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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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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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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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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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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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ambassador to ukraine. this hearing comes as former chief of staff john kelly claims that before he left the white house, he warned president trump that he would be impeached. kelly telling "the washington examiner," quote, someone has got to be a guide that tells the president that you either have the authority or you don't, or mr. president, don't do it. don't hire someone that will just nod and say, that's a great idea, mr. president, because you will be impeached. i feel bad that i left. cnn white house reporter sarah westwood is live at the white house for us. kelly says he warned president trump months ago that he'd be impeached. we now have this impeachment inquiry in overdrive, even conducting hearings on the weekend. does the white house have a strategy yet? >> reporter: ana, president trump remains defiant about the seriousness of the impeachment inquiry, even telling reporters yesterday that he's his own impeachment team. this as republicans on capitol hill and allies have been complaining about
ambassador to ukraine. this hearing comes as former chief of staff john kelly claims that before he left the white house, he warned president trump that he would be impeached. kelly telling "the washington examiner," quote, someone has got to be a guide that tells the president that you either have the authority or you don't, or mr. president, don't do it. don't hire someone that will just nod and say, that's a great idea, mr. president, because you will be impeached. i feel bad that...
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that was the ambassador to ukraine that trump fired. that she told lawmakers today about her concerns about giuliani's shadow foreign policy. "wall street journal" is also reporting that she and other white house officials were so concerned about efforts to push ukraine to open certain investigations that they -- they raised concerns with the white house lawyer. all of that now combined with this bombshell. i mean, what's next? >> yeah, it does all seem to be coming together. if democrats want to make a case that there was a conspiracy to get the ukrainians to dig up dirt on joe biden to help president trump's re-election, that they have -- democrats have a lot of evidence. they have the fact that the ukrainian ambassador -- the ambassador to ukraine who wasn't on board with this scheme was fired abruptly and everyone else is saying that she was doing a good job, but rudy giuliani didn't like her so the president got rid of her. we have the fact that the president basically yanked vice president pence from going to the ukrainian preside
that was the ambassador to ukraine that trump fired. that she told lawmakers today about her concerns about giuliani's shadow foreign policy. "wall street journal" is also reporting that she and other white house officials were so concerned about efforts to push ukraine to open certain investigations that they -- they raised concerns with the white house lawyer. all of that now combined with this bombshell. i mean, what's next? >> yeah, it does all seem to be coming together. if...
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and i hope he looks at ukraine. i hope he looks at everything. >> reporter: brianna, the secretary of state is traveling ov overseas where the reporters with him have asked him questions about his role in this scandal. so far, he hasn't answered those questions. we'll be waiting to see what he says and whether those officials follow suit with the former official who will sit down with those democrats. >> kaitlan collins, thank you. >> more on this battle between the white house and democrats on the hill. congress could still hear from key players outlined in this complaint. >> reporter: that's right, brianna. kurt volker says he will still appear here on capitol hill on thursday, and that's according to an aide telling cnn tonight testimony likely behind closed doors on thursday. volker, of course, is no longer a state department employee after he abruptly resigned last week, after being named in the whistle-blower report, alleging that volker had conversations with the ukrainian president about how to navigate the
and i hope he looks at ukraine. i hope he looks at everything. >> reporter: brianna, the secretary of state is traveling ov overseas where the reporters with him have asked him questions about his role in this scandal. so far, he hasn't answered those questions. we'll be waiting to see what he says and whether those officials follow suit with the former official who will sit down with those democrats. >> kaitlan collins, thank you. >> more on this battle between the white...
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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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government's support of ukraine. i realized 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. manu raju, tell us about this testimony today. >> reporter: we're just learning about tense moments that occurred behind closed doors with alex vindman. namely chairman adam schiff objected to a line of questioning from republicans the democrats contended was an effort to out the whistleblower. the whistleblower, of course, who made that initial complaint about the president's actions that have now led to this impeachment inquiry, and according to multiple sources from both parties, schiff objected as republicans were asking questions about who mr. vindman spoke with and raising names of certain individuals. they contend it could potentially be an effort to out the whistleblower. republicans pushed backward, s
government's support of ukraine. i realized 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. manu raju, tell us about this testimony today. >> reporter: we're just learning about tense moments that occurred behind closed doors with alex vindman. namely chairman adam schiff...
