We expect the witnesses who have been subpoenaed also to be noshows. This will only further add to the body of evidence on a potential of obstruction of congress charge against the president. Indeed with the nixon impeachment there was an article based on the obstruction of congress that itemize each of the subpoenas that the white house had defied. Today we have four additional subpoenas to add to the list with a potential charge involving the president of the United States and his obstruction of our constitutional duties. These witnesses understand they are significant based on testimony the committee has already received we know they were in the law office of the National Security council those that worked for mulvaney in omb are firsthand witnesses to serious misconduct through the suspension of military aid and the effort to use that aid as a lever to get ukraine to do these investigations with a reelection campaign. But also in an effort to hide the evidence of the president s mi
Well lets get more on this were joined now by casey back at a resident signified over in the governments project of the Australian Institute of say libertarian think tank and hes joining us live from washington d. C. Yesterday get very good to have you with us on aljazeera now this policy putting the procedure to avoid it does it mean that the democrats think that they have a very strong case from the private testimonies which will play well publicly do you think. Right thats thats what everyones waiting to see the speaker putting this to a vote does a couple things one it signals that theyre ready to move to the public phase of the inquiry they feel that theyve collected enough information with their their behind the scenes depositions that they have a strong case to make to the American People and 2nd it undercuts a lot of the procedural process arguments that the republicans have been lobbing at the democrats saying that this president hasnt been given his rights hes been given no d
Intelligence committee, announces he will release transcripts of interviews from the impeachment inquiry. State Department Special assistant Mike Mckinley also. Have posted the transcripts on our website, cspan. Org. Chairmanship spoke to reporters spoke toan shiff reporters. Good morning. Today we had additional scheduled depositions with the top lawyer for National Security mr. Blair well as from the office of management and budget and someone working close with mick mulvaney. They both refused to appear. This adds to the potential obstruction of congress charge against the president. In the nixon impeachment, there was an article of impeachment based on the obstruction of congress that itemized each of the subpoenas that the white house had defied. Today we have four additional ofpoenas to add to the list the potential charge involving the president of the United States and his obstruction of our constitutional duties. These misses are significant in the white house understands this
From syria. He will sanction he says if erdogan breaks his agreement with mr. Trump. The president slamming the radical dimms, and the leftwing media for their lies and acts of subversion. The ukrainian president said there was absolutely no pressure or blackmail. We go to washington to john roberts. Reporter . With his former ambassador to ukraine set to testify tomorrow. He didnt say he would block her appearance. You cant have all these people testifying about every conversation you have had. In this case we have a transcript. And i have given it almost immediately. Reporter the president responded to subpoena requests. And this one from rick perry. The whistleblower who seems to be a democrat thats involved with a lot of people gave a false interpretation of the conversation. So i dont know why they would be calling rick perry. Reporter the president referred to the press availability president zelensky gave in kiev today. Impeachment wants the only thing on the president s mind. A
From syria. He will sanction he says if erdogan breaks his agreement with mr. Trump. The president slamming the radical dimms, and the leftwing media for their lies and acts of subversion. The ukrainian president said there was absolutely no pressure or blackmail. We go to washington to john roberts. Reporter . With his former ambassador to ukraine set to testify tomorrow. He didnt say he would block her appearance. You cant have all these people testifying about every conversation you have had. In this case we have a transcript. And i have given it almost immediately. Reporter the president responded to subpoena requests. And this one from rick perry. The whistleblower who seems to be a democrat thats involved with a lot of people gave a false interpretation of the conversation. So i dont know why they would be calling rick perry. Reporter the president referred to the press availability president zelensky gave in kiev today. Impeachment wants the only thing on the president s mind. A