committee says democrats believe witnesses now getting a little too chatty. we have evidence very recently that there are witnesses in our case who are talking to each other. that s exactly what we don t want to happen until we have that preliminary investigation. we don t want them to tailor a new quinnipiac university poll today gifves us a fresh lok their testimony to each other. at the 2020 democratic field. that s why we re doing this in a closed fashion, closed to the public, not to the 120 members it also reminds us of one piece of congress, republicans and of advice, never invest too much democrats, who have access to the room. in one poll. sources telling cnn public senator elizabeth warren on top in today s quinnipiac poll. hearings could begin as early as joe biden leading in cnn s poll mid-november. it s also possible, democrats say, this could slip, though, released again just yesterday. exact numbers aside, the until sometime around thanksgiving or after. manu raju
investigation. afterward they have public hearings and write a report making recommendations and then at that point the house judiciary committee would have to vote and any articles of impeachment and the full house would vote so you could see this taking a while and getting it done in the next month now seems increasingly unlikely, jake. manu raju on capitol hill. breaking news about a key witness in the impeachment inquiry. bill taylor is the name you ll hear a lot tomorrow. he is the diplomat who sent the text message writing, i think it is crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. that is the quid pro quo. taylor who is the acting ambassador to ukraine was hesitant to take the role. cnn s kylie atwood has the breaking news. and taylor had reservations heading into his new position. he s heading into the position right after ambassador yovanovitch had been ousted. at the time we didn t foe why she left that role. and now we know because she told
corruption investigation that don t involve political opponents. you know, we would have to look. we would have to look. we have no idea. and then there is this. the dnc server conspiracy theory. not only has there been no truth behind it, it s been did he bunked by the president s own former homeland security adviser. the dnc server and that conspiracy theory has got to go. it s not only a conspiracy theory it s completely debunked. where does the white house go from here? let s find out. cnn sarah westwood. manu raju on capitol hill. sarah first to you what are you hearing today. well, kate, lots of folks unhappy after mulvaney s performance yesterday. and one is president trump himself. although a source tells aren t cnn is more upset about the way the media covered this saying that he believes the press intentionally misrepresented what mulvaney said. . that s the president s sentiments behind closed doors. but white house airds and the
zbloop the president gets to run the white house the way he wants to. he s got trusted advisers that some are on the u.s. payroll and some not. and so, yeah he he should have wide latitude as to how he gets his advice. we ll see, kate if more and more republicans stick with the president or break from the president, because as you know, there are several more witnesses, a number of more witnesses coming before the house impeachment committees and more revelations certain to come. kate. that s for sure. thank you, manu. sarah thanks so much really appreciate it. joining me right now right now is dab dana bash. cnn legal analyst and former attorney general. great to see you guys. anne, start with mulvaney and what he said in the briefing room with regard to ukraine and aid. this whole get over it, saying it out in the open, the line from him, is that forget like in a court of law. is it a credible defense here?
which was what was the motivation for withholding the aid to ukraine? obviously the white house niepow in cleanup mode but in large part the damage done. we have mulvaney s words on camera admitting to one of the allegations central to the probe. no one forced him to say anything. that s the thing making no sense. let s see what comes interest the white house. more today, manu. cnn caught up with speaker pelosi asking about this. what did she say. that s right. she told our colleague ted barrett what mulvaney said was a quote confession. she said this administration has been making lawlessness in her words a quote virtue. sharply criticizing that. she also said they would not stand for the president holding the g-7 summit in doral. now other democrats also weighed on mulvaney s comments. mulvaney after initial comments, house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff said he made a bad situation worse.