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To announce the investigation into the 2016 interference and president zelensky should want to do that himself? >> that is right. we had a number of different accounts of this. and i think this is -- >> theyre up on the boards here. >> right. i see that. ambassador taylor said that mr. morrison said something similar. their understanding of that conversation is that there was a clear directive that there was a quid pro quo factually from the conduct, from the actions. weve talked a lot today abo...

President trumps order, 12 executive branch officials refused to testify as part of the house inquiry and 10 who defied congressional subpoenas, am i right? >> yes. >> given the presidents sweeping directive not to cooperate with congress did the committee believe there was any chance other administration officials would come forward if subpoenaed? >> no. it became clear the president was trying to block everything and block everyone and eventually they came up with an alternative reason to writ...

Reasons and sometimes no reason at all. ambassador volker said the 55-day pause did not strike him as uncommon and that the pause was not significant. dr. hill and katherine croft both testified that aid had been paused during the past. the secretary of state for critical affairs testified that the national security council launch aed a review of foreign assistance to make sure that taxpayer dollars were spent in the national interest and advance the principle of burden sharing by our allies. dr...

Ambassador volker testified the 55 day pause on security assistance did not strike him as uncommon and at the pause was not significant. dr. hill and state department official catherine croft both testified that security assistance to ukraine specifically had been temporarily paused in the past. in fact, ambassador david hale, the under secretary of state for affairs, the third most senior person at the senior department testified that national security council had released a review across the w...

20 section election interference, and that president zelensky should want to do that himself? >> thats right. we had a number of different accounts on this. >> they are up on the boards here. >> i see this. ambassador taylor said that mr. morrison said something similar, their understandings of that conversation was there was a clear directive that there was a quid pro quo factually from the conduct, from the actions. we talk a lot today about the words and zelensky said no pressure, trump had n...

Been tech ramporarily paused in past for various reasons and even for no reason at all. dr. hill and state department official catherine croft both testified that security assistance to ukraine specifically had beenin temporarily paused in the past. in fact,e ambassador david hal testified that the national security council had launched a review of u.s. foreign assistance across the world to make sure taxpayer dollars were spent in the national interest and to advance the principle of burden sha...

It is unprecedented. the page than to conclude that. >> the lawyering there for the >> and in fact pursuant to president trumps order, 12 rest of the country is to show executive branch officials refuse toec testify as part of e one type of answer or nonanswer house impeachment inquiry. and compare it to another. ten of whome defied congressiol the public will decide what they make of that. subpoenas. another contentious part of this am i right? >>bp yes. >> given the presidents hearing came whe...

Investigations of biden and the 2016 election interference. and that president zelensky should want to do that himself. >> thats right. we had a number of different accounts of this. and i -- i think this is -- >> theyre up on the boards here. >> right. i seehe that. ambassador taylor saide that. or mr. morrison said something similar. their understandingsn of that conversation is that there was a clear directive that there was a quid pro quo, factually, from the conduct. q from they, actions. w...

By president putin and mr. giuliani. in order for the white house meeting to occur, president trump told the delegation they must talk to rudy to get the visit g scheduled. these comments from president trump were the first of many subsequent indications that in his mind corruptiont equals investigations. in the weeks and months a following, mr. giuliani relayed to both ukrainian officials and the government officials that president trump had designated at the may 23rd meeting to take a lead on ...

As far as bribery. well see how thats wrapped into the all decision about abuse of power. at least abuse of power seems almost certain as a result of the misconduct laid out here. obstruction of congress almost certainly expect an article of impeachment about obstruction of congress. the democrats lay out what they call unprecedented stonewalling here. by the presidents refusal to allow witnesses to come and testify, his refusal to provide documents from the state department. as well as the whit...