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ukraine is a very important issue. increasingly the president's fitness is even more important. >> you said it more articulately than i did when i was talking to chris. he keeps spinning and digging himself in deeper. i want to bring in greg jaffe. your latest reporting on how the president involved pence in his efforts to pressure ukraine. i just want to read a detail from it. you said perhaps most significantly, one of pence's top advisers was on the july 25th call, and the vice president should have had access to the transcript within hours, officials said. so pompeo admitted today that he was on the call. one of pence's top aides was also on the call. and a little over a month later, pence went and met with zelensky. what's going on here? >> you know, i think in this particular case, pence was like highly incurious or poorly staffed. they just didn't prepare him for that meeting on september 1st. i think his top aide who listened to the call just didn't hear anything unusual or different. it may just be a product o
ukraine is a very important issue. increasingly the president's fitness is even more important. >> you said it more articulately than i did when i was talking to chris. he keeps spinning and digging himself in deeper. i want to bring in greg jaffe. your latest reporting on how the president involved pence in his efforts to pressure ukraine. i just want to read a detail from it. you said perhaps most significantly, one of pence's top advisers was on the july 25th call, and the vice...
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ambassador to ukraine. now that ambassador, marie yovanovitch, is scheduled to speak to congress in two hours. this is all coming together in one really crazy story. it's unclear whether the president will try to block his testimony this morning as he did earlier this week with another state department official. we're waiting for word on that every minute that passes. >> new details about the july 25th phone call between president trump and the ukrainian president and the quid pro quo allegations in the whistle-blower complaint or the request for a favor. "the washington post" reports at least four national security officials were so alarmed by that phone call, by the president's attempts to pressure the ukrainian president for political purposes that they raised concerns with the white house lawyer before and after the president's call. the post also says it was political appointees in the white house budget office who intervened to freeze that military aid to ukraine. just a lot to talk about. let's bring
ambassador to ukraine. now that ambassador, marie yovanovitch, is scheduled to speak to congress in two hours. this is all coming together in one really crazy story. it's unclear whether the president will try to block his testimony this morning as he did earlier this week with another state department official. we're waiting for word on that every minute that passes. >> new details about the july 25th phone call between president trump and the ukrainian president and the quid pro quo...
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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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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 impossibility. that was a nightmare for the pentagon. now, all of that sounds pretty crazy, doesn't it? but here's the thing. people had gotten used to the president making calls luke that. and 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 they'll view failure to comply with the subpoena as
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 impossibility. that was a nightmare for the pentagon. now, all of that sounds pretty crazy, doesn't it? but here's the thing....
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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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ukraine or promoting his conspiracy theory we should investigate ukraine? the downfall of mike pompeo began with this ukraine stuff. when he first game cia director there was a new story that made my jaw drop. it staid that at the request of the president he took meeting with a conspiracy theorist. that the the hacking was from ukraine. he thought he was too smart to believe this. i still think he is. he accommodated it and took a meeting to satisfy the president. and this thing has ripped out of control. it's going take down rudy giuliani. we'll waste this money sending barr on a wild goose chase. and you can never give this stuff oxygen. >> you can blame amanda for the ten seconds you have left. you say there aren't many people left willing to debase themselves for the president. >> yeah. this is what i think we're seeing. this circle is shrinking. and that a lot of people will be staring down this question of do you want the legal bills to fight this on the personal side or do you want to throw yourself on the mercy of congress. >> thank you all. i appre
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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 vindman 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 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 going
about what trump said to ukraine. and what the sort of anger and fear and concern coming out of people like hill. and vindman 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 administrations. he's credible. he's...
