President zelensky decided that they were not going to issue thatt statement that Rudy Giuliani wanted to include burisma in 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 t 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 said they worked closely and there were also phone calls with the white house around the same time that they werear working closely. Do you know what that statement was supposed tou say according to mr. Giuliani and the u. S. Officials . Well, the key difference is that it had to include that ukraine would do the investigations of burisma which equalled theic Biden Investigatn in the 2016 ukraine
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defense in conjunction with the other interagencies certified that ukraine was making the necessary progress on anti-corruption efforts to merit theti aid. er and yet the aid was not released, correct? the aid was subsequently held. it was supposed to be released. the dod announced the release. and then president trump held the aid without explanation. mr. goldman, based on the evidence and testimony that you haveev reviewed, is there any reason to believe that the president cared about corruption inti ukraine? no. the evidence really supports the fact that president trump views corruption in ukraine to be synonymous with the two investigations that he wants. what the president did care about was a political favor from the ukrainian government. and that is why he withheld the military aid, true? he told ambassador sondland himself that that is the only thing that he cares about.