Testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god . Let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. You may be seated. The microphones are sensitive so you will need to speak directly into them. Without objection, your written statements will made be made part of the record. Mr. Holmes, you are recognized for your Opening Statement and when you conclude, dr. Hill, you will be recognized thereafter for your Opening Statement. Mr. Holmes thank you. Good morning, mr. Chairman. Members of the committee. My name is david holmes. Im a Career Foreign Service officer with the department of state. Since august 2017, i have been a political counselor at the u. S. Embassy in ukraine. While it is an honor to appear before you today, i want to make sure make clear i did not seek this opportunity to testify today. Since you determined i may have something of value to these proceedings and issued a subpoena, it is my obligation
The meeting will come to order. Chair now recognizes the Ranking Member or their counsel for the first round of their 45minute questions. I thank the gentleman. I want to get a few basic facts on the table of individuals that were involved in the 2016 election just to see who you know and who you have met with. So i will start with you, mr. Holmes. Have you met with or do you know Alexandra Chalupa . Could you turn your microphone on. No. Do you know nellie ohr . Have you met with nellie ohr . No. Bruce ohr . No. Glenn simpson . No. Thank you. Same question for you, dr. Hill. Do you know or have you met with Alexandra Chalupa . No. Nellie ohr . No. Bruce ohr . Only in the course of my previous position as a National Officer that he presided over the meetings i attended. A long time ago . Yes. Glenn simpson . No. Dr. Hill, in your testimony you said that in your deposition, excuse me, that Christopher Steele was your counterpart at one time. Is this correct. That is correct, yes. You te
[indistinct conversation] [indistinct conversation] chairman schiff the committee will come to order. The chair recognizes the Ranking Member or counsel for the first round of their questions. I thank the gentleman. I want to get a few basic facts on the table of individuals that in the 2016d election, just to see who you know and who you have met with. I will start with you, mr. Holmes. Have you met with or do you know Alexandra Chalupa . Could you put your microphone on . Mr. Holmes no. Do you know nellie ohr . Mr. Holmes no. First ohr . Mr. Holmes no. Glen simpson . Mr. Holmes no. Thank you. Same questions, dr. Hill. Alexandra chalupa . Dr. Hill no. First ohr . Dr. Hill only as a National Intelligence officer, where he attended some meetings i presided over. Years ago . Dr. Hill a long time ago. Glen simpson . Dr. Hill no. Dr. Hill, in your testimony , in your deposition, excuse me, that Christopher Steele was your counterpart at one time . Dr. Hill thats correct. You testified you
We are going to bring you todays market moving news from all around the world, from london to brussels, istanbul and washington. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with this mornings top stories. We want to begin in turkey. The country has agreed to tip a rarely halt its military offensive in northern syria, but it is not withdrawing its forces. The lifting of sanctions may come with a permanent ceasefire. Theence with implementation of a ceasefire, the United States will not impose any further sanctions on turkeys, and once a permanent ceasefire is in effect, the president has agreed to withdraw the economic sanctions that were imposed. Joins usimin demokan from istanbul. How does this play out over the next 24 hours . Simikin turkey is expecting the kurdish fighters to withdraw from the areas. President erdogan said he expects to create a safe zone once those kurdish militants have left the area, and the safe zone will be 444 kalama theres long. 444 kilometers we also expect turk
Norman withan ralph the latest on the House Democrats impeachment inquiry. At 8 30 am, more on the inquiry with Virgin Islands delegate stacy plaskett. Host good morning on this friday, october 18, the end of the legislative week in washington. We will begin with your top stories from the top five days. Republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, your line, 2027488002. Text us with your first name, city, and state at 2027488003. You can also go to twitter at cspanwj or facebook. Com cspan. We will get to your thoughts in. Minute the newspapers dominated with headlines about the following fromes, u. S. Withdraw syria and we are learning from press reports in europe that sporadic clashes are ongoing in a battleground despite turkeys announcement. The Vice President in turkey yesterday announcing what they called a ceasefire. We are learning it sounds like possibly. As began, acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney in a briefing yesterday wasts ukraine aid mishandled withhel