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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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ally, ukraine. and so coming out of this meeting, the sources i've been talking to say that this sort of solidifies this narrative that democrats, you know, have been investigating, that this investigation in what trump did with ukraine really infringed on u.s. foreign policy and caused a lot of problems. >> rachel, did volker tell the lawmakers how giuliani responded when he gave him that warning not to go with all those wild accusations? >> reporter: to be answered. i don't know at this point. i'm sure he was probably asked that question. we're still learning details as they come out. clearly, giuliani continued to pursue this matter, right? clearly, giuliani continued to pursue this. >> you are also reporting, rachel, that volker handed over documents to these members of congress. what do we know about that? >> i've seen some other reporting that he has turned over some text messages right now. we saw a text message exchange where he expressed concern about the u.s. holding this financial militar
ally, ukraine. and so coming out of this meeting, the sources i've been talking to say that this sort of solidifies this narrative that democrats, you know, have been investigating, that this investigation in what trump did with ukraine really infringed on u.s. foreign policy and caused a lot of problems. >> rachel, did volker tell the lawmakers how giuliani responded when he gave him that warning not to go with all those wild accusations? >> reporter: to be answered. i don't know...
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on ukraine. of vital interest to the committees is ambassador bill taylor, another career diplomat currently running the u.s. ambassador in ukraine. he was clearly uncomfortable with the pressure being put on ukraine by president trump, texting sondland, are we saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigations? sondland responded, call me. taylor has been asked to testify. it's unclear when that may happen or if the administration will try to block his testimony as well. >> with taylor, sondland and marie yovanovitch, there are now three ambassadors who either are or may be going against the orders of their bosses to testify. we don't know what the consequences will be for them, what it will mean for their jobs. but marie yovanovitch did not hold back today. she said under president trump, the state department -- these are her words -- has been attacked and hollowed out from within. >> she's been testifying for hours and hours. alex, thank you very much. >>
on ukraine. of vital interest to the committees is ambassador bill taylor, another career diplomat currently running the u.s. ambassador in ukraine. he was clearly uncomfortable with the pressure being put on ukraine by president trump, texting sondland, are we saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigations? sondland responded, call me. taylor has been asked to testify. it's unclear when that may happen or if the administration will try to block his...
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diplomat in ukraine. the same top diplomat who questioned in real time, in text messages, whether a quid pro quo directed by president trump was happening with ukraine. text messages released by another top now former u.s. official, kurt volker. text messages between taylor and the ambassador to the eu. in one message, taylor wrote this. quote, i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. and in another, he asked, are we now saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigations? so now cnn has learned that taylor is asked to fill in the gaps this morning. why did he think that the united states was trading military aid for help with a political campaign? why did he put any of his questions in writing at all? and what happened before, during and after those messages were exchanged? cnn's manu raju is on capitol hill where it's all happening as we speak. manu, what have you heard about bill taylor and what he's saying behind close
diplomat in ukraine. the same top diplomat who questioned in real time, in text messages, whether a quid pro quo directed by president trump was happening with ukraine. text messages released by another top now former u.s. official, kurt volker. text messages between taylor and the ambassador to the eu. in one message, taylor wrote this. quote, i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. and in another, he asked, are we now saying that security...
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in eastern ukraine. and when you read that, it's just dreadful to think that the aid that is required for that ukrainian people to defend themselves against the russians being held up for purely political individual personal political agenda here in the united states. it just really egregious. >> "washington post" reporting that putin and hungary prime minister orban helped sour trump on ukraine. take a look. this is a timeline. may 3 trump and russian president putin speak on the phone. trump wants his opinion on ukrainian president zelensky. may 13 he meets with hungarian prime minister. he solidified the pessimistic view of ukraine. may 23, "new york times" reports trump called the ukrainian terrible people in a meeting with his top adviser. june 28. trump again meets with putin this time at the g 20 in japan. july 25, trump's infamous call with president zelensky. where he pressures ukraine to investigate the bidens and july 31, trump speaks to putin again. the post makes clear that neither putin or
in eastern ukraine. and when you read that, it's just dreadful to think that the aid that is required for that ukrainian people to defend themselves against the russians being held up for purely political individual personal political agenda here in the united states. it just really egregious. >> "washington post" reporting that putin and hungary prime minister orban helped sour trump on ukraine. take a look. this is a timeline. may 3 trump and russian president putin speak on...
