Ambitions. Our selfrespect. Our love of freedom and the rule of law. Our fierce constitutional patriotism. Now, it looked like President Trump might get might get away with his ukraine shakedown. After all, most americans didnt know anything about it. And the few who learned of it would be too afraid, too intimidated to cross the most powerful man on earth. Fr President Trump could rest easy. But if donald trump misjudged the american character, the framers of our constitution did not. I count 17 honorable Public Servants who came forward to testify over the intimidation and disparagement of the president. Is that right, mr. Goldman . Yes, there were 17. And i count a dozen Career State Department and National Security officials who served republican and democratic president s alike, over decades, who came to testify. In fact, four of President Trumps own National Security councils staffers, hill,
vindman, morrison, and mcguyer, came forward to report trumps scheme to nsc lawyers as so
parliamently inquiry regardi parliamentary inquiry regarding scheduling. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. thank you you, mr. chairman. last week, i expressed concern regarding the deeply flawe ands partisan process the democrat majority has been undertaking during this impeachment inquiry. mr. chairman, i am particularly reminded of your quote. there must never be a narrowly-voted impeachment or impeachment substantially supported by one of our major political parties and largely opposed by the other. such any impeachment would lac legitimacy. would produce divisiveness and bitterness in our politics for years to come. and will call into question the very legitimacy of our political constitutions. you made thatur statement back 1998. now, i m glad we re moving on to presenting the quote/unquote evidence gathered in this report. not to hear from direct fact witnesses but a 300-page report that s built largely on hearsay, opinion, and speculation. and i m especially outrage