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>> now, it bears noting that even before sondland had finished his testimony today the president used a time-honored technique of his and started distancing himself from his own political appointee, a man who gave his inauguration effort $1 million, gordon sondland. saying he, quote, hardly knows the gentleman. its a talking point the president first used about a week ago. and sondland was just the first half of this marathon day. just this evening we heard testimony from senior pentagon officia...

Told her, make sure were paying fair market rate. they still paid the family business $1.5 million for the use of a ballroom for i believe one event. >> also i see in your article the name tom barrick, he has potentially a lot to lose here. hes a hedge fund type guy from los angeles, for a while during trumps rise and after the election, he was kind of the dennis hopper role in "apocalypse" explaining to cable audiences, heres what the presidents like, when he says this, he really means that. to...

Use of a ballroom for i believe one event. >> also i see in your article, the name tom barrick, he has potentially a lot to lose here. hes a hedge fund type guy from los angeles, for a while, during trumps rise and after the election, he was kind of the dennis hopper role in apocalypse, explaining to cable audiences, heres what the presidents like, when he says this, he really means that. tom has a pre-existing business life. a successful one. he was chairman of the inauguration effort. and a lo...

They still paid the family business $1.5 million for the use of a ballroom for i believe one event. >> also i see in your article, the name tom barrick, he has potentially a lot to lose here. hes a hedge fund type guy from los angeles, for a while, during trumps rise and after the election, he was kind of the dennis hopper role in apocalypse, explaining to cable audiences, heres what the presidents like, when he says this, he really means that. tom has a pre-existing business life. a successful ...

The conversations, if they did occur, and accordi inin ining t information weve talked to sources about, some of the conversations have to do with the information that russians possess that could help the trump campaign. >> ties back to the russian campaign. manafort was the campaign chairman. >> the campaign manager and chairman. >> chairman, right. >> reporting directly to the ten camp. >> correct. if there was collusion with the russian government, he would know about it. thats why hes such a...

Appointment. >> charles schumer of new york is getting in one of the lead cars. he was just inside the white house. the leaders of the inauguration effort in congress are part of the general gathering, though when the first couples are behind closed doors, it is just them. but the first of the vehicles will start filling up outside the white house. the first lady, present and future will be in the first of the limousines, then the vice presidents, current and future and then the presidents. >> e...