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and still president trump is looking for the 2016 crowd strike server in ukraine. which is a fabrication and held up aid over it. >> what is sad about this is we are -- we have gotten to a stage it is possible to gin up this this idea of corruption. this idea of the swamp. to make these charges. even after they have been proven to be false. even after they have been many investigations that look into it. and makes you despair about the state of democracy. and citizen ri. how many times does something have to be investigated and disproven until you realize it's a smear tactic. not something real. >> if you can talk about this. is this a cautionary tale for the 2020 election to not be distracted by conspiracy theory? >> well, it all begins with john keri and the swift boating. if you remember in the case, he recently talked about this. what happens is they start to see the stuff on social media, all the major news channels. all the major newspapers run front page stories pointing out this is all false. but the campaign decides we don't want to give it more oxygen. th
and still president trump is looking for the 2016 crowd strike server in ukraine. which is a fabrication and held up aid over it. >> what is sad about this is we are -- we have gotten to a stage it is possible to gin up this this idea of corruption. this idea of the swamp. to make these charges. even after they have been proven to be false. even after they have been many investigations that look into it. and makes you despair about the state of democracy. and citizen ri. how many times...
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canceled his trip to ukraine. the next day taylor texted gordon sondland a prominent republican donor and u.s. ambassador to the european union. are we now saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigations? sondland responds, call me. on september 9th taylor again brings up the point. as i said on the phone i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. sondland texted back hours later, defending the president. i believe you're incorrect about president trump's intentions. the president has been crystal clear no quid pro quos of any kind. volker also said in his opening statement that he did become aware that foreign aid to ukraine was being held up at the same time he was connecting ukrainian leadership aides with rudy guiliani but volker said he did not perceive those two issues to be linked in any way. jessica schneider, cnn washington. >>> bernie sanders returning home after being hospitalized for a heart attack. when we expect him
canceled his trip to ukraine. the next day taylor texted gordon sondland a prominent republican donor and u.s. ambassador to the european union. are we now saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigations? sondland responds, call me. on september 9th taylor again brings up the point. as i said on the phone i think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. sondland texted back hours later, defending the president. i...
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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 all 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 all 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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-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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military aid to ukraine. of course, this is at the center of this scandal surrounding the phone call that president trump made to ukrainian president zelensky. now we know that president trump put a hold on that aid a lot earlier than previously thought. our sarah marie is looking into this. this timeline is changing. what about the reasons here? what are you hearing? >> that's right. a senior administration official says it was actually june, earlier than we had previously heard, that the president put a freeze on these funds when he directed mark esper and john bolton to do a policy review. now, this was confusing to people at the time, because when the president was ordering this policy review, the state department and the pentagon had already evaluated these funds, they'd already notified their congressional oversight committees that these funds were good to go. the pentagon even put out a press release saying we have $250 million in military aid to ukraine ready to roll. the president was putting the bra
military aid to ukraine. of course, this is at the center of this scandal surrounding the phone call that president trump made to ukrainian president zelensky. now we know that president trump put a hold on that aid a lot earlier than previously thought. our sarah marie is looking into this. this timeline is changing. what about the reasons here? what are you hearing? >> that's right. a senior administration official says it was actually june, earlier than we had previously heard, that...
