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Once again believing he can say anything he wants to say and people will believe it and can read anything he wants to read and people will accept it, but we in our caucus are going to be honest and open with the american people and have a transparent process that everybody can feel a part of and hopefully will agree with us that what we did needed to be done. >> let me go back to what you just said, you are saying, youre challenging that the white house and the president ought to release the tra...

>> i didnt hear nothing. >> jareds supporters wondered where his son could have gotten the idea of screaming. the first time it comes up on the tapes is in a question from police just hours after they found ciaras body. >> was mama screaming or daddy screaming and hollering, nobody was screaming? >> huh-uh. >> there is absolutely nothing incriminating about their initial testimonies. >> those statements that come out later are, in my opinion, conditioning. >> what do you mean? >> i mean that the...

Trying to convince the american people that there is a basis here for impeachment, that the president did, in fact, abuse his power, the power of his office in order to further his own political interests. i want to go back quickly to one of the things that was most schott shocking about what the president said in his gaggle, which is he is continuing to attempt to smear a purple heart recipient, lieutenant colonel, alexander vindman, director of ukraine for usc, and threatening to reveal inform...

Characterizations. they have had assistance from some who have crafted the legal strategy. congressman jordon also told me he has never divulged dpogs to the white house that he is not allowed to. an interesting development as the white house grapples with trying to understand what these allegations will that the president is facing in these closed-door testimonies where they are not allowed to have an attorney present. >> one of those testimonies this week was from army lieutenant colon vindman...

And no like -- it is not -- no rules like criminal proceeding and so if the president, fellow republicans in congress, decide they want to stand by the president, they can. theres no reason why they cant do that. thats certainly what we are seeing right now. >> according to multiple administration officials, kim, two of the presidents allies are informally advising the white house now on the impeachment inquiry, specifically the reported aspects of the testimonies given so far which, by the way,...

Congressman mark meadows and jim jorgenson have been helping sort through publicly reported aspects to the policy to the extent they can. now meadows and jordan are two of the only members that have been in every closed door testimony until the end, and their conversations with the white house were told is primarily aimed at helping the lawyers get a better grasp at the allegations being leveled that are leaking out and identifying any potential weak points as the white house crafts its legal st...

Talk to us about what youve learned about jim jordan and mark meadows. >> jordan and meadows are among the presidents closest al lies. theyre among a small group of republican lawmakers have who have tended every one of these depositions that have taken place behind closed doors. now im also learning with my colleague pamela brown according to four administration officials that congressman jordan and congressman meadows have been quietly helping white house lawyers sift through some of these pub...

More tonight from cnns alex marquart. >> reporter: a roller coaster of a week, one that took the impeachment inquiry to new heights and set the stage for a historic showdown on capitol hill. democrats and republicans in lock step with their parties as the deeply divided house of representatives voted on thursday to make the inquiry official. two democrats joined the republican minority in voting against it, which the gop claimed as a bipartisan victory. >> the only bipartisan vote on that floor ...

Security advisor, john bolton. his lawyers say he will not voluntarily appear and are now waiting for a subpoena. house judiciary member andy businesbiggs is calling on adamf to also face questioning in the impeachment inquiry. >> the question is, does he think hes going to testify or is he going to not testify. hes actually become a witness in this case because of the whistleblower and his connection to the whistleblower and the staffs connection. >> as much as there is scrutiny of democrats fo...

Senate. leland you mentioned president trump headed to new york later this evening, he will head to an ultimate fighting competition. ufc championship, madison square garden, spend the night and be back here at the white house tomorrow. leland: getting a little preview in terms of what some of the republican senators might say in the presidents defense. more on that later. david, thanks so much. kristin. kristin: energy secretary rick perry is refusing to testify in a closed door house hearing s...