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concerning the allegations, i stressed that no one in the new team governing ukraine had anything to do with anything that may have happened in 2016. they were making television shows at the time. i also said that it is not credible to me that former vice president biden would have been influenced in any way by financial or personal motives in carrying out his duties as vice president. a different issue is whether some individual ukrainians may have attempted to influence the 2016 election or thought they would buy influence. that is at least plausible given ukraine s reputation for corruption. but the accusation that vice president biden acted inappropriately did not seem at all credible to me. after that meeting, i connected mayor giuliani and mr. yermak by text and later by phone. they met in person on august 2nd, 2019. in conversations with me following that meeting, which i did not attend, mr. giuliani said that he had stressed the importance of ukraine conducting investi ....
of law and our fierce constitutional patriotism. now, it looked like president trump might get away with his ukraine shakedown. after all most americans didn t 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. 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 was 17. and i counted dozen career state department and national security officials who served republican and democratic presidents alike over decades who came to testify. in fact, four of president trump s own national security council staffers, hill, vindman, morrison and maguire came forward to report trump s scheme to nsc lawyers as soon as they learned of it, didn t they mr. goldman. morrison and ....
ever seen and one that once again will work with the president to get things done for you and your family, then join with us in rejecting this baseless impeachment. that s what s wonderful about this system of ours. we are a government of, by and for the people. always remember we work for you not the other way around. now, i will say this stronger and with more conviction than i have ever said it before. in this time of great trial and tribulation may god bless america. i yield back. gentleman from california is recognized. house will be in order. gentleman from california. madam speaker, i recognize myself for the remanlder inder time. gentleman is recognized. madam speaker, my colleagues, after 8 hours let us return to where we began with the articles themselves. article i charges the president of the united states with abusing the power of his office by coercing an ally into cheating in a u.s. election on his behalf. it charges the president of the united states ....
area of responsibility. yes, but did they pass them on to you or did they pass them on to the administration somehow? the only documents i received, sir, were within the parameters, and given the documents that either i produced or sent to me relevant to the matters we are discussing today. thank you. i yield back to the chairman. miss stefanik. thank you to both of our witnesses for their service today. ms. cooper, i want to start with you. you spoke eloquently of the threat of russia and how that s a threat not only to ukraine and the united states, and i sit on the house arms services committee. we know that the most important support for ukraine in terms of lethal defensive aid is in the form of javelins. would you agree with that? yes, ma am. and which administration were those javelins made available to ukraine? this administration. and not the obama administration? that is correct. have you spoken to the president about ukraine aid? no, ....