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Operating outside normal diplomatic channels in which the president through his tv lawyer guiliani and a trump support sunland and others saw such arrangement with ukraine's president. in short, taylor's testimony which just wrapped up describes the very thing president's supporter has been denying for weeks. >> there was no quid pro quo. >> this has turned into a full blown quid pro quo i just don't see it. >> there was never any pro quo. >> there is no prid -- >> keep in mind, mockery out of the denials. today ambassador taylor's account makes it plainer.

This is disappointing to say the least. >> there are -- max there are some republicans who are not happy to be put in a position to defend an indefensible comment when you see people like senator cruz, senator graham strongly defend him, i wonder, why? why are they -- why plant a flag on this on this defense? >> they've gotten used to defending the indefensible, anderson, it comes naturally. >> is lindsey graham so desperate about getting primaried. >> i can't explain it. what we are seeing develop in washington with the testimony of ambassador bill taylor especially is a an open and shut case...

The ukraine relationship with the united states of america, and the fact that russia is actively engaged in military conflict with ukraine, where ukrainians die on a daily basis as a result of that attack. and his whole focus that he was not -- we would not have taken the job but for him wanting to do the best fors his country standing by his country to show the ukrainians that they can have an opportunity to be a free and democratic society and not subject to the dictates of the dictator from russia. >> your republican colleague mark meadows said after hearing the ambassador testify tor ten h...

Agents were shaking down the ukrainian government. i mean it's an appalling thing. last pinpoint on this because i know others have thoughts on this. the other thing that was appalling about in was the notion that there were two missions going on at once. one was the official u.s. policy to work with ukraine to ward off the attack, the ongoing attack from the russians, and the other was running completely in a parallel direction. and that only compounds the seriousness of this i think. >> right. >> and it was contrary to u.s. foreign policy. >> nothing to do with u.s. foreign policy and everyt...

Behind closed doors. >> at some point we're going to get the public hearings. but remember this is impeachment inquiry. there is no special prosecutor as it had been previously. and so we are conducting an inquiry. and the same manner that a special prosecutor had in the past. and in fact this is more open because in the special prosecutor case there was no member of or anyone there. in this case there is democrats and republicans and their respective attorneys that are in the room. so. >> when you hear congressman meadows after hearing ambassador taylor that he can assure people there's month...