this time with democratic senator chris murphy to meet with recently elected president zelenski. senator johnson didn t hide the fact he disagreed deeply with the president s decision to suspend aid. he said that publicly and went to ukraine with me to tell them he was willing to work with them to try to get the aid turned back on. reporter: when johnson returned to the u.s., he went further working with colleagues to ensure the aid went through. one of my messages was let s not make a big deal about this. the president has serious reservations. let s take this out of the president s hands if he s not willing to provide that funding. reporter: neither murphy or johnson felt pressure from the president, something trump would highlight in the coming days. they said there was no pressure. there was nothing done wrong. this is a hoax just like there was no collusion. reporter: but come late october, questions around
r there s a lot in there. the idea that the transcripts are going to be falsified. it s a lot. schiff may be related to the fact investigators want to hear from a host of officials in the coming weeks, many in connection with holding up assistance to the ukraine. one of them, the president s acting budget director aintends to defy his subpoena and otwo subordinates will do the same. rick perry is refuses to cooperate and john bolton is scheduled for thursday but seemingly resisting so far. in short, the testimony that made last week so significant could be in short supply in this coming week. meaning some of the unanswered questions in the ukrainian affair could remain that way for now. there s plenty of them right now. cnn s biana has more. reporter: was it a perfect