudy giuliani, the president's personal lawyer assigned to pushing a biden conspiracy theory that has zero supporting evidence. on september 1st, the ambassador to ukraine asked sondland if hundreds of millions of dollars and military assistance were conditioned on investigations. sondland responded "call...
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when it comes to ukraine, you have to understand the stakes at play here. now i've been to ukraine. i've seen the costs. so the decision to withhold military aid matters. did you know that 13,000 ukrainians are dead? who knows how many more will be. so the urgency is there. remember, the first order of business the ukrainian president had on that july 25th phone call was to ask for javelins. those are missiles. obviously, they're fighting a war. we have seen witness after witness deliver sworn testimony to congress, the president's own people, many of them still work for him. yet they've ignored the official policy of hiding behind privilege. and it is telling that only one, gordon sondland, rich hotel guy, trump political donor, he is the only one who tried to soften the blow. sondland himself now has to answer some other questions. but even his testimony showed that this is what it looks like. there can be no question of whether there was a quid pro quo. and by the way, my question is whether or not you need one. we're not checking off elements of a crime. this is about abuse of p
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as you know, he has had some dealings with ukraine. he says he was clueless as to any subtext or what it was the administration may have been getting at. nonetheless, we do now know, according to two sources, that one of his top officials is national security adviser keith kellogg was on the july 25th call. so that is cause for concern also. on top of all that, we've had this report now that the courts have told essentially or asked the doj if, in fact, they're going to hold on to records -- the white house records communications with foreign leaders. >> right. which they said that they will. we'll see if the president talks in just a minute. thank you. >>> also this morning, one of the last democratic holdouts in the house is now throwing his support behind the impeachment inquiry. here is new york congressman max rose. just last night explaining why he changed his mind. >> so while the president of the united states may be willing to violate the constitution to get re-elected, i will not. i will not shirk my duty and i will not viola
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security assistance to ukraine. so a lot of document requests coming from capitol hill as they seek to move rapidly in their impeachment inquiry, wolf. >> we'll see what happens. the clock is ticking. right now lauren fox, thank you. >>> let's go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent is there. jim, what is the reaction to the whirp wind developments. >> reporter: it seems the stonewalling continues. president trump threatening to fire off a letter from the white house saying that white house lawyers will not cooperate until house democrats hold a vote on their impeachment inquiry. we are just finding out now that letter may not be coming from the white house until monday at the earliest. and that there is a bit of an internal debate going on inside of the president's impeachment team as to whether or not to fire off that letter. as for the request for information from vice president mike pence, his office has just responded with a statement saying that this request for documents and other informati
security assistance to ukraine. so a lot of document requests coming from capitol hill as they seek to move rapidly in their impeachment inquiry, wolf. >> we'll see what happens. the clock is ticking. right now lauren fox, thank you. >>> let's go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent is there. jim, what is the reaction to the whirp wind developments. >> reporter: it seems the stonewalling continues. president trump threatening to fire off a letter from the...
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has done with respect to ukraine. we've worked diligently on this. i'm proud of our results. i remember where obama left ukraine. it left it at 80% of the size it was when he came into office, and vladimir putin hasn't done that. >> look, it was the russians that annexed crimea. when you hear that from the secretary of state, what is your response? >> it's disgraceful. it's dishonest. it's counter factual. it's antithetical to our values and our policies. and secretary pompeo was on that phone call. he knows very well that the president was trying to extort ukrainians to interfere in our elections, which is illegal and immoral. >> ambassador, thank you very much for being here. if anyone hasn't read your explanation just a few days ago about why you resigned your post, they should. thank you again for your time. >> poppy, that was actually last year. that was last year. >> yes, i know. >> december 2018. >> over the summer. thank you very much for being with us. i appreciate it. talk to you soon, ambassador. >> you're
has done with respect to ukraine. we've worked diligently on this. i'm proud of our results. i remember where obama left ukraine. it left it at 80% of the size it was when he came into office, and vladimir putin hasn't done that. >> look, it was the russians that annexed crimea. when you hear that from the secretary of state, what is your response? >> it's disgraceful. it's dishonest. it's counter factual. it's antithetical to our values and our policies. and secretary pompeo was on...
