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>> well, i think those are the kind of discussions you need to have in private. i think when you have it in public its a lot like when couples start talking about divorce too often. it starts a ball rolling that it is hard to get it stopped and here when youre questioning whether or not youre going to come to an allies aid we are committed when one is attacked, it is as though all are attacked. so it shouldnt be talking in public about things like this. it raises uncertainties and it opens the d...

Syria has. its russia that has gotten experts to the vastmeestment of shore. and that didnt enter the dialogue there. but president trump giving a ration rationale. they must pay. japan, they must pay. we will pay for our troops in e syria through the oil. i dont think its clear how much oil is blowing from them and where the revenues are going to on those. it seems like the u.s. presence as it is many syria, and its leverage, that the united states could consider in the longer term taking advan...

Theres also a red flag secret in there about however this comes out. those are lit hints to a trial lawyer. >> trace: its interesting. during that news conference, adam schiff and i mentioned this before, we couldnt see it because it was off to his right but he had a bulletin board going through his bullet points to cover. i want to put up on page 35, this full screen from the report. it says "to increase the leverage over the president of ukraine." one of the allegations. "president trumps cond...

This report and not have committed, by any stretch, a high crime. many people have pointed out theres all sorts of deals in foreign policy. of course there are. theres treaties. thats a deal. theres leverage and pressure. of course there are. thats why the u.s. wants a strong military. the issue is not that those actions occurred but with any crime, why its a high crime or impeachable activity, the question always goes back to whether there was, essentially, corrupt intent. did you do a thing fo...

Misconduct. step one, this is how it started. it didnt start with shaking down the ukrainian government. it started with ousting the ukrainian ambassador, who might have been kind of a good cop who would tell on them. step two, you heard a lot about this one. its in the report. put giuliani in charge. step three, freeze the military aid to ukraine, which democrats say was the key to get leverage for extorting donald trumps re-election help. execute the plot by showing ukraine the conditions for ...

To say. he does say. look, i never talked to the president from the position of a quid pro quo. thats not my thing. i dont want us to look like beggars. but, and this is notable, but you have to understand were at war. if youre our strategic partner, then you cant go blocking anything for us. i think thats just about fairness. its not about a quid pro quo. it just goes without saying. you know, you look at that quote. hes confirming the essential details of -- of the issue here. blocking aid to ...

Watching the movies they buy, not making a fuss when there is important elements that dont sell well, were all complicit in it and thats fine. i am willing to experience a little bit of discomfort right now to take china to the curb. this is a dangerous entity and we have done the american electorate a disservice. >> great point. i think thats why the president strategy is so smart because hes doing this at a time where the boost to the economy. people are doing really well. weve got a lot of le...

Not making a fuss when there is important elements that dont sell well, were all complicit in it and thats fine. i am willing to experience a little bit of discomfort right now to take china to the curb. this is a dangerous entity and we have done the american electorate a disservice. >> great point. i think thats why the president strategy is so smart because hes doing this at a time where the boost to the economy. people are doing really well. weve got a lot of leverage. hes not that happy abo...

>> there is more work to be done, but at the same time we have already accumulated quite overwhelming evidence. there was no plausible explanation but one, and that was the president wanted this leverage to get ukraine to do his political dirty work. >> thats how he summarizes all the work hes done. here was for a comparison, joyce, chairman nadler of the judiciary committee just days before ukraine took flight. have a listen. >> the investigation also extends beyond the four corners of the muel...

High threshold. it appears thats been met to proceed with the inquiry. these are serious charges. obstruction of justice is a very serious charge. we dont even exactly what the articles will be. and acagain, when youre talking about using the leverage of the presidency in national security situations, as a formal diplomat, i can tell you thats something presidents use on a regular basis to advance the interests of the country. >> do you see any conviction? >> were a long way from there. i would ...