Then they explain why they do it. They said because both witnesses and meshes of congress conduct themselves differently in interviews than in the public glare of a hearing. Yeah, i just played trey gowdy saying exactly that, who i often refer to as captain benghazi. Now he may be part of the president s defense team if there is any trial. I thought that was over. I thought that wasnt happening. Maybe. Maybe not. Who knows whats going to happen . Its not easy for him to keep lawyers. I always get my hypocrisy and shieden freewayia mixed up. Theyre kind of same thing. Not really. Shouden freewayia is where you take pleasure at other peoples pain. Hypocrisy is where you do what you say others shouldnt do. Listen, i know the definition of that one. Like when i see you fall down, i laugh because i have shouden freewayia. You just take glee in my downfall always. No, not at all. That just means youre a bad person. I love you like family. I got to tell you interesting, especially the stormin
Parnas that shed a lot more detail on the Pressure Campaign inside ukraine, including the potentially illegal surveillance of former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Now the Ukrainian Government says this morning theyre opening a criminal investigation into her potential surveillance. The state department, the own u. S. State department, has not replied to multiple inquiries about whether it plans to cooperate with that investigation or open its own investigation. Youd imagine the u. S. State department would want to would want to. Would be the mostbassador. All this fueling the fight over whether they should allow impeachment witnesses. Lauren fox is back with us on capitol hill this morning. So do you know if lev parnas and all of this changes the equation on witnesses . And walk us through what happens today. Well, this is a huge ceremonial day in the senate. This is really the moment where youre going to see the torch passed from House Speaker nancy pelosi to Majority
To question, the top diplomat in ukraine bill taylor and marie yovanovitch, who expressed concern over the white house plan to withhold military aid to ukraine, until ukraine committed to investigating joe biden and his son. Also on the side of the democrats, john bolton, the former National Security adviser. He made his steadfast opposition to pressuring ukraine wellknown around the white house. Congressional correspondent Phil Mattingly has more on the mellowdrama on capitol hill. Reporter republicans have made no secret of their frustration about much of the democratic impeachment inquiry, up to this point, one month in, is taking place behind closed doors. They decided to let that frustration come out a little bit. Going into a closeddoor deposition, interrupting that closeddoor deposition, inside a secured conference room, including bringing, some of them, bringing their Electronic Devices in, which is a total nono. All to make the point they decent believe the democratic investig
With what they believe is a strong case against the president. This will only further add to the body of evidence on a potential obstruction of congress charge against the president. We have seen a series of shifting, everchanging rationals for this campaign of obstruction. It has been the uniform position of democrats and republicans that we do not respect any fallacious claims of absolute immunity. I cant give you the time table, assume we will be moving to open hearings as well. Today, the committee released transcript of testimony from two key witnesses, Michael Mckinley and marie yovanovitch. Last month, she testified that trump had personally pressured the state department to remove her despite assurances from Department Officials that she had quote, done nothing wrong. Now, were learning new details about the administrations efforts to remove her, including advice she said she got from u. S. Ambassador to the eu, gordon sondland, to tweet out praise or support for President Trum
And the founders didnt want. Can President Trump do no wrong in todays gop . K ill speak to republican congressmen lee zeldin next. Plus, cash is king. Former mayor mecklenbuichael bl oppose his wallet preparing to spend tens of thousands on campaign ads. Thats a lot of dough. Hes being accused of trying to buy the nomination. But could it work . Hello, im jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is looking ahead. House democrats appear to be moving forward in their impeachment inquiry after two weeks of historic public testimony on capitol hill. The clear picture that has emerged, the Trump Administration was pushing ukraine for political investigations while holding up military aid and a white house meeting that ukraine wanted. A key witness, ambassador Gordon Sondland, testified that when it came to withholding the white house meeting in exchange for the biden investigation, quote, everyone was in the loop. Stch it was no secret. Was there a quid pro quo . As i testifi