Halloween. 6 00. Here in new york. I know we often say it is a big day in the impeachment inquiry. But today, we have hit what could be the most consequential one yet. In just hours tim morrison, President Trumps top adviser on russia will testify behind closed doors. He is expected to corroborate key elements of witness testimony that alleges a quid pro quo in which President Trump pressed for ukraine to publicly announce investigations into the bidens, and use military aid as leverage. And this morning, the house of representatives will hold its first vote on the impeachment procedures. As democrats prepare to take this investigation public. So theres major action in court, as well, at 4 00 p. M. A federal judge will hear arguments about whether former Deputy National security adviser Charles Kupperman must comply with congressional subpoenas to testify. The real impact might be on john bolton, the president s former National Security adviser. Bolton has now been invited to testify n
Convinced President Trump was personally blocking military aid to ukraine specifically to force ukraines president to publicly announce an investigation into joe biden and his family. This comes from two sources in the room of colonel Alexander Vindman. He, of course, said this under oath. His under oath testimony, in other words, it was not people assuming what trump wanted and taking action based on those assumptions. No. It wasnt that. It was trump, personally, clearly explicitly directing the situation. Personally and for a very specific reason. It was a quid pro quo of military aid in an exchange for an investigation into joe biden not what President Trump says was the reason he withheld aid. My complaint has always been and ill withhold again and ill continue to withhold until such time as europe and other nations contribute to ukraine. That reason just doesnt add up. It does not fit with now what at least four people have testified under oath. And because what trump was doing wa
Subpoenas and lets the president give their case later in the process. Still, though, not one republican voted in favor of this. Theres nothing the president did to be impeached. This isnt about the republican party. This is about the republic. No one should ever go through this again. We believe in the rule of law. But unfortunately in nancys house, we do not. This is a sad day. Its a sad day, because nobody comes to congress to impeach a president of the united states. No one. We cannot ignore and we will not ignore when the president s behavior indicates that that investigation, that inquiry is necessary. These rules are fairer than anything that have gone before. The final vote, 232196 in favor of this resolution. And while republicans all followed the party line, not all democrats did the same. So lets start there. Tom foreman is in washington to walk us through this vote. Tom, start with the two democrats who defected. The two who defected from the vote here. These two are two de
Buttigieg as well as several of the other candidates. They were there taking their pitch, trying to convince voters why they are the best choice to be the democratic nominee. Take a listen to a few of those messages from last night. Tonight all of us, no matter what candidate we are supporting, are in agreement that we must defeat the most dangerous president in the history of our country. The first thing we have to do is get rid of donald trump. Get him out of office. And once that happens, the road is clear for significant change. Im not running some consultantdriven campaign with some vague ideas that are designed not to offend anyone. Im running a Campaign Based on a lifetime of fighting for working families. Reporter now, its not just the messages that were important last night but also this event gave candidates a chance to show off their organizing strength. How many supporters they could pack into that arena. Elizabeth warren and Pete Buttigieg were among the candidates who had