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Parliamentary election. president zelensky reiterated his commitment to reform and fighting corruption in ukraine and president trump did reiterate his invitation to mr. zelensky to visit him in the white house. it was exactly what i thought the phone call would be so i was not surprised at getting that as the readout. >> did you have any discussions with ambassador taylor about this? >> at that time. we were together in ukraine at that time. we went the next day to visit the conflict zone and i...

Guess for me it shed some light on possible other motivations behind the security assistance hold. it should also be noted that jennifer williams is the only official from vice president mike pences office whos been called to testify in the impeachment proceedings thus far, at least that we know of. to the extent that the vice presidents own implication in this scandal really hinges entirely on his assertions and assertions of unnamed people around him that he was totally ignorant of this whole ...

Policy objective of the united states. she says, quote, it struck me as unusual and inappropriate. and the follow-up question, well, how did it make you feel? and williams answers, quote, i guess for me it shed some light on possible other motivations behind the security assistance hold. it should also be noted that jennifer williams is the only official from vice president mike pences office whos been called to testify in the impeachment proceedings thus far, at least that we know of. to the ex...

Really at the center of this storm. >> thats a point here that i think is worthwhile to note. from the point of view of the courts and precedent about what can and cannot be subpoenaed by congress, there is quite a distinction between active and former members in terms of the assertions the executive might make on them. mulvaney being out of a job would render his ability to contest weaken, right? >> thats an excellent point. the white house has pretty much stonewalled this entire investigation....

Election is the crime itself. you dont actually have to have zelensky agree or be aware it. the request creates the crime and the exposure for president trump. tim morrison is being looked at as a savior for trump in that hes making these assertions in his testimony. fundamentally, tim morrison also says that gordon sondland was acting at the directive of donald trump. has glenn those, when weve prosecuted cases before, sometimes the guy at the top doesnt get his hands dirty. sometimes he asks t...

Sean spicer busting out the think i need to be one to be moves again, but it turns out astonished by how weak these four main assertions are by the his dance party is over. he was eliminated on monday by congressional republicans here. the judging on abcs "dancing number one, the july 25th call with the stars." shows no conditionality, you >> sean, i really thank you. dont need conditionality. you only need to read the youve been such a good sport. youve been so entertaining. president pushing o...

As cnns alex marquardt reports for us now, republicans are preparing their defense strategy which relies in part on you believing a whole bunch of assertions that are contradicted by witnesses and evidence. >> reporter: with historic impeachment hearings just hours away, republicans are now outlining four broad arguments to defend the president. they first argue that the transcript of the july 25th call between president trump and zelensky show no conditionality or pressure to announce investiga...

His presence would be a real ball and chain on their case and they didnt want any part of it. they opposed it in which part mulvaney withdrew and said he was going to file his own suit. >> we have seen assertions of absolute immunity and vague references to privilege with the white house but no specific invocations thereof. talk about that concept, which is interesting to me. >> yes. well, the argument that of course white house officials make direct ed by the white house, at least that wont tes...

They felt that, quite frankly, his presence would be a real ball and chain on their case and they didnt want any part of it. they opposed it in which part mulvaney withdrew and said he was going to file his own suit. >> we have seen assertions of absolute immunity and vague references to privilege with the white house but no specific invocations thereof. talk about that concept, which is interesting to me. >> yes. well, the argument that of course white house officials make directed by the white...

Discriminatory is false in any objective measure of student achievement will shine light on inequalities in education system. this letter contains a number of false assertions and is countered to discussions of parents, students, and educators. >> they have classes you take to get ready for it and i am just old school, youve got to work hard for things, youve got to take a test. >> dana: youre going to be measured in your work. he says he is not going to run in 2024, he is going to walk. >> me t...