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Want testimony like this in open hearings, on live tv. after all, the televised senate watergate committee hearing had so much impact politically and culturally that we still remember moments like these 46 years later. >> i began by telling the president that there was a cancer growing on the presidency, and if the cancer was not removed, the president himself would be killed by it. i also told him that it was important that this cancer be removed immediately. >> they actually want open hearings...

Specifically said a memorandum of a setelephone conversation i not a verbatim transcript of the question. i ask the question because we are told that president zelensky was speaking in either russian or ukrainian. >> sure. i was the director at the white house and part of the job during the calls is to take contemporaneous notes, that you can compare them with the situation room. i will say in lieutenant colonel vindmans written statement at least he did not suggest anything in the public record...

Were back with our correspondents and our analysts. and susan, as you know, these house democrats, the committees, they want to do questioning of a current white house official who was actually on that controversial phone call that the president had with president zelensky of ukraine. they want omb officials to testify, some more state department officials to testify. they really want john bolton, the presidents former national security adviser to show up as well. how significant could this all ...

Given the order to stand and manufacturing jobs. foreign officer, he gives fight against a nato ally, i testimony, i read his written globalization and technology has changed our economic think youre right, the turks statement this morning. may have thought quies. and the republicans walk out landscape. i would hope that both the and say within minutes they had president and vice president >> he was asked whether the and the former vice president demolished his entire testimony. can talk to the ...

Veteran diplomat had to add to his luster as a witness. >> i think thats right. and also, his sense of integrity and the importance of what was the bipartisan u.s. policy, his adherence is very career and -- clear and it comes through in his written statement that what he was concerned about was we knew what the policy was, help the ukrainians fend off this russian aggression. the president was basically extorting them by withholding aid that they desperately needed. theyre lining a drowning man...

Talked about on the part of this former military man turned veteran diplomat had to add to his luster as a witness. >> i think thats right. and also, his sense of integrity and the importance of what was the bipartisan u.s. policy, his disappearanc adherence is very career and comes through in his written statement that what he was concerned about was we knew what the policy was, help the ukrainians fend off this russian aggression. the president was basically extorting them by withholding aid t...

Veteran diplomat had to add to his luster as a witness. >> i think thats right. and also, his sense of integrity and the importance of what was the bipartisan u.s. policy, his adherence is very career and comes through in his written statement that what he was concerned about was we knew what the policy was, help the ukrainians fend off this russian aggression. the president was basically extorting them by withholding aid that they desperately needed. theyre lining a drowning man is trump is hol...

Staggering and letting people burn in the wake. neil: what is their position? they have to walk a tight rope and continue doing business in china, half 1 billion kids playing basketball right now appealing to the nba but i am not sure where they stand and how much they will placate. >> i dont think you are alone in that regard because they have been so wishy-washy in their narrative. the written statement says it is regrettable this happen but then the commissioner said our official position is ...

Far, was carried out behind closed doors. so we know very little about what about witnesses said in their testimony and how they responded to questions. in gordon sondlands case, we got a big opening statement from him that was released to the public. you can tell from reading through his opening statement, the basic idea was for gordon sondland to make himself look as good as possible, try to make it seem like he definitely didnt realize he was in the middle of carrying out this scheme for whic...

Sondland to make himself look as good as possible, try to make it seem like he definitely didnt realize he was in the middle of carrying out this scheme for which the president is going to be impeached. he nevertheless does basically cop to the whole thing, even in his written statement, which he distributed to the press today. i mean, he spells it out. first thing he does is he says that he was acting on the orders of the president. quote, on may 23rd, president trump directed those of us prese...