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Retrospect, if you did not about fighting corruption and realize the purpose for mr. giuliani and president trump to mr. yermac provided me a draft want the burisma investigation was to -- for political benefits statement and i wanted to be in digging up dirt or getting assured that this statement some information on vice would actually correct the president biden, that's what you perception that mr. giuliani had learned subsequently, right? >> it's correct that i learned of ukraine and what they stand for now so that that would also about the president's interest be conveyed to president trum...

Zelensky needed to do in order to get the white house meeting. morrison, ready to get dates as do you recall that? >> i recall seeing that in soon as your man confirms. you reply, excellent, how did ambassador taylor's testimony. you sway him? i believe there may have even and ambassador sondland says, been a text message to that not sure i did. i think potus really wants effect. and again, it comes down to what are we talking about in terms of deliverable. deliverable here was a public these investigations. because what i certainly announcement that ukraine was going to conduct investigations...

When he sent over a draft that still failed to include the words bahraisma and 2016 giuliani said it would lack credibility and ambassador volker added both to the draft statement. both volker and morrison were by late july aware that the assistance was cut off at the direction of the president. as the ukrainians became aware of the suspension of assistance and the scheduling of a white house meeting of trump and zelensky dragged on, the pressure increased and any pretense of a linkage dropped away. morrison went to warsaw september 1st and pence and zelensky and pence met anze len ski raised ...

Yourself know what ambassador sondland meant by the deliverable? >> i did not at the time. i think i have an understanding now. >> and what is your understanding now? >> there seems to have been discussions about a statement, various drafts of which have been discussed in various proceedings. >> but this to your knowledge was part of that parallel process you were talking about? >> yes. >> if we can now go to the next exhibit which is another text exchange just a few minutes later between ambassador so sondland and you mr. volker. to avoid misunderstandings, might be helpful to ask andre for a...

To washington. good luck. on august 9th, sondland messages volker. i think potus really wants the deliverable. going on to suggest volker should ask for the ukrainian president's aid in crafting a, quote, draft statement so we can see exactly what they propose to cover. volker will also appear on tuesday. >> kurt volker, let's remember, is a former career foreign service officer. kurt volker knew what normal foreign policy looks like. >> reporter: the final witness fiona hill is expected to see private interest driving u.s. policy and high stakes into a explosive week of testimony. >> we're ad...