Coverage of national and international news, including breaking stories. House and some speculations as to whether or not or how much the president knew that these individuals were fact making these specific statements. How much would he have been known of the exact wording that came out of these officials . Well, the Administration Says it was the president s idea. He very much wanted them to come out but it is unprecedenteunpre. We never seen anything like it. It was clearly aimed sending a message to the people that they are taking this problem seriously. Critics point to that, we are less than 100 days before the midterm, why did this briefing happened several months ago or a year ago. Kristen welker is live with us at the white house. Thank you. Lets bring in Jonathan Allen and former senior director Cyber Security at the white house and john mclaughlin, it is great to have all of you. Jonathan and allan, let me begin with you. I want to read from your piece
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They were not going to issue that statement that Rudy Giuliani wanted to include burisma and the 2016 elections there was no white house meeting. It soon became clear to them that the Security Assistance was also at risk and that took on a renewed importance for them. Well, following the 25th call, the July 25th Call, ambassador sondland and volker worked closely with mr. Giuliani and the ukrainians to help draft a statement that the president could make, president zelensky. Wasnt that right . Yes. And the report say they were closely and then also there were phone calls with the white house around the same time they were working closely do you know what that statement was supposed to say, according to mr. Giuliani and the u. S. Officials. The key difference is that it had to include that ukraine would do the investigations of burisma which equaled the Biden Investigation and the 2016
ukraine interference. Was there concern about doing the investigations or what . Just make a statement