illegally paying giuliani to represent trump, all of this as the weeks go by could lead to more damning information and force the senate to actually hold a fair trial. that s part of the play by the speaker, and partly i think it s also just attempting to get some kind of framework conceded to in advance for mitch mcconnell about what this looks like. right, that s exactly what she wants. you know, senator schumer, the minority leader has asked specifically for four witnesses, four top white house officials including john bolton, the former national security adviser mick mulvaney, the acting chief of staff, and also michael duffey, the omb official who wrote that e-mail asking the pentagon to keep it hush hush. so schumer has asked for these witnesses and also some documents. mcconnell is resisting, and pelosi wants to give schumer a little bit of oomph in his negotiations with mcconnell so
why? if everything was on the up and up? if the call was perfect as president trump said, why does one of his top aides, who s a political appointee say let s keep it hush, hush? the new emails from mr. duffey and the trump administration show why it s so important for the white house to produce the documents we have requested. these new emails, we got them late friday thanks to a court order two days after the president was impeached by the house. so what else is out there that we haven t seen yet? joining us now, joyce vance, former u.s. attorney who has been following the story. joyce, thank you so much for being with us tonight. there s a lot of news for this week. let s first of all start with what you make of the fact that we ve gotten this new evidence, these emails so late in the game, and we got them through a freedom of information request. right. i think that context is incredibly important because
quiet about the frozen military aid at the heart of this plot. that frozen aid is at the center of the impeachment case. and now democrats say these new e-mails highlight the need for more evidence and more witnesses. stop the aid, 91 minutes after trump calls zelensky and said keep it hush hush. from whom did duffy get the order? from whom did duffy get the order and why did he do it? what more do you need to request a witness? so today the top republican in the senate mitch mcconnell saying they ll decide on witnesses after the trial starts. what we need to do is to
leader chuck schumer cited duffey s emails to push republicans to allow witnesses at the president s trial. what happened over the weekend with duffey s emails made public has only bolstered the case that documents should be produced and witnesses testify. if everything was on the up and up, if the call was perfect, as president trump said, why does one of his top aides who is a political appointee say let s keep it hush hush. i am joined by heidi presley, and jonathan swan, and former congresswoman during watergate. going to heidi on this. tell us what this tells us as a missing piece of the puzzle, the fact this guy, mike duffey, was the one that said no more money for ukraine. it is critical because he pushed aside the person who is responsible for writing the notes. that person testified, mark
can you believe the nerve of them, boys and girls? there s a special word for that. racist. oh, man. with comedy, especially with eddie murphy, my take is, you have to kind of check your p.c. at the door before you walk in. absolutely. classic comedy but even still new, 30 years later? can you believe it? unbelievable. early start continues right now. stop the aid 91 minutes after trump calls zelensky and says, keep it hush hush. newly released e-mails give the strongest proof yet the white house knew of the perils and backlash over pausing ukraine s security aid. millions on the road for the holiday, running into weather