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Conclusions in how the fbi case was opened. facts are out and youve got the attorney general doesnt accept them, the president doesnt accept them? and it would appear his hand-picked prosecutor looking at some of the same things doesnt accept them or agree with them either. >> i cant make any sense of it. first ofan all what is he doing talking about his work? hes supposed to be a professional. if you must investigate, go get facts and then show them g to t american people. but dont be part of a...

About the investigation. eight lines. >> and everything else is hearsay, innuendo, rumor, gossip? >> its inconclusive, certainly. >> so when we get into this event today in the process we start talking about the process. were you surprised to see mr. berke get out of his chair and move to the seat and sit down next to the chairman and start asking questions? >> i dont know if i was surprised or not. >> well, i tell you i was. and it looks like mr. berke has disappeared. and so thats one of the o...

Found in his two and a half years, do you think there is any circumstance in which he could see probable cause or whatever that standard is to investigate this president? >> its a great question. he probably will find a way to avoid answering the question for the rest ofan his time in offic. and the presidents tenure, its a low standard. is there a reasonable basis for opening anbl investigation? are there articulable facts? thats not ae close call here.o in the mueller report you see it laid ou...

Defense in conjunction with the other interagencies certified that ukraine was making the necessary progress on anti-corruption efforts to merit theti aid. >>er and yet the aid was not released, correct? >> the aid was subsequently held. it was supposed to be released. the dod announced the release. and then president trump held the aid without explanation. >> mr. goldman, based on the evidence and testimony that you haveev reviewed, is there any reason to believe that the president cared about ...

>> uh, no. there was significant evidence that even as early as july 25th at the time of this call that ukrainian officials had suspected that the aid was being withheld and there was a "new york times" article actually last week that wasnt included in our report. but from the former foreign deputy foreign minister who said that ukraine, president zelenskys office received a diplomatic cable from the embassy here the week of july 25th saying that the aid had been held. >> correct. and what i als...

First joined the air force. integrity first, service before self, excellence, a in all we d. integrity first and service before self because its engrand in all military members that we cannot fix official duties with personal, private gain. so mr. goldman, in this case the $300 million at issue, that wasnt donald trumps money. that wasp u.s. taxpayer funds. is that right? >> yes. >> and certainly the president should not use our taxpayer money for his own personal benefit, and especially not to ...

Bizarre. as a memberst of congress servi on the house judiciary committee, im asking questions to staff as witnesses before us in an impeachment evidentiary hearing. i mean, no disrespect to staff. we have theto most dedicated, hard-working staff. and without these individuals we most certainly couldnt do our jobsdo effectively. but we have not and we will not hearil from any fact witnesses. whether you identify as a republican, a democrat, or an independent, whether you a agre or disagree with ...

That the presidents actions both leveraged taxpayer funds for his own private gain and sacrificed the national interest for his own private ends? >> that is what we found. >> i was alsois perfectly struc by mr. holmes testimony because it makes this clear that the president did not care about our foreign policy or u.s. national security. he onlys. cared about investigating his political opponent. heres what mr. holmes said. >> ambassador sondland stated the president only cares about big stuff. ...

Anti-corruption talkingur point? >> president trump.n >> who asked president zelensky for a favor? >> president trump. >> who personally asked president zelensky to investigate his political rival joe biden? >>e president trump. >> whode stood on the white hou lawn and confirmed that he wanted ukraine to investigate vice president biden? >> president trump.ce >> who stood on that same lawn and said that china should also investigate vice president biden? >> president trump. >> as to anything tha...

>> and you tookco a lot of lump for commenting on an investigation after it had ended. just talk one more beat about your personal experience having been through the political woodchipper, if you will, and making some of these calls. is it a close call? do you willingly go out and do this, issueou a statement or do you think that came from the boss? >> the justice department policy is you comment on a pending investigation if there is a compelling public interest. so whats the compelling public ...