georgia. president trump knew about the whistle-blower complaint before they lifted aid on the ukraine. that confirms reporting by "the new york times." the papers report the president was briefed about the complaint back in august and then on september 11th the white house informed congress that it was releasing the money to ukraine. in the meantime the house judiciary committee is giving president trump new lawyers the chance to participate in next week's hearing. let's bring in our panel. john thomas g strategist at pushback which response to democrats on major issues. the spring again with you, robbie, when the president was briefed in august and the reporting is that he released the eight and september. what's more important here, when you release the eight or why the aide was withheld in your