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ambassador to ukraine months ago. and we still don't know -- we know rudy giuliani was publicly attacking the ambassador. before she was forced out. we know that mike pompeo didn't really do anything to defend her. certainly not publicly. what role did president trump play if al aul directly in this. it's been months and months. pompeo knew about that. and i'm not surprised at all to learn he was on the phone call. it seems he was well aware. bolton was not on the phone call. but clearly he as well was aware of the president and giuliani obsession with this. the fact that they were pursuing a debunked conspiracy theory. that's what the former trump homeland security adviser said publicly yesterday. he told the president it was debunked. the president is surrounded by people who are helping him carry these things out and they'll have to answer a lot of questions. >> i don't understand why pompeo hasn't come out and volunteered he was on the call and defend the president. why did he have to be outed he was on the call?
ambassador to ukraine months ago. and we still don't know -- we know rudy giuliani was publicly attacking the ambassador. before she was forced out. we know that mike pompeo didn't really do anything to defend her. certainly not publicly. what role did president trump play if al aul directly in this. it's been months and months. pompeo knew about that. and i'm not surprised at all to learn he was on the phone call. it seems he was well aware. bolton was not on the phone call. but clearly he as...
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we're focussed on the ukraine act. we have a confession on the ukraine act. we're just talking to other officials who were clearly involved. this should be used to show that the president has this motive. it's his mo to leverage u.s. resources and u.s. policy to help himself in a president election. and he is going to be held accountable. >> congressman, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >>> conversation with the congressman held shortly before the program tonight. breaking news text messages between u.s. diplomats and ukrainians leased by house democrats tonight. on a day one big story after another. we'll dig into it next. ♪upbeat music everything was so fresh in the beginning. [sniff] ♪ dramatic music but that plug quickly faded. ♪upbeat music luckily there's febreze plug. it cleans away odors and freshens for 1200 hours. [deep inhale] breathe happy with febreze plug. i was on the fence about changing from a manual to an electric toothbrush. but my hygienist said going electric could lead to way cleaner teeth. she said, get the one inspired by denti
we're focussed on the ukraine act. we have a confession on the ukraine act. we're just talking to other officials who were clearly involved. this should be used to show that the president has this motive. it's his mo to leverage u.s. resources and u.s. policy to help himself in a president election. and he is going to be held accountable. >> congressman, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >>> conversation with the congressman held shortly before the program tonight....
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delayed money to ukraine. including whether ukraine was holding a dnc server from the 2016 election. one of the president's debunked conspiracy theories. >> the money held up had nothing to do with biden. >> reporter: allegations of a quid pro quo started after trump's july 25th phone call with the ukrainian president. and they're at the heart of democrats' impeachment inquiry. something president trump has denied for weeks. >> there was no quid pro quo. and there was never any quid pro quo. >> reporter: thursday's briefing leaving the president fuming, one source tells cnn. trump's personal legal team and the white house counsel's office expressed concerns. the acting chief of staff walking back his comments just hours later. writing, quote, let me be clear, there was absolutely no quid pro quo. the president never told me to withhold any money. still, democrats not convinced. >> mr. mulvaney's acknowledgment means things have gone from very bad to much worse. >> this is hardly an agatha christie novel at thi
delayed money to ukraine. including whether ukraine was holding a dnc server from the 2016 election. one of the president's debunked conspiracy theories. >> the money held up had nothing to do with biden. >> reporter: allegations of a quid pro quo started after trump's july 25th phone call with the ukrainian president. and they're at the heart of democrats' impeachment inquiry. something president trump has denied for weeks. >> there was no quid pro quo. and there was never...
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policy in ukraine believed that the military aid to ukraine was indeed tied to ukraine investigating the biden family. and now a rare rebuke by a republican, utah senator mitt romney, tweeting, by all appearances, the president's brazen and unprecedented appeal to china and ukraine to investigate joe biden is wrong and appalling. and it's important to remember that all of this started with this whistleblower complaint. and we're now learning more about what kurt volker, who is the first official to testify on the whistleblower's accusations, revealed to congress during his closed door testimony. sunlan serfotti is covering this on capitol hill. what can you tell us, sunlan? >> reporter: kurt volker spent nine hours in the room, and it shows the envoy of ukraine trying to defend himself, portraying him as someone who is constantly trying to tamp down the influence of president trump's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani, and specifically his influence over president trump as it relates to his demands to launch these investigations. certainly volker under scoring he was trying to get presid
policy in ukraine believed that the military aid to ukraine was indeed tied to ukraine investigating the biden family. and now a rare rebuke by a republican, utah senator mitt romney, tweeting, by all appearances, the president's brazen and unprecedented appeal to china and ukraine to investigate joe biden is wrong and appalling. and it's important to remember that all of this started with this whistleblower complaint. and we're now learning more about what kurt volker, who is the first...
