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Ambassador raised the investigations. >> i did not think he was saying anything specific. >> you heard him say investigations, you thought it was inappropriate. i didnt know it was the bidens, i thought it was inappropriate. in the war room sondland mentioned it and you missed it, as i understand it? >> thats correct. >> then in august you spent a good part of the time with the statement with rudy giuliani, you were the guy making the changes. you put in rudys changes which called for investigat...

Started. the day after mueller testified, the president called the president of ukraine and specifically asked him to open an investigation on his political opponent and im telling you, i appreciate that you are a strong and able advocate, but you -- if this were another president, another -- you would have a different view of that conversation. >> no, look, i would say that what the president did and ill use the term that volker used. it was inappropriate. i dont think he should have asked abou...

This is a whole new breed of investigation and inquiry. more polarized. >> i thought the two haergts were different. in the morning we had lieutenant colonel down there. they couldnt really speak to his exact rules and what he was orchestrating behind the scenes. >> with ambassador volker we get closer to the core group that was working more in the presidents direct interests and was in touch with the president personally even though ambassador trying to rehumiliate

Out when it was public, at least between these two witnesses. the ukrainians found out it was public when it was done. >> that is correct, august 29th. >> they still hadnt had the white house meeting and they still didnt have the eight and at that point they had already had the conversation with the president in which he asked them to investigate the bidens, correct? >> that is correct. >> good evening to both of you. thank you for your service. ambassador volker, on page 7 of your opening state...

President has authority in foreign policy to do what he likes. in fact, he does. a recent precedent to take our troops out of syria and allow the turkish forces to go in literally meant that some kurdish families went back to bed saturday night and woke up sunday morning, packed their kids and fled for their lives. a lot of people including both sides of the aisle totally disagreed with that. the president has the authority to do it, compulsive as it may have been, as unwise as it may have been ...

Calls from some senior members of the senate as well. >> thank you. mr. chairman, i yield my remaining time to you. >> thank the gentleman from yielding. master volker, i want to follow up on a couple of things and the aid being withheld. he was contacted by someone within the ukrainian elementary. >> i was not aware of that. >> are you aware of the props and testimony where the hole was placed in july. they wanted to keep it silent. >> i saw that in her testimony. >> so the ukrainians did find

Aid, were dependent on public announcements of investigations, isnt that right? >> that is correct. >> and sirly, sir, you werent part of the phone calls between when president trump and president ze hen ski go to a public mike. and certainly you werent part of the september 8th and ambassador -- im sorry, prum where president trump insists these have to keep, is that right? >> thats right. >> if you say you werent a witness to any kwooid or condition at between military experience and its somet...

Everything that was done was wrong and they didnt know about it as gloria said. i think that completely strains credibility to suggest that volker, somebody whos been in washington for decades running a think tank didnt know. ultimately they said biden didnt do anything wrong. they said that the ukraine crowd strike is a conspiracy theory. they both acknowledged they should not be seeking political dirt? >> did you believe morrison? he said immediately he worked for your grandmothers if its rain...

Any product, film. this was a very -- what have you got? the sad thing is i said in the hearing, these two individuals are no longer working in our government. theyre the kind of public servants that you appreciate. >> some of the important facts to recap, ambassador volker says that president zelensky gets a hold on eight. its all exportion, bribery, theres no reference to quip, primary, i hope your ambassador

Give the president the benefit of the dot. >> i heard congressman schiff say he cleared up biden. hes a good 7.51, why did he have the investigation the day after. >> because -- >> look, i -- they -- it comes back to the point ive been making. just because aide in this -- we talked about the same conversation, doesnt mean one was traited for the other. >> heres volker when hes amended the private testimony. >> i did not know that president trump raised it and i conflated