Listened in on the president s july 25th phone call, the call. Telling investigators that that call was, quote, unusual and inappropriate and it shed light on other possible motivations to hold Security Assistance. Also transcripts just released frod white house adviser tim morrison. He confirms the testimony of ambassador bill taylor telling investigators that the ukrainians were told that military assistance, not just the white house meeting, was conditioned on a public announcement of political investigations that the president wanted. Now, that news breaking even as a saturday deposition was just wrapping up. Office of management and budget official mark sandy you see there, defying white house orders to testify, speaking with congressional investigators for roughly 5 1 2 hours. The omb is at the center of this investigation, this inquiry that actually held up because it is agency that actually paused and stopped the military aid being paid to ukraine. Were going to start with msnb
Meanwhile the New York Times now reporting that a second whistleblower with quote more direct information could be coming forward soon regarding the president s dealings with ukraine. Ellison barber live at the north lawn of the white house with more on reaction there. Hi, ellison. Hi, eric. The impeachment inquiry directly reached the white house yesterday evening, when three Democratic Committee chairman subpoenaed the white house for documents, related to communications between President Trump and the president of ukraine. The chairman says that President Trump forced their hand here after ignoring repeated requests from documents, requests that they initially sent in early september. White House Press Secretary previously said this, quote, this is nothing but more document requests, wasted time and taxpayer dollars that will ultimately show the president did nothing wrong. The dems can continue with their kangaroo court. The president will continue to work on behalf of this country
Robberies, an inmate comes under investigation inside the jail. Rumor has it that hes been putting out orders to assault officers. I wouldnt say its an assault. I would say more of a punishment. I was told that he was up for murder. A distraught father speaks for his son. Overlooking Charleston Harbor is fort sumter. Its f here that the first shot of the civil war were fired in april of 1861. The fort is but one part of history that has been preserved in charleston, South Carolina, a city that several describe as the most hospitalable in the nation. Outside downtown sits a modern day fortress. Strife and conflict often overshadow s southern hospitality. Im begging you. Eg youve got segregation inmates. There are about 1,300 men and women incarcerated at the Detention Center also known as the Charleston County jail. Most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial at the resolution of the cases. Communication is the biggest thing i feel when youre dealing with a whole different va
Trumps july call with the ukrainian president. Two others heard trump follow up on that phone conversation the day after, speaking from the white house to a kiev restaurant. And last week david holmes, a staffer to the u. S. Embassy in ukraine told congressional investigators he overheard a phone call between u. S. Ambassador to the eu Gordon Sondland and the president where the president asked sondland if ukraine would investigate the bidens. Holmes testified that sondland testified that hes going to do it, saying president zelensky will do anything you ask him to. Holmes raises the stakes even higher for wednesday mornings testimony from sondland himself who provides the direct link from President Trump and the pressure to ukraine. Tomorrow there is firsthand testimony from officials who were listening to that first july 25th call with the ukraine president. Lieutenant colonel Alexander Vindman and National Security councils top ukraine expert, and Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice
This week. Plus, what some say is distract, deflect, and defend the president at any cost. The three ds during week nine of the impeachment inquiry. Right now the House Intelligence Committee appear to be ready to end public impeachment hearings and read, ohio, into writing the report. Theres this. Two new developments that raise a crucial question were posing this hour. Why the rush . American oversight published nearly 100 pages of previously unreleased state department documents they say shows a paper trail potentially here between Rudy Giuliani and mike pompeo just before Marie Yovanovitch was recalled from her post. Both giuliani and pompeo have not complied with congressional subpoenas to hand over documents. In a rare release, the state department complied with its outside request, but still has not cooperated with congress. Gordon sondland in his testimony wednesday made the case for why this is so important. This process has been challenging. And in many respects, less than fa