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it was all out of ukraine. so that's what the president in that debunked theory that we had tom bossert say there was no truth to that. others around him constantly telling the president, there's no truth to this. the one person that was promoting it obviously our emissary to ukraine unbeknownst to us, rudy giuliani. >> those may be two different things though. investigating ukraine's role in the russian investigation may be conspirator i can't tell and tinfoil hat, but having them investigate your political opponent is a different level. there is evidence in these text messages that that part was a requirement to meet donald trump -- >> to get military aid. >> to get military aid or a meeting. to get anything. to get something. and rudy giuliani according to volker's testimony, we understand, yesterday wasn't satisfied until the ukrainians wrote down or spoke out loud were investigating baresma which is biden. >> it makes a difference legally as well. everyone's been saying it. i will say it here. you do not n
it was all out of ukraine. so that's what the president in that debunked theory that we had tom bossert say there was no truth to that. others around him constantly telling the president, there's no truth to this. the one person that was promoting it obviously our emissary to ukraine unbeknownst to us, rudy giuliani. >> those may be two different things though. investigating ukraine's role in the russian investigation may be conspirator i can't tell and tinfoil hat, but having them...
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advice on ukraine and they are pushing in this impeachment inquiry. the question of whether they were part of the quid pro quo, to withhold anything from milita military aid to diplomatic meetings with ukrainians until they looked at the energy company that employed joe biden's son for a while. this is a step that reads like a movie script in a way. it indicates the speed that this is moving. the scrutiny from congress and not just from a partisan perspective, but from federal prosecutors who are serve iing under who the president appoi appointed. that's a significant step on the gravity of this. this is a charge that involves the former congress mman. >> i was going to ask about your article here in "the washington post." you write about the political appointees overriding career staffers when it comes to the aid that was frozen to ukraine. can you talk to me about when the aid was frozen in relation to the call that president trump made to the ukraine president? and who froze it? >> that article focuses more on the office of management and budget. w
advice on ukraine and they are pushing in this impeachment inquiry. the question of whether they were part of the quid pro quo, to withhold anything from milita military aid to diplomatic meetings with ukrainians until they looked at the energy company that employed joe biden's son for a while. this is a step that reads like a movie script in a way. it indicates the speed that this is moving. the scrutiny from congress and not just from a partisan perspective, but from federal prosecutors who...
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there in ukraine. thanks. >>> china is celebrating 70 years of communist rule today, while protesters take to the streets of hong kong. look at this huge national parade in beijing. china's military might on full display. with 100,000 participants and 1, 2,019 of them carrying a giant flag. protesters were out early this morning shutting down the subway in hong kong. we're following both sides of this historic day. lit's begin in beijing. chr kristie lu stout is there. >> reporter: this moarks 70 yeas of the founding of the people's republic of china. there will be demonstrations and fireworks, but first is the massive military procession that marched up and down the avenue. we witnessed all of the military personnel taking part in the march. 580 pieces of military equipment. military analysts all around the world were taking close notice to new firepower on display, including the dff one, a new ballistic missile that is believed to be among the most powerful in the world. earlier today, we heard from
there in ukraine. thanks. >>> china is celebrating 70 years of communist rule today, while protesters take to the streets of hong kong. look at this huge national parade in beijing. china's military might on full display. with 100,000 participants and 1, 2,019 of them carrying a giant flag. protesters were out early this morning shutting down the subway in hong kong. we're following both sides of this historic day. lit's begin in beijing. chr kristie lu stout is there. >>...
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ukraine investigation. did the president pressure ukraine to dig up dirt on a political opponent? this as the state department seems to be in something of turmoil here, internal conflict over this. joining me now cnn national security reporter kylie atwood. good to have you on this morning. volker facing those questions now. do we know what story he's going to tell here? >> reporter: we don't exactly know what story he's going to tell, but according to those who are close to him, i've had a bunch of those conversations. and over the past few weeks they kind of described what he thought he was doing when he connected giuliani with that zelensky aide, he wanted to table the issue. give the political issues to giuliani so that he could continue to do his work. so i assume that that is something that he is going to be explaining to the committee today. but we also know, however, that giuliani was showing off text messages between he and kurt volker on fox news last week and the state department never really cam
ukraine investigation. did the president pressure ukraine to dig up dirt on a political opponent? this as the state department seems to be in something of turmoil here, internal conflict over this. joining me now cnn national security reporter kylie atwood. good to have you on this morning. volker facing those questions now. do we know what story he's going to tell here? >> reporter: we don't exactly know what story he's going to tell, but according to those who are close to him, i've had...
