The gentleman from california is recognized. The mouse will house will be in. The gentleman from california. Madam speaker i recognize myself for the remainder of our time. The gentleman is recognized. Madam speaker and my colleagues, after eight hours let us return to where we began with the articles themselves. Article 1 charges the president of the United States with abusing the power of his office by coercing an ally into cheating in a u. S. Election on his behalf. It charges the president of the United States it charges the the. The house will be in order. The gentleman mass a right to be heard. The charges. The gentleman shall suspend. The gentleman may resume. It charges the president of the United States with his abusing his power by withholding official acts, by withholding a white house meeting that the president of ukraine desperately sought for the support of his ben factor the United States, by withholding military aid to a nation at war in order to get that nation to inte
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[inaudible conversations]. We will come to order. Good afternoon this is a fourth in a series of hearings we are holding as part of the inquiry without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. There is a quorum present. Well proceed today as an Opening Statement than the Ranking Member can make his Opening Statement and then we will turn to the witnesses and then two questions. Without a now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement into the impeachment inquiry of donald j. Trump the 45th president of the United States. This afternoon well hear from two witnesses Ambassador Special representative for ukraine negotiations and to morrison former senior director for European Affairs at an sei appreciate the minorities request for these witnesses as well as undersecretary of state from whom we will hear tomorrow progress we have heard from other witnesses when joe biden was considered whether to enter the price one the president ial race in 2020 giuliani began a
All morning with your phone calls, Facebook Messages and tweet. Journal, 7 00on a. M. Eastern wednesday morning. The House Intelligence Committee has just wrapped up public testimony from kurt volker, the official envoy to ukraine and tim morrison. As part of the inquiry into President Trump. We will show that now in its entirety. The meeting will come to order. Good afternoon. This is the fourth in a series of public hear chairman schiff the chair is recess at to declare anytime. I will make an Opening Statement and the Ranking Member will make his Opening Statement. We will proceed in the same fashion. I will make Opening Statement and the Ranking Member will have opportunity to make Opening Statement. Then we turn to the witnesses for Opening Statements and then to questions. With that i now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement in the impeachment inquiry of Donald J Trump. This amp we will hear from two witnesses requested by the minor. The special representative for the uk
Now that white house meeting was going to be an official meeting between the two president s correct . Presumably. It would be an Oval Office Meeting hopefully . A working meeting. A working meeting, yes. So an official act. Yes. And in order to perform that official act, donald trump wanted these two investigations that would help his reelection campaign, correct . I cant characterize why he wanted them. All i can tell you is this is what we heard from mr. Giuliani. But he had to get those two investigations if that official act was going to take place, correct . He had to announce the investigations. He didnt actually have to do them, as i understood it. President zelensky had to announce the two investigations the presiden t wanted, make a public announcement, correct . Correct. And those were of great value to the president , that he was quite insistent upon them and his attorney was incestent upon them . I dont want to characterize whether they were valued, not valued. Again, thro