Ambitions. Our selfrespect. Our love of freedom and the rule of law. Our fierce constitutional patriotism. Now, it looked like President Trump might get might get away with his ukraine shakedown. After all, most americans didnt know anything about it. And the few who learned of it would be too afraid, too intimidated to cross the most powerful man on earth. Fr President Trump could rest easy. But if donald trump misjudged the american character, the framers of our constitution did not. I count 17 honorable Public Servants who came forward to testify over the intimidation and disparagement of the president. Is that right, mr. Goldman . Yes, there were 17. And i count a dozen Career State Department and National Security officials who served republican and democratic president s alike, over decades, who came to testify. In fact, four of President Trumps own National Security councils staffers, hill,
vindman, morrison, and mcguyer, came forward to report trumps scheme to nsc lawyers as so
vindman, morrison, and mcguyer, came forward to report trump s scheme to nsc lawyers as soon as they learned it, didn t they, mr. goldman? morrison and vindman went to the lawyers as soon as they learned of it. yes. they went to thele lawyers. and that moved mey a lot becau my father was a staffer on the national security council under president kennedy. and he said the most important thing you can bring to work with you every day is your conscience. and he devoted his career to the idea that people must speak truth to power. when power becomes a clear and present danger to democracy and to the people. so i want to talk about two of the many honorable government witnesses who went under oath and stood up for the truth. mr. goldman, who is dr. fiona hill? dr. fiona hill was the senior director for the europe and russia directorate at the national security council until july of this year. and she was president trump s senior advisor on s russia? correct. her family had fled b