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After the presidents infamous july 25th phone conversation with ukraines new leader president zelensky. we could get -- chris, we could get plenty of answers this morning. >> yeah. and also,down, this umbrella defense that corruption was always so important to this president and it was always on the agenda. was it? sondland is going to be literally the bullseye on that this morning. and what theyve been calling the gordon problem, you know, now this is going to fall on congressional republicans....

The other thing he told lawmakers was he was disappointed by the fact that president trump wasnt going to take a meeting with zelensky. but he also said that everything that he did, even if it was questionable had the blessing of secretary of state mike pompeo. at the same time, the important thing to consider here is that he was really ruffling the feathers of other white house officials. national security adviser john bolton blew off a meeting with ukrainians after gordon sondland brought up i...

To the person who believes in you... ...all year long. every best. gift. ever. begins with kay. so in just hours we will hear from a central figure in the impeachment inquiry, the most essential we have heard from yet and, frankly, the most unpredictable. ambassador gordon sondland initially denied and then said he did make clear to the ukrainians the aid was dependent on the investigation. abby, the gordon problem as was mentioned in public testimony yesterday, not a phrase im -- >> youve las...

The united states and all around the world. this is cnns special coverage of the impeachment hearings. its wednesday, november 20th, 5:00 in new york. call it the gordon problem. that is how trump administration officials, people on the inside refer to the millionaire ambassador to the european union gordon sondland, the gordon problem. this morning the gordon problem is that witnesses have placed him at the center of the scream to pressure the ukrainians to investigate biden or loose aid. the g...

We begin our coverage with suzanne malveaux live on capitol hill. another big day, suzanne. >> good morning, alisyn. i asked about the gordon problem, the fact that he went to various diplomats, doing the various bidding, asking for things they felt they could not deliver. the source saying its unclear whose problem it is actually going to be this morning because they are uncertain whether or not he will be harmful or hurtful to both sides. the pressure is on for gordon sondland as both sides ar...

Its republican allies. kurt volker made a number of important changes to his original testimony. he now says the demand to investigate the bidens was inappropriate. cnns suzanne malveaux is live outside the hearing room this morning. the focus will be on what is now called the gordon problem. >> thats right, john. and i asked a democratic aide involved in the impeachment inquiry about the so-called gordon problem, and she said it is unclear whose problem it is going to be because he can be helpf...

The president say this is the one witness who he worries about the most. >> yesterday tim morrison said people refer to it as the dpornd problem another first there was a bit of a smirk before he went there, so well show you all of that. meanwhile former special envoy kurt volker on tuesday made important changes to his original testimony. volker now says the demand to investigate the bidens was, quote, inappropriate, and former president joe biden did nothing wrong. he said a lot of the blame l...

The gordon problem. and i decided to keep track of what ambassador sondland was doing. i didnt necessarily always act on things gordon suggested he believed were important. >> so that was a senior nsc official casting doubt ahead of tomorrow mornings testimony from eu ambassador gordon sondland. mr. morrison and ambassador volker both testified they had serious concerns about this mr. sondland. politico reports, quote, volker and morrison stood out in particular for their dismissive tone toward ...

President yermak had this discussion, yes. what did ambassador sondland say to you that he told mr. yermak? >> that the ukrainians would have to have the prosecutor general make a statement with respect to the investigations as a condition of having the aid lifted. >> among the discussions i had with dr. hill were about ambassador sondland. i think she might have coined it the gordon problem. and i decided to keep track of what ambassador sondland was doing, i didnt necessarily always act on thi...

With rudy giuliani if it could be helpful to you to get that message and advice to the president, would that be correct? >> i believe that the messages being conveyed by mr. giuliani were a problem because they were at variance with our official message to the president was and not conveying that positive assessment we all had. so i thought it was important to try to step in and fix the problem. >> and in that i think you turned out a useful barometer of where things were. >> yes. >> so those us...