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It was, really, that the united states wanted them to do in order to survive as a country. it's an existential threat. so the idea that there was no quid pro quo because those fancy lattin words were not said is senseless. >> steve -- >> erica -- >> go ahead. >> may i just add one thing to carry on steve's point which is that the july 25th transcript is exhibit a of the fact that the president of the united states wanted a favor from ukraine in exchange for continued cooperation with them. so in the transcript itself, before you even get to the quid pro quo, there is the favor being asked whic...

Witnesses, what does it, taken together, mean to you? >> i think the witnesses all week, i think, you know, have given a lot of testimony. it can only be described as perfect and beautiful. it is literally in a repeat of what the whistleblower report said and then what the july 25th transcript of that phone call between president trump and the president of ukraine said. so all of those key details that launch this investigation have now been corroborated, including most powerfully, ari, as your setup piece said, the testimony of gordon sondland. sondland was supposed to be the defense witness....

He talked about the investigation into the bidens that the ukrainians would have to deliver an investigation into the bidens. that goes right to the quid pro quo. watch how many times he says that word deliverable. now, also, of course vindman listened to that july 25th phone call live, and his reaction was that this was about getting a white house meeting. it was a demand for him to fulfill this particular prerequisite in order to get the meeting. again, that goes to the central corrupt exchange here. now, vindman also gives us a couple really interesting and i think important details. first ...

President directed in terms of this hold. what was missing today is any conversation about the geopolitical situation, the president's concerns about whether the europeans are conducting themselves in the right way. the july 25th transcript mentions angela merkel specifically. president zelensky agrees with that. so there is this broader context that i think largely got ignored today. final point, i think the republican members are doing a fabulous job and asking questions in a very effective way. buteo let's bring it back andy mccarthy. andy >> i think ken hits the nail that distant wishing i...

Investigation, it's entirely consistent with the july 25th transcript. i would argue in damaging way, not a let's forgive it way but two specific federal crimes here. first of all, bribery. if a public official seeks a personal benefit in exchange for an official act, that is bribery. i think that's exactly what we have here and second of all, forget about any exchange. it's a federal crime to slils s /solicit aid. so i see -- >> said bs on information being a political value. >> the supreme court did not say, no, no, no. >> william barr said bs not the court. >> the reality is that's never go...