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Know, trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo outside the phone call, that would be very disturbing. >> disturbing indeed. you have proof of what arguably was an attempted bribe outside the phone call. are you now going to ignore that? the answer unfortunately is yes, by way of this demonstration of remonstration. >> ive written the whole process off. ive written him off. i think this is a bunch of b.s. the phone call i made up my own made is fine. >> do you plan on reading these transcrip...

That i have. what is -- why -- what is going on that barr is actually saying no? he mischaracterized the mueller report. >> exactly. >> thats a huge thing that he did that basically helped the president and we couldnt even go into impeachment or have impeachment conversations in a real way because the messaging was gone, it had left democrats. >> doj has been distancing itself from the president during this ukraine saga. mulvaneys came out and said there was no quid pro quo, the doj came out and...

Constitutes a plan which he would take these threats against president trumps presidency seriously. i think we have it. play that. >> if you are looking for a circumstance where the president of the united states was threatening the ukraine with cutting off aid unless they investigate his political opponent, you would be very disappointed. that does not exist. if you could show me that trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo, outside the phone call that would be very disturbing. >> keeps t...

You have proof of what arguably was an attempted bribe outside the phone call. are you now going to ignore that? the answer unfortunately is yes, by way of this demonstration of remonstration. >> ive written the whole process off. ive written him off. i think this is a bunch of b.s. the phone call i made up my own made is fine. >> do you plan on reading these transcripts that were released? >> no. >> why do i keep using senator graham? because hes the point man for the president and because hes ...

When trump appointed european yoon ambassador gordon sondland reversed his testimony and said, yes, there was a quid pro quo. let me tell you this revised tstimony, i now recall speaking individually with mr. yermak, where i said the resumption of u.s. aid would likely not occur until ukraine provided the public anti-corruption statement that we had been discussing for many weeks. and i will note importantly the date here he says that conversation happened on september 1st. >> so heres what seni...

Interestingly yesterday lindsey graham was asked if he read the transcripts. he said no and he said he didnt have any plans to. and he basically said he was writing off adam schiff, the chairman of intel. heres what lindsey graham told the reporter. >> ive written the whole process off. ive written him off. i think this is a bunch of b.s. i dont care what anybody else says about the phone call. the phone call i made up my own mind is fine. >> so they wanted to read the transcripts but now they d...

Donald trump jr. says his father released. we have a direct witness, a man in uniform who has given his life for this country, a man who won the purple heart, who has come to the congress, and he said, i heard that conversation. what i heard was improper. so now stripped of having any defense on the merits, all there is is noise. all there is is sloganeering. and we have a situation right now where theres -- you know, because they know all the evidence is going to be bad and against the presiden...

Written the process off. a lot to cover starting with one of the lawmakers who has been hearing the testimony. jerry connolly of virginia. i spoke to him before air time. congressman, the big revision in sondlands testimony does it strengthen your case that he suddenly remember as quid pro quo? >> i think the revision by ambassador sondland is very significant. first of all, it dawned on him that he could find that his testimony previously could be construed aslying to congress under oath, which...

Know, trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo outside. phone call, that would be very disturbing. >> the president of ukraine said, no, i was never told if i dont do this, i dont get the military aid. so until you can show me that something else, im just -- >> heres the bottom line mueller meant something to me. im not impressed with this whole line of impeachment. ive looked at the phone call. i find nothing wrong here. im not going to entertain impeaching the president over this matter. ...

>> reporter: this is the moment weve been waiting for. a vote is scheduled this afternoon on at least the motion to proceed to the senate health care bill. what does that mean? that means to start the process off. you cant even start the debate let alone the amendment process until senators get 50 votes on this vote this afternoon. now, heres the reality. aides make clear they dont believe republican senators have the votes yet. they believe theyre short of that magic number of 50. but there is ...