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>> it's very important to talk about corruption. if you don't talk about corruption, why would you give money to a country that you think is corrupt? one of the reasons the new president got elected is he was going to stop corruption. so it is very important that on occasion you speak to somebody about corruption. >> it is very important that on occasion you speak to somebody about corruption. we should point out this has not been a big topic the president has publicly discussed. corruption in countries around the world. you might believe it is simply a coincidence he says he is concerned abou...

Earlier remarkable commitment by the president especially confirming roshting from the "washington post," cnn and others that, yes, he did order his aides including mulvaney to hold up dollars to ukraine, moments before having that phone call with the president of ukraine. how the president explained it just before a speech before the united nations. he said he was holding it up because he wanted european partners to essentially pay their fair share and crypt to the cause in ukraine as well. what he had to say. >> we want to make sure that country is honest. very important to talk about corrup...

The president is hoping you will get distracted by that. that if he repeats it enough it'll start to seem like a fact. it's not. what he's trying to do is distract you from getting caught saying something that is improper and possibly illegal for a sitting president to do. pressure a foreign leader into criminally investigating an american political rival, someone the president is worried about losing to in the next election. when the story first broke the president himself flat out denied anything inappropriate. last thursday he tweeted, quote, is anybody dumb enough to believe that i would s...

>> did you discuss joe biden, his son or family. >> it doesn't matter what i discussed. somebody ought to look into bideens statement. it was disgraceful. >> the conversation i had was largely congratulations. largely corruption all of the corruption taking place. largely the fact that we don't want people like vice president biden and his son creating the corruption already in the ukraine. >> if you don't talk about corruption. why give money to a country that you think is corrupt? one of the reasons the new president got elected is he was going to stop corruption. it's important orn on occas...

Growing. among them a group of moderate freshmen lawmakers in swing districts with all of national security backgrounds. we'll talk with one in a few moments. speaker pelosi and biden are about to speak as president trump gives yet another reason why he originally withheld millions in military aid from ukraine after that whistle-blower complaint came to light. one day ago he cited corruption. and now he's pointing the blame at europe. listen to this. >> we want to make sure that country is honest. very important to talk about corruption. if you don't talk about corruption why give money to a c...