unfounded, totally baseless in her view for the reason she was abruptly dismissed from her post, which leads to loa lot of questions about why the president took that step, and she makes clear in her statement that she never asked for any effort like that, any investigation into the bidens. she makes clear she did not try to pressure the ukrainian government to launch any investigation in any way. this is one area she's tryingtoo clear up, amid questions. >> already a very significant development from this testimony from the former ambassador to the ukraine. we're going to give our panel an opportunity to read through this opening statement and digest this news. we'll take a short break and discuss. stay with us.