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, who expressed outrage to withhold aid to ukraine. also on the side of the democrats, john bolton, the former national security adviser. he made his steadfast opposition to pressuring ukraine well-known around the white house. here's phil mattingly. >> reporter: republicans have made no secret of their frustration about much of the democratic impeachment inquiry, up to this point, one month in, is taking place behind closed doors. they decided to let that frustration come out a little bit. going into a closed-door deposition, interrupting that closed-door accept situation, inside a secured conference room, including bringing, some of them, bringing their electronic devices in, which is a total no-no. all to make the point they decent believe the democratic investigation is on the up and up. it was, to say the least, a piece of theater, one with intent. that was two-hold. one to show that frustration in public, to make a big show of it. and also to show the president that many of them met with at the white house, they are fighting for
, who expressed outrage to withhold aid to ukraine. also on the side of the democrats, john bolton, the former national security adviser. he made his steadfast opposition to pressuring ukraine well-known around the white house. here's phil mattingly. >> reporter: republicans have made no secret of their frustration about much of the democratic impeachment inquiry, up to this point, one month in, is taking place behind closed doors. they decided to let that frustration come out a little...
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the pushback that's come in the last day, wolf, in the attacks on the ukraine officer -- the ukraine specialist army officer. >> alexander vindman. lieutenant colonel. >> i think what you're going to see is that republicans are going to conclude that's really a bad strategy. the american public will not like that. i think what they'll do in the end is they're going to say, yep, trump did it, it was awful, but it's not impeachable. and therefore the house will impeach him, the republicans in the senate won't convict, because they'll say the american people should bring this judgment, not us. i think they will realize that tacking our civil service, our army officers, some really distinguished people is not a winning hand. >> when you go back and read this rough transcript that the white house released of the president's controversial phone conversation with the ukrainian president zelensky, it says right at the bottom of page 1, this is not a verbatim transcript of a discussion. it's called a memorandum of a telephone conversation. and if you go through it on several points, there are
the pushback that's come in the last day, wolf, in the attacks on the ukraine officer -- the ukraine specialist army officer. >> alexander vindman. lieutenant colonel. >> i think what you're going to see is that republicans are going to conclude that's really a bad strategy. the american public will not like that. i think what they'll do in the end is they're going to say, yep, trump did it, it was awful, but it's not impeachable. and therefore the house will impeach him, the...
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ukraine gets the money. what happened the day before that? john bolton resigned, was fired, whichever version you want to go with. you have to wonder whether someone in the white house said, you know what, mr. president? you better release that money. john bolton is out there. >> and john bolton, when he left, was clearly not happy. he's still not happy about all of that. >> right. >> everyone, stick around. more news we're following, including breaking news in california right now. we'll have a live update from the scene of a new fire that just broke out today. ah! come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. why can't we just get in the running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. smart. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. i'm being quiet. you're breathing on me! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. let's go to the cemetery! curiosity- it ignites our imagination. in search of in
ukraine gets the money. what happened the day before that? john bolton resigned, was fired, whichever version you want to go with. you have to wonder whether someone in the white house said, you know what, mr. president? you better release that money. john bolton is out there. >> and john bolton, when he left, was clearly not happy. he's still not happy about all of that. >> right. >> everyone, stick around. more news we're following, including breaking news in california...
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on ukraine. former ambassador to ukraine appearing before lawmakers after the state department tried to block her testimony. yovanovitch responding to subpoena by house democratic leadership, leveling a stunning allegation, saying she was removed from her post by president trump because of unfounded and false claims by people with clearly questionable motives, referring to efforts by the president's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. i do not know mr. giuliani's motives for attacking me, yovanovitch wrote in her statement, adding but individuals who have been named in the press as contacts of mr. giuliani may well have believed their personal financial ambitions were stymied by our anti-corruption policy in ukraine. the former ambassador, referring to lev parnas and igor fruman. they were indicted for trying to use political contributions to get her fired. yovanovitch was known for her anti-corruption work. >> the old oligarch system is still clinging to life and corruption is its life support. >> s
on ukraine. former ambassador to ukraine appearing before lawmakers after the state department tried to block her testimony. yovanovitch responding to subpoena by house democratic leadership, leveling a stunning allegation, saying she was removed from her post by president trump because of unfounded and false claims by people with clearly questionable motives, referring to efforts by the president's personal lawyer, rudy giuliani. i do not know mr. giuliani's motives for attacking me,...
