Reports that the aid was being held, because ukraine was being coerced into doing an investigation. And congress had initiated congressional investigations into why the aid was being released. We you know, we can talk about alternative facts all day long, but the facts are really pretty clear. That the president abused his power. The precious power of his office, to coerce a country that was dependent on us. A country whose fight in russian aggression because when ukraine fights russian aggression theyre helping us fight russian aggression and he did it for personal gain and he should be held accountable. I yield back. Gentle lady yields back. Mr. Chairman i have u man news consent. Who . Arizona. Recognized. My first consent request is the record of the correspondence and subpoenas served on executive Branch Officials by chairman schiff. We have concerns because three of those served prior to the passage of the res. We will reserve the right. I have another one. Two letters sent by th
The gaets amendment says that president sought to have you publicly announce the investigation es s into the bid and is it your position that the president did not ask for the investigation into bidens . No, the position is what is in the transcript which is undoubtedly very difficult for the democrats to read, but it is Hunter Bidens corruption, and this is the issue that the president has felt all along that the corruption in the ukraine is a problem, and so in the call he is asking for well, it is going back, and it did not say to it is. I did not dispute you there. I said, yes. Okay. Why remove nancy. So, it is still your contention that he did not bring up corruption in ooet of the calls that corruption is what he was focused on and not joe biden . It has been and nothing to change there, because it is the facts. Even in the misquoted transcript which we keep doing all of the time, because they have to make it salacious to believe it is a personal favor and he said us and the coun
Say he will note pressure democrat to back impeachment. Reports coming in democrats may start defecting. And more abusivive power from fbi under the obama administration. Saying they did know about spying on Trump Campaign in 20 2016. Saying he was misstating things, fbis james comey triggered Mueller Probe anyway. And overwhelming majority deported in last fiscal year were convicted criminals, we have that story and more, im elizabeth macdonald. The evening edit starts right now. We begin with late word that phase one of china trade deal is imminent, blake at white house with more. Reporter good to be with you. According to sources we spoken with. A phase one trade deal between u. S. And china has been described as imminent and essentially done. A Chinese Government source telling fox business that deal would result in tariff not Going Forward sunday, that could have potentially been implemented. Atthispoint details are relayed to buy joining. It is important to note, even as we saw a
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The Judiciary Committee will please come to order. When the committee recessed yesterday it had completed Opening Statements on the resolution about to be considered. Putin to notice under House Resolution 660, i know call house mr. Chairman impeaching donald j. Trump president of the United States point of order. The gentleman will state his point of order. The chairman refused to schedule a day of hearings pursuant to clause 2 j. Well entertain that point of order once we completed calling up the resolution. I call up h rez 775 for purposes of markup and move that the Committee Report the resolution favorably to the house. The clerk will report the resolution. H rez 755, impeaching donald j. Trump, president of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors december 10th, 2019. The following resolution was submitted, resolution, impeaching Donald John Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors, resolve that donald j. Trump president of the United States is impeached for high crimes a