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Ukrainians had meddled in the 2016 election, but also for the ukrainians he served, especially when it became an irregular channel, a channel of individuals who were led by e.u. ambassador gordon sondland who appeared to be operating outside of the normal lines when it came to ukraine policy within the united states. >> he was being involved in a domestic political errand. i said this to ambassador sondland, gordon, this is all going to blow up. and here we are. >> reporter: strong words. concis...

Ukrainians he served, especially when it became an irregular channel, a channel that was led by gordon sondland, who was operating out of normal lines when it came to ukraine policy within the united states. >> he was being involved in a domestic political errand. i said this is all going to blow up. and here we are. >> reporter: strong words. concise words for a problem that the democrats have been investigating for a series of weeks. that investigation is going to ramp up going forward. theyre...

Side would change their minds. and i think thats extraordinarily unlikely. i think its far more likely you see a party line vote when this gets to the floor, but i will say two things. number one, think about it. almost every day this week, we had some new piece of information that neither party was prepared for beyond what they knew from the depositions. new witnesses, changed depositions. staffers coming forward with additional emails and notes. that could still continue beyond the open hearin...

Due consideration to witnesses within the scope of the impeachment inquiry. he also says that as they move into this open hearing phase, the committee and mindful that we are engaged in a sober endeavor rooted in the constitution, and this third paragraph is the key one where he says the inquiry is not and will not serve as a vehicle to undertake the same sham investigations into the bidens or 2016 that the president pressed ukraine to conduct for his personal, political benefit or to facilitate...

>> the rules resolution just talks about high crimes and misdemeanors and impeachable offenses. obviously were still in the thick of the fact investigation. in the phase thats being run by the intelligence committee assisted by oversight and foreign affairs, and so were still in the middle of that. so were still discovering things on a daily basis and there are more witnesses coming in. but we are getting ready to move to the open hearing phase, which i know the public is eager for and were all ...

Texted the ambassador to yeah crane bill taylor, quote, call me? they knew what they were doing and conseal it all because they were conscious they were committing wrongdoing. now despite their best efforts the whole story is about to be told right out in the open. im joined now by a member of one of the committees running the impeachment process jamie raskin. lets start, congressman, what does todays resolution introduce and the vote on the committee, what does it mean? >> it gives us the proce...

European union, trump appointee gordon sondland, would not have avoided putting anything in writing. remember when he infamously texted the ambassador to yeah crane bill taylor, quote, call me? they knew what they were doing and conseal it all because they were conscious they were committing wrongdoing. they tried again and again to cover their tracks, but now despite their best efforts, the whole storys about to be told right out in the open. im joined now by a member of one of the committees r...

The scope as delineated by the rules resolution that the democrats have introduced? >> the hr-660, the rules resolution, just talks about high crimes and misdemeanors and impeachable offenses. obviously were still in the thick of the fact investigation. in the phase thats being run by the intelligence committee assisted by oversight and foreign affairs, and so were still in the middle of that. so were still discovering things on a daily basis and there are more witnesses coming in. but we are ge...

You guys changed the rules. >> again, that wasnt for impeachment. that doesnt matter. >> you changed the rules, period. you didnt say not for impeachment. >> not for impeachment. >> you said period. >> the impeachment rules are changed so dramatically -- >> there are no rules for impeachment. >> there are rules for impeachment. they were set in 74 and 98. >> but each one was different. >> they give equal access to the minority for subpoena, for cross-examination -- >> in the hearing phase. >> th...

Set up to make sure its absolutely fair and objective to -- >> no. with nixon -- >> in 74 and 98 it did happen. >> nixon and starr both had investigations in private, then handed off to congress. to be fair, henry hyde and clinton and even in nixon then had their own rounds of private depositions. after they got it from starr. and then -- >> no. >> -- there was confrontation. >> the house process gave certain rights to the minority every step of the way in the house in 74 and 98. >> no. only whe...