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This very sordid tale of what president trump tried to do to disgrace our country i think in this ukraine affair. >> one side, anita, wants a clear statement of what happened. they want clarity, and focus. they do not want this to be an interesting conversation about whatever happened in washington politics. the republicans, i think, would like to have an interesting conversation about, who is this hunter biden? why does he have this account? by the way, who was that whistle-blower? lets find ou...

His life to serving. unasailable public service career and front row seat to that irregular policy channel he described between rudy giuliani, president trump and the ukrainians. he talked with the ukrainians and saw firsthand the impact of withholding that military assistance. >> anita kumar, what dont we know sitting here tonight that perhaps could be answered that were not expecting along the way in these hearings? >> one of the testimonies or the transcripts that came out today talked a litt...

Ukrainians. he talked with the ukrainians and saw firsthand the impact of withholding that military assistance. >> anita kumar, what dont we know sitting here tonight that perhaps could be answered that were not expecting along the way in these hearings? >> one of the testimonies or the transcripts that came out today talked a little bit about this, the foreign aid. thats really the big question my colleagues on the hill who are covering this say that we dont know. we dont really know -- we know...

It will lead off wednesday with ambassador bill taylor, army veteran west point graduate served in vietnam, combat in the 101st airborne division, devoted his life to serving. unasailable public service career and front row seat to that irregular policy channel he described between rudy giuliani, president trump and the ukrainians. he talked with the ukrainians and saw firsthand the impact of withholding that military assistance. >> anita kumar, what dont we know sitting here tonight that perhap...

Apparently in the documents that were provided to the journal made reference to the possibility that google employees had downloaded patient information. and one of the tells was that people from that health care ai group were assigned to the team working with ascension and would have had access to all of that data. that is obviously a very, very scary possibility. you know, i dont think anyone knows for certain whats happened here, but given the fact that google has been effectively found guilt...

Biden. >> exactly. those are the two investigations at root here. the other thing i think is interesting from the other two testimonies weve seen today, croft and anderson, is both of them talk about the idea that not just military aid was withheld, but there might have been a hold at some point on the release or sale of javelins to ukraine, the antitank missiles alluded to. >> russian tanks were coming. >> if the military hold went beyond the $400 million we saw before and on these javelins for...

Remember people have worked on the ukraine issue for a long time and they felt this military aid was so essential for ukraine to protect itself from russia. and so i think that is another reason that weve seen this kind of alarm come through when you read through some of the testimonies. >> and they were given to reason why the aid was being withheld, no official reason by all of that. sara murray, thank you very much. these newly-released transcripts come as a key hearing is underway in the f...

Best advice. the president does not take that lightly. and its difficult to get his ear on important information. and then he makes decisions by the use of tweets rather than in a deliberative manner. so its very frustrating if youre trying to serve our country and our national security interests with a president that doesnt really have a protsz cess to let you h the type of input you should have. >> were having public hearings this week and were waiting for that testimony. lev parnas, who was b...

His keyboard. just days before the hearings begin, some republicans are saying the call was wrong but not impeachable. > that the president asked for the investigation of a political rival, thats over the line. but if he asked for a investigation of corruption by someone who happens to be a political rival, that is not over the line. >> reporter: that is ignoring trumps advice not to use that defense. the white house insists they are in lock step. >> in terms of messaging, were all on the same p...

Lead, internal white house concern about president trumps conduct in a new book former ambassador to the united nations nikki haley recounts then chief of staff john kelly and rex tillerson telling her when they resisted the president it was to save the country. and haley called their actions offensive and said they should have quit. as kaitlan collins reports, this all comes as president trump insists to republicans there is nothing to see here on impeachment. >> reporter: as the white house br...