Smoke which all deep fried as you like your way or your pen said to resume commercial whaling and is going up. And going for lets do business side up or face the force of more sanctions thats the message for this monday from you where special representative for iran brian hawk he says washington is willing to restore diplomatic ties and lift sanctions if tehran is willing to do a deal iranian Officials Say the new u. S. Sanctions will have no impact but thats not the reality. Iran is feeling the pinch the reintroduction of u. S. Sanctions has had a crippling effect on the economy the value of the reale has plummeted pushing inflation to over 30 percent and u. S. President Donald Trumps attempt to destroy the countrys oil industry is having an effect to the influential middle classes are among those hard hit. Dang it
is the economic war is a reality and people are under extreme pressure they keep on telling us to be strong but we can already hear the sound of our bones breaking under th
What weve been discussing w today, which involved in a regular channel, was a request that went against u. S. Policy that have have undermined the rule of law and our longstanding policy goals in ukraine, as in other countries in the postsoviet space. Those policies which were indeed championed by ambassador yovanovitch. You also testified on october 15th in the deposition about fundamental reforms necessary for ukraine to fight corruption and to transform the country. And you t cited the importance reforming certain institutions, notably was investigating President Trumps political opponents a part of those necessary reforms . Was it on that list of yours or indeed was it on any list . No, they werent. In fact, historically, is it not true that a major problem in the ukraine has been its misuse
of prosecutors, precisely to conduct investigation of political opponents. Thats a legacy i dare suggest from the soviet era when, as you stated in your testimony, prosecutors like the kgb were
We dont know how they were using this money is not factually true. You heard mcclk chin tok saying he had the mcclintock saying that he had the prosecutor fired. Yet those talking points are respited despite the fact theyre not based on fact. Its an important moment. I want to get your sense of the history of what were about to see. You see the members showing up, the staff, theyre showing up. The witnesses will be there. Theyll be sworn in as well. Its a moment that doesnt happen very often if american history. It doesnt and it shouldnt. Because its so important you think about the the way constitution set up our democratic structure here and were looking back right now to say what did the founded fathers envision about the country that we are now in . What did the separation of powers mean . Are there truly three coequal
branches of government or can one thumb their nose that leads to an authoritarian regime . We are looking at a very historic moment. Looking at what the power of con
To have very different worlds. We certainly will. This is a moment that a lot of people have been waiting for. Well see what happens. We will have special live coverage throughout the night, of course. Thanks very much for watching. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Our special impeachment coverage continues right now with erin burnett out front. This is cnn breaking news. Good evening. Im erin burnett. Out front tonight, the breaking news, just moments from now, you see the room. The House Judiciary Committee will begin debate on two articles of impeachment against donald j. Trump. This is only the fourth time in American History that a president has faced articles of impeachment and this is live what is happening in that room. Members are getting seated. This is prime time, the first time that any of these hearings have happened during this time. This is the debate and this is how they are choosing to start it. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee jerry nadler is about
There is a its interesting, theyre talking almost exclusively about the abuse of power, theyre not talking much about the obstruction of congress. But i think this has been a civil he had kageducation here,e can decide whether this has been an Impeachable Offense here, because the issues have been aired out well on both sides. Theyre about to finish the roll call. The republicans will lose the democrats who will win, and then a second one will be introduced. Mr. Richmond, you are not reported. No. Mr. Richmond votes no. Are there any other members that havent voted who wish to vote . Mr. Chairman, there are 17
ayes and 23 nos. The amendment is not agreed to. Is there any further amendment. Mr. Gates . I amend to the desk. The gentlelady reserves a point of order. Amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to hr 755 offered by mr. Gates of florida, page 3, strike out lines 10 and 11 and enter the following. A known Company Named burisma and. This amendment strikes the refe