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trump's phone call with the ukraine president. and he was so concerned about that and other things that he witnessed he twice reported his concerns to his superiors. vindman says he reported it out of a, quote, sense of duty. in his opening statement that has been obtained by cnn, vindman says i did not think it was proper to demand a foreign government investigate a foreign citizen and i was worried about the implications for the u.s. government's support of ukraine. >> as investigators hear from vindman and four other witnesses this week, democratic leaders now planning to hold a vote on the impeachment inquiry thursday. the vote will force lawmakers to go on the record supporting or opposing the investigation. and will lay out the rules for the next phase taking the probe public. the speaker's move shuts down a key gop talking point that the inquiry is not legitimate because there never had been a formal vote. we are already seeing, though, some of the president's republican allies trying to discredit today's witness. colonel v
trump's phone call with the ukraine president. and he was so concerned about that and other things that he witnessed he twice reported his concerns to his superiors. vindman says he reported it out of a, quote, sense of duty. in his opening statement that has been obtained by cnn, vindman says i did not think it was proper to demand a foreign government investigate a foreign citizen and i was worried about the implications for the u.s. government's support of ukraine. >> as investigators...
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times" what rudy giuliani was doing in ukraine. so if there is a contest between taylor and sondland as there appears to be, the political appointee hotel owner from portland, oregon, seems to be in a lot worse position than the 50-year honored civil servant and former military officer. >> just got a clip of mark meadows who was also there. he denies there was any quid pro quo. >> been in there r for ten hours. i can assure you, there was no quid pro quo. >> he assures us. >> we all read the statement. the statement says there's a quid pro quo. now you can argue that taylor lied in the statement, but it says what it says. >> wolf, the statement is devastating. devastating. it's pages and pages of recollections from his notes and we know he was a vol loumous note taker and at the end of his statement, he says that the story is a wangerous story about whistle blowers, mr. giuliani, side channels, quid pro quos, corruption and interference in elections and he says in this story, ukraine is an object. this comes from a career public se
times" what rudy giuliani was doing in ukraine. so if there is a contest between taylor and sondland as there appears to be, the political appointee hotel owner from portland, oregon, seems to be in a lot worse position than the 50-year honored civil servant and former military officer. >> just got a clip of mark meadows who was also there. he denies there was any quid pro quo. >> been in there r for ten hours. i can assure you, there was no quid pro quo. >> he assures...
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the president of ukraine right now, the president of ukraine said no pressure. the president of ukraine and his foreign minister said again, no pressure, no blackmail. they don't even know what you people are talking about. it's a hoax. it's a hoax. it's just a continuation of the russian witch hunt which turned out to be phony, the mueller deal was phony, and now they have this. and all it is is very simple. it's one conversation that i had with the president of ukraine that was perfect, that adam schiff defrauded everybody and he made up the conversation in the halls of congress. >> are you at all concerned about the growing criminal investigation into rudy giuliani? >> i don't think so, because i think rudy is a great gentleman. he's been a great crime fighter. he looks for corruption wherever he goes. everybody understands ukraine has big problems in that regard. rudy giuliani is a fine man. he was the greatest mayor in the history of new york and he's been one of the greatest crime fighters and corruption fighters. rudy giuliani is a good man. >> would you
the president of ukraine right now, the president of ukraine said no pressure. the president of ukraine and his foreign minister said again, no pressure, no blackmail. they don't even know what you people are talking about. it's a hoax. it's a hoax. it's just a continuation of the russian witch hunt which turned out to be phony, the mueller deal was phony, and now they have this. and all it is is very simple. it's one conversation that i had with the president of ukraine that was perfect, that...
