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Process. i want to ask you about gordon sondla sondland, trumps appointment. he is scheduled to pete thursday after the white house blocked him from doing so last week. now just to remind everyone, sondland was the one the senior ukraine diplomat texted to say, as i said on the phone, i think its kra ez to withhold political assistance with the campaign. son lands text comply was quite formal. it was, i believe ruin correct about president trumps intentions. the president has been crystal clear ...

This. this at the same time members of congress are now headed back to washington after getting an earful from their constituents. >> reporter: even with president trump vowing to stonewall the impeachment inquiry -- >> i never thought id see or hear that word with regard to me. impeachment. >> reporter: some past and present members of his administration are planning to appear before congress. this morning former white house official fiona hill is expected to testify behind closed doors. after ...

And it is now clear from the information that sondland has made available about his testimony on thursday that he had talked to the president in that intervening five hours, and they apparently developed the response, which is what i would call the ultimate cya response. >> well, congressman, lets show the audience what youre talking about. this was an exchange between bill taylor and the eu ambassador, gordon sondland. taylor writes, "as i said on the phone, i think its crazy to withhold securi...

House republicans are ripping the fact that the interviews are being held behind closed doors. >> they say we cant win this in the public eye, so we will take it behind closed doors. in the last few days they have taken it behind closed doors, adam schiff, who has trouble telling the truth, much less spelling it. hes a very good leaguer, but as long as he can keep it behind closed doors they can leak out only what they want to leak out. this is why youve seen this progression up to this point. >...

Coming up. there were two text messages between bill taylor, a diplomat working on ukraine and bill sonland. bill taylor says as i said on the phone, i think its crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. five hours later gordon sonland responds bill, i believe you are incorrect about president trumps intentions. the president has been crystal clear. no quid pro quos of any kind. the president is trying to evaluate if ukraine is going to adopt the transparency and ...

Provide facts. and the decision as to whether its criminal or corrupt will belong to ultimately congress in this instance or perhaps a jury if -- in the criminal case involving parnas and fruman. so it really isnt for him to say what is or is not corruption. his job is describe the facts. but as ive seen them, if the deliverable, if you will, here was being given in exchange for a political benefit for president trump as opposed to a benefit for the united states as a country, then it would be a...

We send with the decision on security assistance is key. with the hold, we have already shaken their faith in the u.s. later that same day, texted this. i think its crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. hours later, i believe five hours later, sondland replied this. i believe you are incorrect about president trumps intentions. the president has been crystal clear. no quid pro quos of any kind. nbc has reported that sondland spoke to trump on a call right befo...

Counsel. shell be testifying tomorrow then on thursday, this could be perhaps the biggest testimony of all. and this is from gordon sondland, the presidents am bass r dorr to the european union. now sondland previously was supposed to testify last week. the state department and white house blocked his testimony but now under subpoena, he says he will testify and he was the one of those ambassadors who was wrapped up in those text messages that show there was some concern, particularly from the u...

In one of them, a fellow ambassador bill taylor writes to sondland "are we now saying that security assistance and white house meeting are conditioned on investigatio investigations"? sondland replies "call me." i think its crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. he responds, bill, i believe you are incorrect about president trumps intentions. the president has been crystal career, no quid pro quos of any kind. sofia is the author of the book e pluribus one. tha...

Exchange. keep in mind in that exchange bill taylor, the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine, said that it would be crazy to withhold aid with help with the campaign and gordon sondland replied, bill, i believe you are inindirect about president trumps intentions. the president has been chris cal clear no quid wrote quos of any kind. sondland is expected to tell lawmakers that president trump told him to write that and expected to tell lawmakers at the time he did not noknow the motivations for the rea...