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ukraine, at least, is an ally. this is not a friend. and imploring them to effectively provide his opposition research for his political campaign. >> let's talk about the vice president, dana, because the "washington post" says president trump told vice president pence not to attend the ukranian president's inauguration, which he was going to do, and it was this crucial time when the newly elected leader was obviously looking for signs of support from the u.s., and then the president, as we know, would go on to hold up the aid to ukraine and then ask for a favor. the paper also says trump had pence deliver the news to ukraine that their aid was going to be withheld at the same time the president was asking ukraine to investigate, quote, unquote, corruption. which, by the way, can we just put out there, ukraine has clearly had issues with corruption, but it actually has made some improvements. and i think that's the context at which -- >> part of it was biden getting the former prosecutor out of there. >> yeah. so does the vice president
ukraine, at least, is an ally. this is not a friend. and imploring them to effectively provide his opposition research for his political campaign. >> let's talk about the vice president, dana, because the "washington post" says president trump told vice president pence not to attend the ukranian president's inauguration, which he was going to do, and it was this crucial time when the newly elected leader was obviously looking for signs of support from the u.s., and then the...
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aid to ukraine until ukraine looked into trump's political rivals. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. you were not part of the committees involved in this testimony from bill taylor yesterday. but like the rest of us, i am sure you've read through this stunning 15-page opening statement that is now public. and when you read it with your prosecutor's eyes, what jumps out to you? >> what jumps out to me is this is a man of service. this is somebody who is putting his country first. he has been in service to this country his entire career. i think what really comes to me is his concern for our country. his concern for the actions of this sort of shadow group of people that were operating i would say against the interest of the united states. >> you say what jumped out to you was his service to the country. press secretary stephanie grisham in a statement that was released after his testimony said, quote, this is a coordinated smear campaign from far left lawmakers waging war on the constitution. he's a vietnam war veteran, a west point grad who
aid to ukraine until ukraine looked into trump's political rivals. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. you were not part of the committees involved in this testimony from bill taylor yesterday. but like the rest of us, i am sure you've read through this stunning 15-page opening statement that is now public. and when you read it with your prosecutor's eyes, what jumps out to you? >> what jumps out to me is this is a man of service. this is somebody who is putting his country first....
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let's talk about the ukraine scandal, the impeachment probe and more. joining us the former top lawyer at the fbi jim baker now a cnn legal analyst. jim, thanks very much for coming in. do you think that mulvaney's attempt to do some clean-up changes potentially the president's vulnerability in all of this? >> i think the key word that you just said a second ago was "mess." this is a big mess that mulvaney pead last week and i think the efforts over the weekend to try to clean it up didn't work and people are responding to that and the president didn't seem to be supportive of him today at the cabinet meeting, we're left to guess what that means. but this is stressing because the chief of staff is such a critical role and for that person not to have the complete trust and confidence of the president and the rest of the country and congress is really significant for all of us. >> and for the president not to say anything is -- >> it is shocking really. >> when asked by reporters today over at the cabinet meeting about mick mulvaney, that says something.
let's talk about the ukraine scandal, the impeachment probe and more. joining us the former top lawyer at the fbi jim baker now a cnn legal analyst. jim, thanks very much for coming in. do you think that mulvaney's attempt to do some clean-up changes potentially the president's vulnerability in all of this? >> i think the key word that you just said a second ago was "mess." this is a big mess that mulvaney pead last week and i think the efforts over the weekend to try to clean...
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ukraine is not in the roll. he appears to be dictating playing the role of a boss in a way that suggests that perhaps he's the enforcer from trump world. political comments during this whole time period, i found these to be very interesting and indicative of the idea that pompeo was right in the middle of this. these guys weren't freelancing but he was part of the mission and, remember, second of payers. but by saying i'm just here executing. trump is the boss and i do what he says. almost regardless of what he says. that's a key part of the story. >> susan, sean, thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thanks. >> we're back in a hoemt. lease s have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol®. for fast pain relief. but we're also a company that controls hiv, fights cancer, repairs shattered bones, relieves depression, restores heart rhythms, helps you back from strokes, and keeps you healthy your whole life. from the day you're born we never stop taking care of you. he says. t
ukraine is not in the roll. he appears to be dictating playing the role of a boss in a way that suggests that perhaps he's the enforcer from trump world. political comments during this whole time period, i found these to be very interesting and indicative of the idea that pompeo was right in the middle of this. these guys weren't freelancing but he was part of the mission and, remember, second of payers. but by saying i'm just here executing. trump is the boss and i do what he says. almost...
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-ukraine relationship. another next represents the hundreds of millions of dollars withheld from ukraine. are we now saying the security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on the investigations? a source tells cnn the ukrainian government went as far as to draft a public statement about commitment to carry out giuliani demands but never released it because rudy giuliani felt it deputy the didn't to for a enough. >> so quid pro quo is i give you x, you give me y. and now we see this in these text messages. also we have president's words outloud that he spoke for the whole world to see, calling on china to investigate joe biden. >> and by the way, likewise china should start an investigation into the bidens. >> cnn has new reporting on this too. it turns out this is not the first time president trump raised biden's name with china. sources tell cnn he talked about biden and warren with chinese president xi in a june phone call. today mike pompeo faces a deadline to turn over documents and we j
-ukraine relationship. another next represents the hundreds of millions of dollars withheld from ukraine. are we now saying the security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on the investigations? a source tells cnn the ukrainian government went as far as to draft a public statement about commitment to carry out giuliani demands but never released it because rudy giuliani felt it deputy the didn't to for a enough. >> so quid pro quo is i give you x, you give me y. and now we...
