That was the only person i could think of. Prior to working for the yurt council worked for Ranking Member nunes, is that right . I only found that out after the fact. I wondered why i was being asked about him, so i looked it up. You cautioned us on dangers that members of this committee pedaling any Conspiracy Theories that could benefit russia, i want to ask if you heard the nameless parness who was questioning Rudy Giuliani about the Conspiracy Theories. Are you aware he was indicted october 10 for making foreign contributions to republicans in u. S. Elections . I am aware of the reports, yes. Are you aware of yesterdays daily beast story reporting the indicted Ukranian Parn as is working with nunes on his overseas investigations . I am not aware of that. I ask unanimous consent to put in the daily beast story from yesterday. First two paragraphs reading lev parnas, indicted associate, helped arrange calls. Nunes aid derek harvey participated in meetings which were arranged to help
it? absolutely. it is said without ukraine, it is a country, with it, it is an empire. i feel like i have been treated to a gat ling gunfire of myth prop allegation. the big lie if you tell it often enough, keep repeating it, people will come to believe it. i think we have been subjected to some of that. here s a sample. the president didn t solicit campaign assistance from ukraine in a clear violation of federal law. yes, he did. the president didn t withhold vital military assistance in furtherance of objective to obtain that campaign assistance. yes, he did. rudy giuliani was acting just on his own, kind of as a rogue. no, he wasn t. that all of this is business as
i am not aware of that. i ask unanimous consent to put in the daily beast story from yesterday. first two paragraphs reading lev parnas, indicted associate, helped arrange calls. nunes aid derek harvey participated in meetings which were arranged to help nunes investigative work. mcmann didn t specify what the investigations entail. without objection. mr. chairman, you have been falsely accused by proceedings by ranking member as being a quote, unquote fact witness. now if this story is correct, the ranking member may have been he may be the fact witness if he is working with indicted individuals around our investigation. i want to go to what this is really all about.
i may. mr. turner suggested earlier that somehow embarrassed president zelensky. i have the deepest respect for president zelensky. this is a guy, jewish background from post soviet industrial suburb in southern ukraine who made himself one of the most popular entertainers in the country, somehow got elected president, and he is not going to miss that opportunity. this is a ukranian patriot. this is a tough guy. frankly, he withstood a lot of pressure for a very long time and didn t give that interview. i have the deepest respect for him, ukranian people also have the deepest respect for him, they have chosen him to deliver the full measure of promise of their revolution of dignity. i think it demands all our respect. ask consent to enter the photograph depicted on the screen into the record. without objection. thank you, dr. hill. mr. holmes, for your years of
your recounting of those instances? i think it was gordon sondland that showed that no, excuse me. excuse me, mr. holmes. let me clarify the question. let me answer your question, sir. it is my question. you re right. i get to clarify my question to get the answer. hopeful i get it in a few seconds because of the interruption of the chairman. i was working hard not to irritate him again, i failed again. the question is of you, mr. holmes, your discretion. gord gordon sondland did not expect privacy. i got that. you re going to be in rooms, you have been in rooms 17 years where people trust whatever went on in that room, you kept it to official channels, didn t share that information with other folks. i m asking you to argue on your own behalf that interesting is not some criteria you use when you share information from