President , correct . Its appropriate for the Justice Department and the Prosecutor General to cooperate and to exchange information, yes. But to the extent that the president has concerns and to the extent that the Attorney General is having u. S. Attorney durham look into it, isnt it entirely appropriate for the president to flag this for president zelensky and say that you should be in touch with our official channels . Mr. Castor, i dont know the precise appropriateness of these kind of relations. Now, were you involved, either of you involved with the preparation for the 7 25 call . I was not. I was not. And how do you account for that . I mean, you were the two of the key officials with responsibility for ukrainian policy. If the president of the United States is going to have a call with the leader of the ukraine, why wouldnt
you ordinarily be involved with preparation . Sir, we work for the Department Of State in an embassy overseas and in preparation for a president ial phone
decided to give it a try right now. reporter: the rising cost of groceries is forcing more americans to rely on food banks. the north texas food bank has distributed more than 12 million meals in april alone, up 25% in three months. we know families are having to make tough choices between the cost of food and the cost of housing. we know that the need is still elevated as a result of the pandemic and inflation certainly doesn t help those that are the most vulnerable. reporter: in florida, rita and tony have been struggling to make ends meet, already saddled with medical debt and student loans. i first heard the term working poor and i said that s us. we re working full time and still having a hard time maintaining, managing, being able to buy groceries, gas. thanks to morgan chess ski for that slice of reality. dominic, i m just wondering, even the strategic oil reserve, they release a million barrels a
self-dealing but 2016 and the bidens. was that your understanding? that was my understanding. and, in fact, when you said your staff overheard this call between ambassador sondland and the president, in that call, the president brings up investigation. does he not? he did. and, immediately after the president gets off the phone with sondland, sondland is asked by your staff what does the president think about ukraine? and his answer is he is just interested in the bidens. am i right? he said he was more interested in the bidens. more interested in the bidens. no discussion of la chess ski or chalupa or things that happened seven years ago? he was interested in the bidens? yes, sir. now, i think you also testified that.
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