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about what trump said to ukraine. and what the sort of anger and fear and concern coming out of people like hill. and vind lan and taylor and who else. there's others down the pike. that disconnect shows the transcript was however bad it was. it was not bad enough. >> max, vindman calls himself a patron. 20 years active duty united states officer. i served in a non-partisan manner with the utmost respect and professionalism for republican and democratic a administrations. he's credible. he's driving home this point. this is about country over party. >> incredibly powerful witness. not just because he is a serving military officer and a combat vet of the iraq war. also because he is an immigrant. i can empathize i'm an immigrant as well. from the soviet union. they have a starry eyed sense of american idealism and want the country to live up to its best self. he was shocked when he saw what was going on behind closed doors and felt compelled to come forward. i was asked recently when i was giving a survey of what's goi
about what trump said to ukraine. and what the sort of anger and fear and concern coming out of people like hill. and vind lan and taylor and who else. there's others down the pike. that disconnect shows the transcript was however bad it was. it was not bad enough. >> max, vindman calls himself a patron. 20 years active duty united states officer. i served in a non-partisan manner with the utmost respect and professionalism for republican and democratic a administrations. he's credible....
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former special envoy to ukraine. he testified he warned rudy giuliani, not a diplomat or government official, the president's personal lawyer, not to trust information he was getting from his ukrainian sources. volker was clearly walking a fine line, trying to contain giuliani, at the same time doing what u.s. national security required. >> well, all of the developments today. the one thing they have in common is that they all raise the question of what does american foreign policy exist for, does it exist to get donald trump reelected or does it exist to advance the national interest because the idea that rudy giuliani is engaging in foreign policy for the sole and exclusive purpose for getting joe biden is exactly the same as donald trump saying china should investigate biden too. i mean, all these stories, the heart of the issue of abuse of presidential power, and we're going to see whether congress cares about it or not. >> and marie yovanovitch, a career diplomat, foreign service officer, worked in democratic an
former special envoy to ukraine. he testified he warned rudy giuliani, not a diplomat or government official, the president's personal lawyer, not to trust information he was getting from his ukrainian sources. volker was clearly walking a fine line, trying to contain giuliani, at the same time doing what u.s. national security required. >> well, all of the developments today. the one thing they have in common is that they all raise the question of what does american foreign policy exist...
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-ukraine relationship. include can, among other things, burisma and election meddling in investigation. it is the company that put joe biden's son hunter on the board. and deep reservations from a senior u.s. diplomat as he refers to hundreds of millions of dollars in crucial u.s. military aid to ukraine, being withheld at the time of these demands. quote, are we now saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigations? the response to that text? call me. as in, let's quickly get this off the record. this is all is happening as the president openly admits to enlisting other countries to investigate his political rivals. as my reporting shows, not for the first time. in fact, he raised the bidens on a phone call with china in june in a source that the white house may argue that they do not have to provide any documents on all of this to congress until the vote formally vote, the house formally votes to hold the impeachment inquiry. that is the draft response for the subpo
-ukraine relationship. include can, among other things, burisma and election meddling in investigation. it is the company that put joe biden's son hunter on the board. and deep reservations from a senior u.s. diplomat as he refers to hundreds of millions of dollars in crucial u.s. military aid to ukraine, being withheld at the time of these demands. quote, are we now saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigations? the response to that text? call me. as...
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government's support of ukraine. i realized that if ukraine pursued an investigation into the bidens and burisma it would likely will interpreted as a partisan play which would undoubtedly result in ukraine losing the bipartisan support it has thus far maintained. this would all undermine u.s. reported my concerns to the national security council's lead counsel. vindman says he already had complained once after speaking with ambassador sondland. let's bring in david gregory and cnn political correspondent abby phillip. what i'm so struck by in this long statement of what he's going to say today is how unambiguous it was to so many people, people who are the experts, who are the ukraine experts, who are in the national security council meaning national security experts, they found it unambiguous what the president was asking. it wasn't like i kind of wondered if the president -- no, they said i was completely uncomfortable when i heard that. >> yeah, they were uncomfortable with the call. they were uncomfortable with
government's support of ukraine. i realized that if ukraine pursued an investigation into the bidens and burisma it would likely will interpreted as a partisan play which would undoubtedly result in ukraine losing the bipartisan support it has thus far maintained. this would all undermine u.s. reported my concerns to the national security council's lead counsel. vindman says he already had complained once after speaking with ambassador sondland. let's bring in david gregory and cnn political...
