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Us a favor, though. i would like you to do us a favor, though. how is that not quid pro quo? the very moment he asks what he needs to protect his country the president comes back with, yeah, but i need you to do something for us, though. that is trading situation. except, trump also thought the guy whos in jail for 14 years when hes trading barack obamas senate seat for his personal political gain, he thought that was okay. is it possible in your reporting that the president of the united states...

Witch hunt garbage. so bad for our country. can you believe this? they never saw the transcript of the phoneaw call. a total witch hunt. presidential harassment. secretary of state receiveden permission from ukraine to release the transcript of the telephone call i had with their it president. they toept know either what the big deal is. a total witch hunt scam by the democrats. heres thehe president yesterda. >> our country is doing the best its ever urdone. they are going to lose the electio...

White house thinks at this point it can still manipulate in terms of leverage. >> well, stonewalling for them has been an effective strategy up to this point. but with the whistleblower complaint and the ukrainian issue as we were discussing, its a lot less nebulous than some of what mueller was trying to uncover. it is a call between president trump and the president of the ukraine. and so as sort of the news emerged, there was a difference -- and, again, republicans didnt criticize the preside...

Investigate joe biden, thats an abuse of power that should remove him from office. the absence of quid pro quo here is immaterial. >> lets talk about the national security perspective, led alone there is a national security interest in the united states. involving in this war of russia. until now this was a secret, until this was disclosed to congress and became public. this was a secret. thats a bit of an issue that the president said something to the leader of another country that was towards ...

Speaking from a place of leverage when he was on this call. we do not have to have a debate around quid pro quo to have a debate about impeachment. the evidence is already there. >> in fact there is division in the republican ranks according to our colleagues robert costa of "the washington post," he writes just now that one senate republican who requested anonymity to speak candidly said, the transcripts release was a huge mistake that the gop now has to confront even as they argue that house d...

Michelle pfeifer. >> noticeably, different than some of the ways weve seen mafia movies play out. theres also some notion of hiding and culpability. one difference here, as you know, is how much of this has burst into the open. the president touting it and some of the members of congress also minimizing it. take a look at some of the republican reaction. >> i see no smoking gun. i see no quid pro quo. >> there is no quid pro quo, there is no improper leverage. and the overall tone of this transc...

National security. these funds we provide to other countries are appropriated by congress, part of larger programs, anti-corruption efforts, and our efforts to ensure and provide for othur ow national security regions throughout the world. so the fact that as the allegations are, the president would use this money, this taxpayer dollars that is meant for security assistance as leverage to get a foreign government to dig up dirt on an opponent, it is just inconceivable for so many of us here in t...

American people to explain why hes the first director to withhold a complaint in violation of the statute. >> earlier today, the senate unanimously, passed a resoluti calling for the whistle-blower complaint to be provided to congress. as all of this unfolds, "the washington post" reports tonight onsh divisions within the white house over ukraine. quote, trumps attempt to pressure the leader of ukraine followed l a months-long fight inside the administration thati sidelined national security off...

He didnt withhold and he would withhold again in the future. its contradictory. we know fund were withheld and this is detrimental to our national security. these security assistance funds that we provide to other countries are appropriated by congress, part of larger programs, anti-corruption efforts, and our efforts to ensure and provide for our own national security priorities in regions throughout the world. so the fact that as the allegations are, the president would use this money, this ta...

Who i have talked to about this. and i think its a good point. to you all, this is earth shattering and everybody, you know, my twitter feed and email from washington is on fire. out here, people, this is just, its just the same-old, same-old. thats what it feels like. its not my personal view. and i want to correct the record for a little bit. we need to start saying, the president used taxpayers money to try to leverage a foreign government to help him. remember, this is not just something he ...