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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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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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pence's trip got to the ukraine, to the inauguration of the president of ukraine got cancelled. you might ask why. and then if he asked the president why, you think maybe the president -- of course he would talk about corruption. do you think maybe he mentioned joe biden? he says it to everybody. everybody else in the world. so i think this is another interesting piece -- >> they sent the energy secretary, rick perry. >>> everything stand by. there's a lot more to discuss on the breaking news right after this. at humana, we believe your healthcare should evolve with you. and part of that evolution means choosing the right medicare plan for you. humana can help. with original medicare, you're covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits, but you'll have to pay a deductible for each. a medicare supplement plan can cover your deductibles and co-insurance, but you may pay higher premiums and still not get prescription drug coverage. but with an all-in-one humana medicare advantage plan, you could get all that coverage plus part d prescription drug benefits. you get all this c
pence's trip got to the ukraine, to the inauguration of the president of ukraine got cancelled. you might ask why. and then if he asked the president why, you think maybe the president -- of course he would talk about corruption. do you think maybe he mentioned joe biden? he says it to everybody. everybody else in the world. so i think this is another interesting piece -- >> they sent the energy secretary, rick perry. >>> everything stand by. there's a lot more to discuss on 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, that it's, quote, 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
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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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special envoy to ukraine. why? he is mentioned repeatedly in the whistle-blower complaint that led to the impeachment inquiry. so we will soon learn what he knows about attempts to pressure ukraine to dig up dirt with joe biden. tomorrow, house democrats plan to subpoena the white house if documents related to ukraine are not turned over. and they're also making this threat. if the administration does not comply, that itself could end up as an article of impeachment like it was with richard nixon. >> we could hear from the president this morning as he heads to a bill signing ceremony. he could not contain his rage just yesterday he wa
special envoy to ukraine. why? he is mentioned repeatedly in the whistle-blower complaint that led to the impeachment inquiry. so we will soon learn what he knows about attempts to pressure ukraine to dig up dirt with joe biden. tomorrow, house democrats plan to subpoena the white house if documents related to ukraine are not turned over. and they're also making this threat. if the administration does not comply, that itself could end up as an article of impeachment like it was with richard...
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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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others on ukraine. a handful as well on the impeachment inquiry. joining us to break down fact versus fiction cnn reporter danieldale. you do such a great job of this. it's important to keep track as we go along. let's begin with the false claim made by the acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. >> yeah, we can spend so much time drowning in trump's dishonesty we can forget about dishonesty from members of the team. listen to what the acting chief of staff said at his infamous press briefing yesterday. >> also mentioned to me in the past the corruption related to the dny server, absolutely no question about that. but that's it. that's why we held up the money. >> what government most of the attention was mulvaney admitting to a quid pro quo. what got less attention there was no corruption in ukraine remtded to the d in. c server in 2006. this was a did he bunked conspiracy theory resting on two things not true at all. one is the suggestion that the cofounder of a cybersecurity firm was born in ukraine. he was born in russia. the he could is is the uk
others on ukraine. a handful as well on the impeachment inquiry. joining us to break down fact versus fiction cnn reporter danieldale. you do such a great job of this. it's important to keep track as we go along. let's begin with the false claim made by the acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. >> yeah, we can spend so much time drowning in trump's dishonesty we can forget about dishonesty from members of the team. listen to what the acting chief of staff said at his infamous press...
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ambassador to ukrai ukraine, marie yovanovitch. so we also asked, is sessions the target of any investigation? and a source actually refused to rule that out. saying, instead, the investigation has not reached any definitive conclusions. now we talked to a spokesman for the former congressman pete sessions. he says that he is cooperating with the u.s. attorney in new york who is handling this investigation. we'll be providing these documents, but jim and poppy, it's clear this investigation is moving full steam ahead. especially as it pertains to rudy giuliani because we reported last week that his financial dealings with these two men who were arrested last week are also under scrutiny. so a lot happening in the southern district of new york right now. guys? >> for sure. jess, thank you for the reporting. lots to talk about. all of these headlines. elie honig is there. federal and state prosecutor and molly ball, national political correspondent for "time." >> let me begin with you on where democrats are trying to get this informa
ambassador to ukrai ukraine, marie yovanovitch. so we also asked, is sessions the target of any investigation? and a source actually refused to rule that out. saying, instead, the investigation has not reached any definitive conclusions. now we talked to a spokesman for the former congressman pete sessions. he says that he is cooperating with the u.s. attorney in new york who is handling this investigation. we'll be providing these documents, but jim and poppy, it's clear this investigation is...
