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Again from our nbc news headquarters here. another democratic debate is now history. this seemingly endless run-up to the 2020 presidential election continues on day 1,035 of the this trump administration, which was a withering and relentless day of american politics. starting with what started out as a blowtorch of a witness in the house impeachment inquiry, ending just now as we all saw on the stage in atlanta. ten candidates appearing after for the true believers what was an 11-hour day for t...

Moment is justice is on the ballot. and what we saw today is ambassador sondland by his own words told us that everyone was in the loop. that means it is a criminal enterprise engaged in by the president from what we heard today, the vice president, the secretary of state and the chief of staff. and so this not only points to the corrupt nature of this administration and the need for these impeachment proceedings to go forward, but it also point to another issue. and back to the question that yo...

In the loop. we were following the presidents orders. what was your takeaway from yesterdays bombshell testimony, not only in the morning but also later in the afternoon? >> joe, there are days when you feel as if history is turning a little bit on its hinge, and yesterday was one of them. we will not look at this impeachment inquiry, i think, democrats or republicans, whatever our viewpoints, in quite the same way after this testimony. the lines stick in your memory and the answer is yes on the...

As the pathway to secretary pompeo as sometimes he would prefer to get his emails sent through her. she would print them out and put them in front of him. with the subject of ukraine, i wrote, mike, referring to mike pompeo, kurt and i negotiated a statement from zelensky to be delivered for our review in a day or two. the contents will hopefully make the boss happy enough, the boss being the president, to authorize an invitation. zelensky plans to have a big presser, press conference, on the op...

Tonight. >> we have a criminal living in the white house. >> ambassador sondland by his own words told us that everyone was in the loop. that means it is a criminal enterprise engaged in by the president, from what we heard today the vice president, the secretary of state, and the chief of staff. >> i learned something about these impeachment trials. i learned, number one, that donald trump doesnt want me to be the nominee. secondly, i found out that vladimir putin doesnt want me to be president...

There was some, as weve been talking about all morning some incredibly damning testimony put forward by ambassador sondland and two witnesses later in the day. i understand youre a potential juror in this case as a united states senator, but youre also a prosecutor. >> yes. >> as you listen to the evidence, is there any doubt in your mind that president trump has committed an impeachable offense here? >> we have not yet, the american people have not yet been presented with anything that is evide...

I was concerned about the circumstances that her reputation had been maligned quite frequently. and white house ahead to kinds of interventions i wondered what message was being sent. and on the second front, it was very clear at this point that there was, lets just say, a different channel in operation and relations to ukraine. one that was domestic and political in nature. and it was very different from the channel, or the loop, however you like it that i and my colleges weagues were in, ane t...

Investigations, he didnt actually have to do them, as i understood it. everyone was in the loop. it was no secret. >> it was no secret. not to the people who were plotting, using the powers of the united states. pentagon money. the state department. international diplomacy and security and missiles to try to take out joe biden, to try to cheat in the election. if this looks and sounds more serious right now after the evidence, thats because it is. if people who are normally quite measured, leavi...

False. everyone was in the loop. it was no secret. i sent an email to counselor brechtbul and lisa kenna, lisa kenna was the pathway to secretary pompeo, she would print the emails out and put them in front of her. with the subject ukraine. i wrote, mike, referring to mike pompeo, kurt and i negotiated a statement from zelensky to be delivered for our review in a day or two. the contents will hopefully make the boss happy enough, the boss being the president, to authorize an invitation. zelensky...

All of which referred to the 2016, and burisma. ms. kenna replied, gordon, ill pass to the secretary. thank you. again, everyone was in the loop. >> so house intel committee adam schiff also pressed sondland on his claim that he didnt realize investigating burisma meant investigating the bidens. >> tim morrison testified that i think it took him all of doing a google search to find out, oh, this is the significance of burisma. it involves the bidens. are you saying during all this time, up until...