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Jam, i referred to the log jam in a very inclusive way. everything was jammed up at that point. and secretary pompeo essentially gave me the green light to brief president zelensky about making those announcements. >> okay. we can turn to that. and then that was your e-mail dated, what date? >> do you have the page there? >> well, your e-mail to secretary pompeo was that august 11th? >> 16. >> august 22nd. >> okay. so you're asking secretary pompeo whether we should block time and -- is there any

>> but not biden? >> no, no, not biden. no. >> turning to your e-mail of august 11th -- >> got it. >> i'm sorry. we just dealt with that. august 22nd. that's page 23 of your opener. >> yeah. i got it. >> this is where you were requesting a pull-aside for the president. this is when the president -- >> he was still going to go. >> it was before the hurricane. >> right. >> i would ask zelensky to look him in the eye and tell him that once ukraine's new justice folks are in place, zelensky should be able to move forward publicly and with confidence on those issues of importance to the president a...

Acceptable language. >> ultimately that statement was not issued, was it? >> correct. >> and the white house meeting -- >> still hasn't occurred. >> but you certainly understood at that time, did you not, that it was the president's direction and instruction that a white house meeting with president zelensky would not occur until president zelensky announced publicly the investigations that the president wanted. is that right? >> that is correct. >> you now know that the investigations the president wanted was an investigation into the bidens and an investigation into the 2016 election? >> i k...

Visit, was jeopardized. in preparation for the september 1 warsaw meeting, i asked secretary pompeo whether a face-to-face conversation between trump and zelensky would help to break the log jam. and this was when president trump was still intending to travel to warsaw. specifically on august 22nd i emailed secretary pompeo directly copying secretary kenna. i wrote this is my email to secretary pompeo. should we block time in warsaw for a short pull aside for potus to meet zelensky? i would ask zelensky to look him in the eye and tell him that once ukraine's new justice folks are in place in m...

Referred to the log jam i referred to the log jam in a very inclusive way. everything was jammed up at that point. and secretary pompeo essentially gave me the green light to brief president zelensky about making those announcements. >> okay. we can turn to that. then that was your email dated what date? >> do you have the page there? >> your email to secretary pompeo. august 11th? 16. >> august 22nd. >> okay, you are asking secretary pompeo whether we should block time. is there any discussion of