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given ukraine's history of corruption, that's understandable. he said ukraine was a corrupt country, full of terrible people. he said he tried to take me down in the course of that conversation. he referenced conversations with mayor giuliani, and it was clear to me that despite the positive news and recommendations being conveyed by this official delegation about the new president, president trump had a deeply rooted negative view on ukraine rooted in the past. he was clearly receiving other information from other sources, including mayor giuliani that was more negative, causing him to retain this negative view. that's just one of the arguments that volker made behind closed doors yesterday, john. it was also clear that volker was saying he had deep skepticism that anything about joe biden would have been true. he said that he had known joe biden for many years and that he was very skeptical that anything about what giuliani was peddling had been true. john? >> thank you, appreciate that. go around the table. i want to talk a little bit more ab
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trump to a quid pro quo on ukraine. i'll talk with a democratic congressman who was in the room as the chaos played out on capitol hill. our correspondents and analysts are also standing by as we cover this breaking story. >>> first, let's go to our congressional correspondent, sun land serfaty. it's been a wild day. what's happening now? >> reporter: it has been a chaotic and wild day here on capitol hill, wolf. the testimony of pentagon official laura cooper started late this afternoon and is still going on at this moment, but that is after a group of house republicans not on the investigatory committee were able to push a five-hour delay of her testimony, breaching house rules. they staged something of a protest, storming into the secure classified setting where she has to start her testimony. a show of political theatrics that democrats tonight are calling a stunt. as president trump is ordering republicans to get tougher and fight impeachment, tonight house republicans lashing out in chaos erupting on capitol hill.
trump to a quid pro quo on ukraine. i'll talk with a democratic congressman who was in the room as the chaos played out on capitol hill. our correspondents and analysts are also standing by as we cover this breaking story. >>> first, let's go to our congressional correspondent, sun land serfaty. it's been a wild day. what's happening now? >> reporter: it has been a chaotic and wild day here on capitol hill, wolf. the testimony of pentagon official laura cooper started late this...
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his job at director of ukraine was to advance ukraine. this was part of his work, part of the responsibility, and the key question i'm left with is what happened to those concerns with the nsc legal directorate. they said the report to john bolton and to white house counsel, and i imagine something investigators will be looking further into. >> let me get your thoughts, you know, sarah, on a different issue. jared kushner gave an interview in israel on israeli tv, responding to joe biden's "60 minutes" interview. listen to what jared kushner said about biden. >> a lot of the work that the president has had me doing over the last three years has actually been cleaning up the messes that vice president biden left behind. look, he has his opinion. i think that president trump's entitled to pick his team and, you know, we've worked with him for a long time. i think we've done a good job of trying to help him be successful. >> biden had said on "60 minutes," if you remember, sarah it was improper for jared kushner or his wife ivanka to work in
his job at director of ukraine was to advance ukraine. this was part of his work, part of the responsibility, and the key question i'm left with is what happened to those concerns with the nsc legal directorate. they said the report to john bolton and to white house counsel, and i imagine something investigators will be looking further into. >> let me get your thoughts, you know, sarah, on a different issue. jared kushner gave an interview in israel on israeli tv, responding to joe...
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i get you have an easier sell in ukraine. i were telling us you had enough then and then went silent on it so i'm glad you brought that up. in terms of what else do you need to basically bring up an indictment be? you heard enough today. >> i think that's right, but i think that, you know, the speaker and the leadership of the impeachment inquiry panel want to be extremely thorough. they want to cross every t and dot every i so nobody can athis is a bums rush job. >> the republicans say you haven't brought anybody up that said trump said it was a quid pro quo. i don't believe you need a quid pro quo. i don't think this is like boxes that need to be checked in boxes. but even if you did need a quid pro quo, how did you not get it today in. >> who said we need to prove there's a quid pro quo? but by the way, the transcript the white house itself released clearly says extortion is going on. if you want military aid resumed and you want to have a meeting with me in the white house, you need to do a favor for me, though. that favo
i get you have an easier sell in ukraine. i were telling us you had enough then and then went silent on it so i'm glad you brought that up. in terms of what else do you need to basically bring up an indictment be? you heard enough today. >> i think that's right, but i think that, you know, the speaker and the leadership of the impeachment inquiry panel want to be extremely thorough. they want to cross every t and dot every i so nobody can athis is a bums rush job. >> the republicans...
