The testified during a senate trial. This morning, Mitch Mcconnell said negotiations are at an impasse, said this about the democrats witness wish list. All im asking of schumer, is that we treat trump the same way we treated clinton. We had a procedure that was approved 1000, to go through the opening arguments, have a written question period. And then based on that deciding what witnesses to call. We havent ruled out witnesses, we said, lets handle this case just like we did with president clinton. Fair is fair. Cnn White House Correspondent Boris Sanchez is in west palm beach. What is the white house saying following the release of these redacted emails . The white house is downplaying the details in these emails, a spokesperson for the Budget Office saying that the suggestion that theres any inappropriate behavior by the president or any improper behavior by the president in these emails is misleading. Theyre making the case that the decision to withhold aid from the ukraine was ma
Sick. Itll be fun. We begin with democrats continuing their calls for Key Trump Administration officials to testify in President Trumps Upcoming Senate trial. Especially now that weve seen these newly released emails. They reveal an official ordered the pentagon to suspend that military aid to ukraine 90 minutes after the july phone call between President Trump and ukraines new leader. Youll remember it was on that call that President Trump pressured president zelensky to investigate President Trumps political rival joe biden and his son. The emails also show the white house budget official knew it would raise concerns so he told others to keep quiet about it. Meantime, lawmakers are on a holiday break as the stalemate on impeachment continues. Speaker pelosi is refusing to send the articles of impeachment to the senate as she wants assurances that the Senate Proceedings will be fair. Lets begin with Kristen Holmes live in west palm beach, florida, where the president is vacationing. R
Raju. And manu, will democrats get the witnesses and the documents they want . Reporter the democrats have been demanding four witnesses to come forward. Chuck schumer made that clear in multiple conversations with Mitch Mcconnell and public statements that hes had as well. Those four witnesses include john bolton, Mick Mulvaney and also other key figures who were part of the inquiry that the democrats had pushed forward in the house who refused to come forward and the aftermath of the white house blocking their testimony. Now today Chuck Schumer intensifying his demands asking for documents to be turned over to the senate because he said that would provide more information for senators to consider as part of the trial going forward. And what bolstered his case, brianna, is the revelation that over the weekend we saw an email from Michael Duffey, a top official at the office of management and budget at the white house, someone who discussed the with holding of military aid just 90 minu
But gained many after taking a stand against the president last week. Is the president s evangelical support about to crack . They reached a verdict in the murder of jamal khashoggi. But they are still debating on what to do with the man who ordered the murder. The house has started impeachment against President Trump but has not sent the articles of impeachment. On the senate side, Mitch Mcconnell doesnt seem in a hurry to give in to demands on the senate trial structure. This morning he said this. The papers have to be physically brought over to the senate, and we cant go forward until the speaker does that. Shes apparently trying to tell us how to run the trial. You know, im not anxious to have this trial, so if she wants to hold onto the papers, go right ahead. I cant imagine what purpose it serves by her hold ing onto the papers, so sooner or later, i assume shell send them over. It seems to be an absurd position after impeaching a president you wont send the papers over to the se
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