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Absolutely. no question about that. but thats it, and thats why we held up the money. now there was a report -- >> so the demand for an investigation into the democrats was part of the reason that he -- >> it was -- >> that he wanted to withhold funding to ukraine? >> the lookback to what happened in 2016 certainly was part of the thing that he was worried about in corruption with that nation. and that is absolutely appropriate. >> withholding the funding? >> yeah. and i have news for everybody....

The title acting chief of staff confirming what we have seen happen, the president holding back aid to pressure ukraine into investigating the democrats. >> that he also mentioned to me the corruption that related to the dnc server, absolutely. no question about that. but thats it. thats why we held up the money. now, there was a report -- >> so the demand for an investigation into the democrats was part of the reason that he wanted to withhold funding to ukraine? >> the look back into what happ...

Corruption allegations were a factor. >> that he also mentioned to me that the corruption related to the dnc server, absolutely. no question about it. thats it and thats why we held up the money. >> that comment has provoked a very strong and quick reaction from justice department officials. they have been sending out guidance to us over the last 15 minutes. we are told that the justice department was "utterly confused and angry" about mulvaneys comments that linked the suspension of foreign aid...

Now a late walk back. catherine herridge explains. >> get over it, you can stop asking questions because theres no cover up. >> the acting white house chief of staff was unapologetic about the presidents actions including the temporary suspension of military aid to ukraine. >> he also mentioned to me that the corruption related to the dnc server, absolutely, no question about that. thats why we held up the money. >> justice department officials responded telling reporters they were confused and ...

He was so unprepared for his job. and that she feared foreign governments could exploit his inexperience. earlier this week, lawmakers also heard from diplomat george kent. he told them that white house chief of staff mick mulvaney sidelined diplomats and tapped sondland and two other political appointees, kurt volcker and rick perry, to take over efforts in ukraine. the democrats say this is potentially impeachable, for the president to ask a foreign government to investigate political rivals a...

Related to the matter of the dnc server. problem is that would seem to be a contradiction of what he said just hours earlier. >> did he also mention to me in the past the corruption related to the dnc server, absolutely. no question about that. thats it. thats why we held up the money. >> it is funding will not flow unless the investigation into the democratic server happened as well. >> we do that all the time with foreign policy. >> this comes a key witness in the impeachment inquiry today poi...

Ukraine. specifically mulvaney said that aid was withheld in part because of trumps concerns about a missing dnc server that according to an unproven conspiracy theory is in ukraine and that the ukrainian government tried to interfere in the 2016 campaign here. heres what mulvaney said today. >> he also mentioned to me that the corruption related to the dnc server, absolutely. no question about that. but thats it, and thats why held up the money. >> there was a demand for an investigation into t...

Afternoon largely focused on the situation in syria and turkey. do you expect he will address some of what weve heard from the president today, notably that president trump says it is not the u.s.s problem if turkey and syria are fighting? >> thank you for having me today. absolutely, vice president bidens speech will lay out how whats happening in syria is a disaster of donald trumps own making and hell talk about how we need a commander in chief who understands the consequences of their action...

First. >> the president tweeted today. turkey and the kurds, air strikes and the video footage and report of atrocity. >> absolutely, the turks killed one on many including an infant, they have been attack hospitals, theyve actually been hitting close by the u.s. military installations on the ground, so the turks have been disingenuous with president trump and with everybody about what theyre actually trying to achieve in that region. ethnic cleansing of the kurds. >> nbc richard said that presi...

That deserved to be looked at first. >> the president tweeted today. turkey and the kurds, air strikes and the video footage and report of atrocity. >> absolutely, the turks killed one on many including an infant, they have been attack hospitals, theyve actually been hitting close by the u.s. military installations on the ground, so the turks have been disingenuous with president trump and with everybody about what theyre actually trying to achieve in that region. ethnic cleansing of the kurds. ...