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ambassador to ukraine in the house impeachment inquiry. marie yovanovitch has been talking to lawmakers behind closed doors for hours. telling them that president trump wanted her removed based on unfounded and false claims about her. that is according to a copy of her opening statement obtained by the "new york times." and the democratic chairman of three house committees says she's appearing before the committee saying they had to subpoena her after the white house and the state department told her not to testify. we'll talk about that and much more with the former obama national security adviser, former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice. and our correspondents and analysts are standing by. but first straight to capitol hill. our congressional correspondent sunlen serfaty is on the scene. >> reporter: this is certainly a significant moment in the house democrats' impeachment inquiry and the former ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch now appearing on capitol hill behind closed doors with lawmakers on those top three committees i
ambassador to ukraine in the house impeachment inquiry. marie yovanovitch has been talking to lawmakers behind closed doors for hours. telling them that president trump wanted her removed based on unfounded and false claims about her. that is according to a copy of her opening statement obtained by the "new york times." and the democratic chairman of three house committees says she's appearing before the committee saying they had to subpoena her after the white house and the state...
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diplomat in ukraine. cnn just ambassador to the euro union told him president trump wanted ukraine's president to publicly announce investigations that could help mr. trump politically in exchange for u.s. military aid. also breaking, the anonymous senior trump administration official who wrote an explosive "new york times" op-ed about the president has written a new book about mr. trump called "a warning." we'll talk about the breaking news. much more with congressman will hurd of the intelligence committee. he heard today's impeachment inquiry testimony. and our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. first, let's go straight to capitol hill. our congressional correspondent sunlen serfaty is on the scene. you're learning new details about the potentially very critical testimony in the impeachment inquiry? >> reporter: that is right, wolf. cnn has obtained the opening statement of bill taylor the president's top diplomat in ukraine today up here on capitol hill. in which he lays out for the com
diplomat in ukraine. cnn just ambassador to the euro union told him president trump wanted ukraine's president to publicly announce investigations that could help mr. trump politically in exchange for u.s. military aid. also breaking, the anonymous senior trump administration official who wrote an explosive "new york times" op-ed about the president has written a new book about mr. trump called "a warning." we'll talk about the breaking news. much more with congressman will...
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diplomat in ukraine. he told the committees in his testimony last week about a call that he was on following that july 10th meeting and he wrote, they gave me an account or rather, he said, they gave me an account of the july 10th meeting with the ukrainian officials at the white house, specifically, they told me that ambassador sondland had connected investigations with an oval office meeting for president zelensky, which so irritated ambassador bolton that he abruptly ended the meeting, telling dr. hill and mr. vindman they should have nothing to do with domestic politics. he also directed dr. hill to, quote, brief the lawyers. so, colonel vindman today in his opening statement, is saying the exact same thing. all of these people, vindman, taylor, hill, they are careerists. they are apolitical experts, and they are contradicting what ambassador gordon sondland said. in his testimony, he told the committees, if ambassador bolton, dr. hill, or others harbored any misgivings about the impropriety of what w
diplomat in ukraine. he told the committees in his testimony last week about a call that he was on following that july 10th meeting and he wrote, they gave me an account or rather, he said, they gave me an account of the july 10th meeting with the ukrainian officials at the white house, specifically, they told me that ambassador sondland had connected investigations with an oval office meeting for president zelensky, which so irritated ambassador bolton that he abruptly ended the meeting,...
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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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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...