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Breaking news of the fallout from these new details from explosive testimony from diplomat bill taylor laying out these details of a quid pro quo plot between the trump administration and ukraine. we've been going through the details and here's another we haven't aired yet. taylor now accounting how he was trying to commit foreign policy. when he has money that is owed to him, he asks that person to pay him back before writing the check. former prosecutor serving in that office as well as the eastern district. good day to both of you. >> hello. >> david is also a former boss of mine, and if we...

United states. that, i think, is really the kicker in these 15 pages of testimony. in this notion that out crathe ukn saw this as a quid pro quo. >> it certainly does. >> i chatted with someone publicly after it was released who said the only thing that mattered to him was what trump himself actually said to zelensky, and since taylor wasn't on that call, taylor wasn't relevant to the efforts the democrats had moving forward to impeach the president. if that's the best argument the republicans have, they're in a really tight spot. the reality is taylor has detailed knowledge of very much how t...

And what's different between ambassador taylor and sondland? they admit to criminal things and still defend them. taylor is detailing some of the same things. he's not defending them today. he's against them. he's sounding an alarm. he is trying to stop that plot. he tried at the time in writing, and he's trying to stop any further such plots today. you might say he's blowing the whistle. and finally here is how he told congress about his now famous warning in those text messages. quote, i said withholding security assistance in exchange for help with a domestic political campaign would be cra...

Beyond the statement, too. it's a very detailed story about a very crooked operation. >> how important is this comes in the room where it happened? >> he's a great witness, ari. his statement begins that he began service in the state department in 1985 and he served presidents from both parties. in other words, he's the ultimate disinterested witness. he's a career guy. he sdrent a political ax to grind. and his testimony makes it really even more stunning. absolutely jaw-dropping that doj did not investigate the furor from the whistleblower. ambassador taylor says it's crazy, his interpretati...

Is showing the extent to which he was worried about the ukranians being betrayed by the united states. he talks about trying to make sure that sdpzelensky wasn't go to go on tv and promise to investigate biden in 2016 and then potentially see the united states fail to ultimately provide the aid that they had promised. in other words, taylor was worried that the u.s. would break its promise to zelensky, humiliating ukraine, and providing a boon into the russian government. the fact an experienced diplomat had that level of concern about the trump administration to keep its word is something tha...