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rudy giuliani was to be the ukraine president's contact in his push to have ukraine investigate joe biden and his son. >>> the watchdog is debunking the conspiracy theory about the whistleblower complaints. president trump tweeting last night, quote, who changed the longstanding whistleblower rules just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report. drain the swamp. other republicans say this allows second hand or hearsay information that it says the ukraine complaint relies on. >> i can't believe we're talking about impeaching the president based on an accusation based on hearsay. what about the changing of the rule of using hearsay? >> he had no firsthand knowledge. he heard something from someone that may have heard something. >> his sources were firsthand sources. you know as well as i do, you don't need firsthand knowledge to be a whistleblower. >> you don't need to now because they changed the form. used to. but they changed the form. >> the inspector-general said none of that was true. in a statement issued yesterday, michael atkinson said the complainant had direct and access
rudy giuliani was to be the ukraine president's contact in his push to have ukraine investigate joe biden and his son. >>> the watchdog is debunking the conspiracy theory about the whistleblower complaints. president trump tweeting last night, quote, who changed the longstanding whistleblower rules just before submittal of the fake whistleblower report. drain the swamp. other republicans say this allows second hand or hearsay information that it says the ukraine complaint relies on....
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now another key player in the ukraine scandal. rick perry is announcing he's resigning. >>> mean whoowhile breaking overnight, new video of
now another key player in the ukraine scandal. rick perry is announcing he's resigning. >>> mean whoowhile breaking overnight, new video of
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he was in ukraine last month. he said he raised red flags to president zelensky about not getting dragged into american politics. the foreign relations committee member, democrat from connecticut, joins us now. good to see you, senator. >> thanks for having me. >> so what can you tell us about ukraine's president's mindset towards what we're dealing with here? >> first of all, i had heard back in the spring from many of my friends in ukraine and those who go back and forth to ukraine that zelensky as a brand new president, someone with no prior political background was very worried about these overtures he was getting from rudy giuliani and the demands being made of him to get involved in the american election. and of course that just stands to reason, any foreign leader would be concerned if they are getting visits from the president's political operatives asking them to get involved in the president's political campaigns. so part of the reason that i went to ukraine in early september was to, you are know, raise
he was in ukraine last month. he said he raised red flags to president zelensky about not getting dragged into american politics. the foreign relations committee member, democrat from connecticut, joins us now. good to see you, senator. >> thanks for having me. >> so what can you tell us about ukraine's president's mindset towards what we're dealing with here? >> first of all, i had heard back in the spring from many of my friends in ukraine and those who go back and forth to...
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ukraine testimony. president trump's former top russia adviser appears behind closed doors in the impeachment inquiry starting a week of expected testimony by key administration officials. what are lawmakers hearing today about rudy giuliani's efforts in ukraine? >> grave concern. president trump now promising sanctions against turkey for its attacks in northern syria. after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell rebukes the president's decision to draw forces from the region. is the president now reconsidering? >> tight race. a new poll shows joe biden and elizabeth warren in a close battle for the democratic presidential nomination on this, the eve of cnn's next presidential debate. will biden's new ethics offensive against president trump give him an edge? >> and deadly collapse. an urgent search for a worker believed to be trapped in the rubble of a hotel construction site that collapsed. killing two people in new orleans. but the building remains dangerously unstable tonight, making the rescue oper
ukraine testimony. president trump's former top russia adviser appears behind closed doors in the impeachment inquiry starting a week of expected testimony by key administration officials. what are lawmakers hearing today about rudy giuliani's efforts in ukraine? >> grave concern. president trump now promising sanctions against turkey for its attacks in northern syria. after senate majority leader mitch mcconnell rebukes the president's decision to draw forces from the region. is the...
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congress had not been provided to ukraine. there are questions about exactly how that transpired and then after tuesday the committees will double up and witnesses back-to-back on each. days with officials from the state department, defense department and white house national security council as they push to wrap up the investigation in the coming weeks and build their case for democrats to ultimately decide whether to impeach this president, a decision that could come this fall. wolf. >> manu raju reporting. thank you very much. >>> also tonight the secretary of state mike pompeo apparently is feeling the heat. as the ukraine scandal plays out and veteran diplomats testify in the impeachment probe. let's bring in kylie atwood here in "the situation room" with me. >> secretary pompeo over recent weeks have been frustrated and that is for two primary reasons. first of all, senior state department officials have resigned in the face of this impeachment inquiry. and also he has faced increasing criticism for not defending ambassa
congress had not been provided to ukraine. there are questions about exactly how that transpired and then after tuesday the committees will double up and witnesses back-to-back on each. days with officials from the state department, defense department and white house national security council as they push to wrap up the investigation in the coming weeks and build their case for democrats to ultimately decide whether to impeach this president, a decision that could come this fall. wolf. >>...
