subpoenaed to appear this morning. but a white house official says he s not expected to comply. remember mulvaney famously said this last month to be clear, what you described is a quid pro quo. we do that all the time with foreign policy. get over it. a top state department official, george kent, describes rudy giuliani, as a shadow secretary of state, pushing a, quote, campaign of lies. and he confirmed others testimony that the president held up vital military aid until he got what he wanted in the ukraine shakedown. he wanted nothing less than for president zelensky to go to a microphone and say, investigations, biden, clinton. a letter warning the president to cease and desist
described is a quid pro quo. we do that all the time with foreign policy. get over it. new transcript released in the probe showing remarkable state secrecy. a top state department official, george kent, describes rudy giuliani, as a shadow secretary of state, pushing a, quote, campaign of lies. and he confirmed others testimony that the president held up vital military aid until he got what he wanted. he wanted nothing less than for president zelensky to go to a microphone and say, investigations, biden, clinton. a lawyer for the whistleblower has sent a letter warning the president to cease and desist attacking his client. he is concerned that his rhetoric places the whistleblower and the family in danger. all right. ahead, it s beginning to feel a little like christmas. a lot like christmas. not because of the starbucks cups, but the record low temps headed to the east coast. skin sin #17.
campaign of lies, about the u.s. ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch. yovanovitch and kent will be publicly testifying next week after bill taylor. going to have more thon that in moment. but we re going to begin with perhaps the most important development. down on through the rank and file have now, whatever you think of their decision, they have contorted themselves so many different ways in an attempt to defend the president that i think we have an idea where this is headed. we ve seen republicans call the investigation a sham because the speaker would not vote to formalize the inquiry. and then call it a sham when she did. shouldn t they first have voted to start an impeachment inquiry, which has always happened? she cannot unilaterally decide an impeachment inquiry. you ve been demanding this vote. and now that it s happening, you say the process is still a sham. i applaud the speaker for finally admitting it is an entire sham but you can t put
terrorism. their gulf neighbors severing diplomatic relations closing their borders and halting flights. the qatari government calls the allegations a campaign of lies. bill cosby s sex trial begins today. he s accused of drugging and molesti ining andrea constand. the trial is expected to last two weeks. go to newdaycnn.com for the latest. up next the conditions in war-torn syria, previewing a fascinating national geographic documentary.