that his demand for a foreign country to interfere in our election is wrong. in fact he repeatedly called on ukraine to investigate vice president biden hisra rival. these and others actions by th president and his associates, demonstrate that his determination to solicit foreign interfence in our election i continues today. it didn t end with russia s support for trump in 2016 which president trump invited by asking forp his foent be hacke by russia and it did not end when his ukrainian scheme was ai exposed in september of this year. president trump also engaged once this investigation began in an unprecedented effort to obstruct the inquiry and i look forward to answering your questions about thatwe unprecedented obstruction. but in conclusion i want to say that the intelligence committee hasat produced to you a nearly 300-page report. and i am grateful that you have offered me the opportunity today