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government's support of ukraine. i realize that if ukraine pursued an investigation into the bidens and burisma, it would likely be interpreted as a partisan play which would undoubtedly result in ukraine losing the bipartisan support it has thus far maintained. this would all undermine u.s. national security. following the call, i again reported my concerns to the nsc's lead counsel and also significantly in this testimony today, he's going to contradict some see elements of gordon sondland's sworn testimony before this committee. he is, of course, the eu ambassador and someone who made some different interpretations about what happened, particularly in the july meeting where there were discussions about investigations into the bidens and the like. nevertheless, that's going to be an area of also inquiry going forward, guys. >> manu, you had a really telling exchange with the sitting member of congress, a republican from nevada. can you tell us about it and perhaps play some for us. >> yeah, congressman mark amaday,
government's support of ukraine. i realize that if ukraine pursued an investigation into the bidens and burisma, it would likely be interpreted as a partisan play which would undoubtedly result in ukraine losing the bipartisan support it has thus far maintained. this would all undermine u.s. national security. following the call, i again reported my concerns to the nsc's lead counsel and also significantly in this testimony today, he's going to contradict some see elements of gordon sondland's...
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these committees had asked them multiple occasions to turn over ukraine-relat ukraine-related communications what they know about efforts to urge the ukraine government to investigate joe biden and what they know about the rudy giuliani efforts in the country and the white house counsel has now provided this information and now the committee is planning to move forward with a subpoena as soon as friday if they do not get compliance. now this comes, wolf, as the impeachment probe is rapidly escalating. the state department was hitted with a subpoena last week and rudy giuliani was hit with a subpoena this week and in a matter of days the white house will be hit with a subpoena and expect more as democrats are demanding answers and if they don't get it this is evidence of what they view as obstruction of congress. >> a lot going on. manu raju up on capitol hill. thank you. >>> let's get more on all of this. the democratic congressman andre carson of indiana is joining us, a member of the intelligence committee. congressman, thank you so much for joining us. and let's start with your fellow dem
these committees had asked them multiple occasions to turn over ukraine-relat ukraine-related communications what they know about efforts to urge the ukraine government to investigate joe biden and what they know about the rudy giuliani efforts in the country and the white house counsel has now provided this information and now the committee is planning to move forward with a subpoena as soon as friday if they do not get compliance. now this comes, wolf, as the impeachment probe is rapidly...
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special envoy to ukraine. very stark testimony from kurt volcker. volcker spent more than nine hours talking about what he knows about the scandal. >> he provided text messages showing how the u.s. tied u.s. military aid for ukraine to the country's willingness to dig up political dirt for president trump. sarah murray has that part of the story. >> cnn has obtained volker's statement. he claims giuliani peddled dubious information. volker described diplomate following to manage the fallout and that the new ukrainian leadership could be trusted. volker was working behind the scenes to try to ensure a smooth conversation between the two leaders. he will investigate, get to the bottom of what happens in 2016. we will nail down date for visit to washington. on the call, trump pressed zelensky to investigate the biden family and trump's unfounded belief that it was the ukrainians, not the russians who meddled in the 2016 election. >> the president of the united states coerced a foreign power to help himself politi
special envoy to ukraine. very stark testimony from kurt volcker. volcker spent more than nine hours talking about what he knows about the scandal. >> he provided text messages showing how the u.s. tied u.s. military aid for ukraine to the country's willingness to dig up political dirt for president trump. sarah murray has that part of the story. >> cnn has obtained volker's statement. he claims giuliani peddled dubious information. volker described diplomate following to manage the...
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on ukraine, sent a text to the u.s. ambassador to the e.u., just happens to be a trump pal and a huge donor, ha it's "crazy to withhold security assistance." made it obvious that he thought this was about a campaign. it's right there. trump's body denied it, said "i spoke to the president. let's take this conversation offline." wonder why. and of course volker's strongest testimony may have been his immediate resignation after the whistle-blower's letter came out so he could testify today without the burden of executive privilege. and even today after the president postured about china china reportedly followed up with a trump ally about whether he was serious. you see, when a president asks you to do something it's not a mere suggestion and it's certainly not just a favor. there's no question this president used leverage, used government assets, made a power play with an ally in an arguable abuse of power. we know it was wrong. the only question is whether or not it warrants articles of impeachment. that's for the demo
on ukraine, sent a text to the u.s. ambassador to the e.u., just happens to be a trump pal and a huge donor, ha it's "crazy to withhold security assistance." made it obvious that he thought this was about a campaign. it's right there. trump's body denied it, said "i spoke to the president. let's take this conversation offline." wonder why. and of course volker's strongest testimony may have been his immediate resignation after the whistle-blower's letter came out so he could...