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These texts was like my middle school cafeteria going like, ooh, busted. theyre busted. because heres the thing, the texts unmask that they were up to no good, all right? they document what were essentially several quid pro quos they were lining up. the ukrainians had to deliver something tangible in exchange for trumps support. it wasnt just a favor as trump phrases it. the quote is from one of the diplomats i think the president really wants a deliverable but even more than that above the actu...

When law enforcement, police, fbi, are interviewing folks or conducting investigations or trying to find out if a crime or wrongdoing was committed, hearsay or secondhand information is a vital tool. ultimately to get a conviction or to admit something at a trial, you need to get something more than hearsay, more than just rumor or innuendo, but at the front end of an investigation, law enforcement, police officers, detectives, they love hearsay. they love gossip. its what gives them the thread ...

>> if we feel there is corruption, we have a right to go to a foreign country. president zelensky, if it were me, i would recommend that they start an investigation into the bidens. if they were honest about it, theyd start a major investigation into the bidens. likewise, china should start an investigation into the bidens. we had a great conversation, with largely the fact that we dont want our people, like vice president biden and his son, creating to the corruption already in the ukraine. >> ...

What is your response those that say here we go. nothing has changed. >> well, in evidence of trumps wrongdoing, we have the rough transcript and july 25th phone call between donald trump and the ukrainian president. we have the fact that $391 million in military and economic aid that had been approved, david, on a bipartisan basis. theyre without explanation. we know that on at least two occasions, majority leader mitch mcconnell reached out to the white house to ask what had happened to the ai...

>> the more we learn, the more troubling things become. what is clear is that the president engaged in serious wrongdoing. >> at the same time, they withheld $391 million in military and economic aid from ukraine. that is a textbook abuse of power. it undermines our national security and the integrity of our election. were going to continue to follow the facts, apply the law, be guided by the constitution and present the truth to the american people. >> lets play this out. say that this would be...

Help his son, which biden denies. >> you should be looking at trump. trumps doing this because he knows ill beat him like a drum. >> shoken replaced by iouri. hes mentioned 18 times in the whistleblower complaint. he was the one that initially cast suspicions around the bidens but recently, actually walked back those claims. ukraines new prosecutor general announced they will review past investigations into wealthy ukrainian businessmen. the founder of burisma holdings, but theres no evidence of...

Whistle-blower? >> the president continues to be reckless. we want to be sure that current whistle-blower and any whistle-blower moving forward is protected, given all of the condition thats have been laid out in statute or customer as it relates to encouraging americans to come forward when they uncover evidence of wrongdoing to present that information through the appropriate channels as has been done and making sure that the safety and security of their family is ensured. were going to make s...

So if there really is nothing there, the investigation will reveal that. so if you havent done anything wrong, you dont have to worry about an investigation, but its consistent with this president, he always is concerned about investigations, maybe because he usually is doing something wrong. >> there are a lot of investigations in the three years so far, but robert to you, if you had to do it all over again, would you knowing what you have gone through unemployed for all this time, wrecking you...

Know that hell be on that october debate stage, on october 15th, in columbus, ohio. but while hes down and off the trail, theyre trying to show that he is out there and his campaign operation is still moving as this campaign continues to roll on. >> shaq, as youve been talking with voters and listening to the seven candidates today in charleston, how has the story of the impeachment inquiry resonated with voters and with the candidates that are out on the trail? >> reporter: its interesting. thi...

Public being placed in danger, that was my primary responsibility, but for someone who didnt sign up for exposing people for wrongdoing such as an auditor or an intelligence officer, it is obviously extremely difficult and youre going to wreck your life. youre going to wreck your family. it happened to me. and ive been unemployed for seven months because i did the right thing over and over again. >> you blew the whistle on the government twice. the first time as e mentiwe men back in 2003. paul,...