As taylor tells lawmakers why he sent that text, democrats are working to protect the identity of the person who sparked the ukraine investigation, anonymous whistleblower. President trump says hes not sure that whistleblower should be protected and all of this happens as the new cnn poll this morning Shows Growing support for the impeachment inquiry. 50 of those asked say they think the president should be impeached and removed from office. And then in a disturbing tweet this morning, the president is now comparing the lawful impeachment probe to a lynching. A word, of course, that invokes racial terror, recalling the way thousands of black people were murdered in one of the darkest periods in American History. Manu raju is on capital hill. Kylie atwood joins us from washington. Kylie, you have an understanding of what it is that sondland excuse me. Sondland was about a week ago. Bill taylor is telling lawmakers behind closed doors, in particular, about his Text Messages with ambassad
Text message to a fellow diplomat. Quote, i think its crazy to withhold Security Assistance for help with a political campaign. Now as lawmakers asked taylor today why he sent that text, they are working to protect the person who sparked the ukraine investigation, the anonymous whistleblower. Chuck schumer demanding they explain how they are protecting this persons identity when they question whether the person even needs to be protected. We have a brandnew poll on impeachment. It Shows Growing support for the impeachment inquiry. 50 of americans asked think they believe that the president should not only be impeached but also removed from office. It is alarming to see the tweet from the president this morning. Now comparing impeachment proceedings against him to a lynching. Comparing a lawful process to the way thousands of black people were murdered and one of the darkest periods in this countrys history. So lets begin this hour on capitol hill with our senior Congressional Correspon