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Morrison. chair schiff just mentioned this in his closing and it struck me as well perhaps the clearest most succinct articulation to extract a quid pro quo, whatever you want to call it came in testimony that gordon sondland told him frankly that he told the zelensky advisor, look, you only get the aid if you announce the investigations. what did you think of that testimony by mr. morris? >> it was powerful and aligns with everything we know in this case. and chris, the president can tell ambassador sondland over and over it's not a quid pro quo, it's not a quid pro quo. and you can say it's ...

Former being. >> the other republican witness tim morrison was very straightforward, careful in his testimony morrison testified when he learned more about the extortion scheme he always went right to the lawyers. here's what happened after he ergs u ambassador gordon sondland told morrison he had told the ukrainians the military aid was just flat out dependent on an announcement of investigations. >> did you tell ambassadorbolten about this conversation as well in. >> i reach out to him and requested his availability for a secure phone call. >> and what his response. >> call the lawyers. >> d...

Referral of this phone call, they were investigating rudy giuliani and they were investigating rudy giuliani's two leagues who were now under indictment for their activities all in ukraine, all of which seem to be connected to the president and this extortion scheme he's been trying to execute. >> another great point you're making. they announced we don't see this campaign to get ukraine to do anything as a campaign violation. and those people you just mentioned who are ukrainian linked, were just indicted on, among other things, campaign violations. >> yeah, on campaign violations. those peop...

To, you know, the betterment of our country and our national security and our foreign relation relations. >> jennifer, you've been nay few trials in your time. democrats made a conservative effort in the first public hearings. i assume they're going to try to continue that tomorrow -- of making this almost like a court case, less the political theater using the low lower to do the bulk of questions or when shift was involved, very methodical. there's not a lot of play acting as we've seen in previous hearings. az lawyer, you review of the strategy. >> it's the right strategy. the democrats are...

Impeachment inquiry hearings. pete: goody. this comes as they seem to be shifting their narrative on what charges the president has actually committed. listen. >> an office the president may have committed whether there was an explicit quid pro quo or not. >> the crime with the quid. it's something for something. quid pro quo. >> evidence of extortion scheme. >> extorted the way a mob boss would extort someone. >> bribery requires slitting slt soliciting something of value. clearly this was something of great value to the president. >> corroborated evidence of bribery. >> well, here to react i...