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Legitimate interest to the united states to do that. was that your understanding of your colleagues arguments? >> yes, i did not hear too many arguments that a lot of the central allegations, the substance of the charges against the president are actually non-meritorious are false. it was rather like you said, it was more with regard to yeah this happened but it was almost like the mick mulvaney get over it type of defense. >> what do you think the groundwork was laid today, and how do you under...

Was successful or whether its legitimate interest of the united states to do that.r was that your understanding of your colleagues arguments? >> yes. i did not hear too many arguments that, you know, a lot of the central allegations, the substance of the charges against the president are actually nonmer non-meritorious or false. it was more like yeah, with regard to this happened, but more like the mick mulvaney get over it defense. >> whatov do you think of the groundwork laid today and how do ...

Careful witnesses ive ever seen testify in congress. just taking ambassador taylor for one moment, hes a career public servant, a west point graduate, a vietnam veteran, and he served his country for 50 years. and he was indeed appointed by the trump administration to his current post. but he decided hed put his career on the line and come and testify out of conviction to tell the truth. and as you can see from his deposition transcript, what he lays out is basically a scheme that lasts over sev...

An illinois democrat, who will be asking questions in tomorrows hearing. congressman, thank you. i know its a big day tomorrow, so we appreciate you joining us this evening. >> sure thing. >> historic. the hearings start with two key witnesses, live testimony. make your case of what the president did here and why its impeachable. >> well, first of all, the witnesses that were going to see tomorrow, especially ambassador taylor, are some of the most compelling, credible, careful witnesses ive eve...

Appear for a public hearing given reported problems for some of his closed door testimony. another one of his witnesses contradicted things he said in his testimony. that led among other things to sondland submitting a revision to his testimony where he said he suddenly recalled things he previously hadnt recalled when hed been asked about them under oath. and then wednesday afternoon itll be defense department official laura cooper who will testify as well as david hale who i believe is the num...

And into the summer those john bolton, recently fired as hearings would lay the national security adviser. groundwork for the presidents morrison is another senior ♪ resignation the following year. national security council official who has responsibility for russia. ♪ but they brought on the office manager for the campaign at the then wednesday morning next week very start of the watergate hearings. and the effect of that was to ambassador gordon sondland will introduce someone to the count...

Contacts from republicans and classified information, i will then lied about them to the american people on national respectfully decline to answer in this public forum. television. ive noted before the democrats third, there may be questions have a long habit of accusing focusing on the identity of people in the intelligence republicans of offenses they, community. these questions were redacted themselves, are committing. from my deposition transcript. if such a question arises today, lets reca...

To negotiate a peace on terms that are good for ukraine. mick mulvaney was drawn deeper into the trump appeasement of russia in another deposition transcript released today of the testimony of katherine kroft, a special adviser to ukraine. we have now reached the she was advised that a piece of billionaires versus elizabeth warren stage of the presidential a hold was placed on ukraine. campaign where it seems every other day another billionaire is given a public microphone to katherine kroft w...

Into the trump appeasement of russia in another deposition transcript released today of the testimony of catherine croft, a special adviser for ukraine at the state department. catherinc croft testified that a secret hold was placed on ukraine. catherine croft was told in a special budget by mick mulvaney was put on hold to ukraine on javelin missiles because mick mulvaney expressed concerns that, quote, russia would react negatively. that is exactly why those missiles were authorized to be tran...

The meeting to an abrupt halt and bolton then sent her to another meeting happening inside of the meeting. hill told lawmakers quote this, ambassador sondland in front of the ukrainians as i came in was talking about how he had an agreement with chief of staff mulvaney, for meeting with the ukrainians, if they were going to go forward with investigations. >> and house committees have released the deposition transcript of president trumps top ukraine expert on the national security council, army ...