Ukraine, solicited the government of ukraine to start investigations that would harm the political perspectives of a political opponent. Is that not the abuse of power that the founders had in mind when they drew up the impeachment clause into the institution. I feel bad that im going to give you the answer. I had all morning, after all. Which is, theres this political constitutional process under way on the hill and the attorney general is not part of that process and at this stage, im just not going to comment on it. Nothing at all on i will say i will say on the other article of impeachment relating to obstruction, i dont believe its the case that where somebody including a branch of government is asserting a legal privilege that they have under the law, that that constitutes obstruction. The second article says President Trump directed the unprecedented categorical and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the house of representatives. And it gives the house sole responsib
Caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] about 20 minutes left in this discussion. A reminder, you can find it online at cspan. Org wj. The house gaveling back in. We take you now to the floor. He house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. The hat purpose does gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Takano madam speaker, i suspend the house rules and pass h. R. 4920. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4920, a bill to amentitle 38, United States an , to provide for exception to certain Small Business contracting equirements applicable to the department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain goods and Services Covered under the Ability One Program, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempe pursuant to the rule, the california, mr. Takano, and the gentleman from will each bost, control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman
Has been convicted of lying to congress and obstructing the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. And court papers have revealed that the duchess of sussex will accuse the daily mail and mail on sunday newspapers of a Fake News Campaign against her. Hello and welcome to world news today. Us democrats have accused President Trump of witness intimidation, after he launched a twitter attack on the former ambassador to ukraine, while she was testifying at an impeachment hearing. Marie yovanovitch said felt intimidated by the president. The inquiry is investigating allegations that military aid to ukraine was made conditional on an investigation into President Trumps political rival, joe biden, and his son. Marie yovanovich described how her efforts to fight corruption in ukraine were undermined before she was fired by the president earlier this year. During my tenure in the ukraine, i went to the front line approximately ten times. During a hot war to show the ameri
Around 100 people are rescued by the fire service from floods in the midlands with warnings of more rain on the way. The mother of a 10 Year Old Girl, who died after contracting an infection in a cancer ward in glasgow, claims there was a cover up over her death. Sleeping on the streets, in parks and on peoples sofas a Charity Warns that more than 20 thousand young people are at risk of homelessness this christmas. And eastenders stars take on strictly for tonights children in need. Labour has unveiled plans to give every home across the uk free broadband in the next decade by partly nationalising bt. The shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said his partys proposals were visionary, and the 20 billion pound cost of doing it would be paid for partly by introducing a tax on tech giants. The Prime Minister called it a crackpot scheme. Bts shareprice fell after the announcement and the companys boss, philip jansen, said labour had under estimated the price of its pledge. Heres our political
Of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, after being given just 48 hours notice to attend a burial heres our Political Service in ethiopia. Editor Laura Kuenssberg labour has a big giveaway it hopes and more details emerge about the duchess of sussexs court to connect with you. Action against the mail fast fibre broadband for everyone everywhere, if they win, within ten years time. And mail on sunday. Another big intervention in the market, another expensive job for the state. And coming up on sportsday, on bbc labours money man is adding news. Rafa nadalfights back to keep the internet to rail, his hopes alive in the atp finals, water, energy and the mail but still needs other results he would like to take into public hands. The way well do it is if were to go his way. Putting that scale of public money and taxpayers money in, we want to ensure we own it as well, and that means bringing parts of bt into public ownership. Another big nationalisation with a big price tag. Yes, it is. Good eveni