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>> today we are joined by ambassador william taylor and deputy assistant secretary of state george kent, both of whom are appearing under subpoena. ambassador william taylor has served our country for over half a century, he attended u.s. military academy at west point, graduating in the top 1% of his class before serving as an infantry officer in the u.s. army for six years including with the 101st airborne division during the vietnam war. a master taylor led a rifle platoon in vietnam and was ...

Stopped the constitution. >> >>. >> i do not. >> mr. kent and mr. taylor, the defenders of the presidents behavior have made a big deal. vice president biden encouraged the ukrainian to remove a corrupt prosecute rs. senate erraor ramal -- >> is that correct? are those exactly the same thing? if they are not, how are they different? >> i do not think they are the same things. >> what former vice president requested of president ukraine was the removal of a corrupt

The where had of a congratutory call made perfect sense. >> did you get a read out ambassador taylor from the call? >> i didnt. i read the, we all read the statement that the crew ukraiuk put out. i got a read-out from mr. morrison national security council. >> how about you mr. kent? >> i like wise first saw the ukrainians statements and the next day july 26th which was a friday, i did get a partial read out from colonel vindman. >> is that because it is initially written in ukraine and transla...

In again. >> the president focuses on two things, 2016 and the bidens, am i light? >> i believe so. >> i am not sure the yiet should ask -- prosecutions against the opponents of those in power. >> such selected action under bi mind the rule of law. this investigation are prosecution against the opponents of those who are in power. >> are you referring to the bidens there. >> that would apply to the president of the united states, speaking for an opponent. >> i that i can it in your discussion of...

Those things? yes or no? >> mr. ratcliffe -- >> my time is short. yes or no. reason to doubt what the president said in his -- >> okay. very good. in this impeachment hearing today whereac we impeach presidents for treason or bribery or high crimes. where is the impeachable offense in that call? are either of you here to assert there was an impeachable offense in that call? shout it out. anyone?ff >> mr. ratcliffe, let me reiterate -- >> i just have one minute left. >> you asked the witness a qu...

Zelensky. >> you were on the call? >> no, i was not. >> you never talked to mulvaney. >> you never heat the president? >> thats correct. >> who of those days i have never heard about it. >> this is what i cant believe and you are their star witness. your their first respect. >> you the guy based on this. i have seen church prayer chains that are easier to understand than this. ambassad baas ambassador taylor, i hear from gordon sondland. i convey this message september 21st, this all happens by ...

Investigation. he didnt do any of that. >> and now what you have in front of you is an aidddendumad. >> i want you to look at point two, second sentence. ambassador taylor recalls it mr. morrison told mr. morrison that i convey this message on september 1st, 2019 and a meeting the president of zelensky. >> this is clarification. we got six people having four conversations in one sentence and you just told me this is where you got your clear understanding. >> which i mean even though you had thre...

One minute, please. >> master taylor, would you like to respond to the question? >> mr. ratcliffe, i am not here having to do with anything to decide about impeachment. that is not what either of us are here to do. >> can we restore the clock to one minute?th >> no,to but you can continue wh 22 seconds. >> mr. ambassador, i think everyone knowsas that house democrats have made up their mindde to impeach one president. the questionim that weve just learned is whether or not theyre prepared to imp...

Corruption in ukraine? >> referring to the we quest in july, i would not say no. >> i dont think he was trying to aim corruption at ukraine. i yield back the balance of my time. >> recognizing for five minutes. >> i yield my time to the gentleman in texas. >> the gentleman in texas >> zelensky. ambassador taylor you said one of his first act in office was to remove immunity. you have had personal dealings with him. has he given you any reason to question his honesty or integrity? >> no, sir. >> ...

In your deposition, you express or concerns of the president. >> what did they do about that? >> i have no idea. i reported my concerns to the office of the vice president. >> that was the end of it? >> you would have to ask people work ing in the office of the vice president in 2015. >> the vice president engaged in ukraine and ukraine did not decrease, did it? >> the vice president was burisma did not seize, did it? >> to the best of my knowledge, it did not. concern there was a possibility of...