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Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We begin with a politics lead. Explosive testimony on capitol hill where right now the top ukraine expert on the White House National Security Council is testifying in the impeachment inquiry. According to his Opening Statement, Army Lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindland twice sounded the alarm. First raised concerns that the president s point man demanded that the Ukrainian Government open an investigation into the bidens in exchange for a white house meeting. Then he raised the alarm once again when he heard the president made a similar demand. Then who p...

Twin brother were featured in a ken burns documentary from 1985. >> we're from kiev. and then we went to -- >> our mother died so we went to italy. then we came here. >> now if you think vindland would make the president and his supporters more reluctant to smear him, well then you have not been paying attention. seizing on "new york times" reporting that the ukraine officials sought advice from vindland on how to deal with giuliani and giuliani tweeted that he is a u.s. government employee advising two governments which is nonsensical and not true but of a piece of a loathsome dual loyalty sm...

Allegiance to ukraine and that he literally fought and bled for the united states. >> it seems very clear that he is incredibly concerned about ukrainian defense. i don't know that he's concerned about american policy but his mission was to make sure ukrainian got those weapons. >> quote, i don't know that he's concerned about the policy. getting the weapons to beat back the russians was and is american policy. it was passed by the house and the senate. and signed into law by the president. according to someone who knows vindland this is someone who never explains about his wous-- wounds but s...

Welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper. we begin with a politics lead. explosive testimony on capitol hill where right now the top ukraine expert on the white house national security council is testifying in the impeachment inquiry. according to his opening statement, army lieutenant colonel alexander vindland twice sounded the alarm. first raised concerns that the president's point man demanded that the ukrainian government open an investigation into the bidens in exchange for a white house meeting. then he raised the alarm once again when he heard the president made a similar demand. then wh...

Statement saying he went to him afterwards and said it was entirely inappropriate and dr. fiona hill also on the security council said the same thing to him. so assuming that hill backs cou some problems here. >> he could. and bolton cut the meeting sort so which translates to me is lucy, you have som backed up by other people. i look at people's credibility as witnesses to figure out who gravitas to and based on the expertise. n an abuse of sthand account, b power, what was the leverage and why would it be inappropriate. each of the people you named, fiona hill and bill taylor and alexander v...