opponents emails. and that investigation he went to great lengths to obstruct it. so why is it so urgent that we act right now? the president s lawyer was just in ukraine. the president s lawyer said in may, i m not meddling in an election. we, not i, we, donald trump and i are meddling in an investigation. and that meddling continues today. but the president s own words tell us about his current intent. on october 2nd, the president said, and you know we have been investigating on a personal basis through rudy and others, corruption in the 2016 election. i think that if we are honest about it, they should start a major investigation into the bidens. that simple. on october 3rd, the president stood on the white house lawn and confirmed that he wanted ukraine to investigate the bidens. but then he added a country. because that s what he does.
opponent s e-mails. in that investigation he went to great lengths to obstruct it. so why is it so urgent we act right now? the president s lawyer was just in ukraine. the president s lawyer said in may i m not meddling in an election. we not i we, donald trump and i are meddling in an investigation. and that meddling continues today. but the president s own words tell us about whiz current intent. on october 2nd the president said and you know wave been investigating on a personal basis on rudy and otherscru in the 2016 election. if they re honest about it they should start an investigation into the bidens that simple. on october 3rd the president stood on the white house lawn and confirmed he wanted ukraine
times reported a whistleblower approached a house intelligence committee aid with his concerns about mr. trump. sorry. say that again? on october 2nd, the new york times reported a whistleblower approached a house intelligence aide about his concerns about mr. trump. is that accurate. i think it was about the threats that s not what i m asking. did a whistleblower approach the house intelligence committee let me ask a different way, have you had any response from the whistleblower? as i said, i m not going to the whistleblower is not the basis of this report. he is the whole basis for this. the whistleblower s complaints for the reason mrs. castor said, his allegations are not included in the report because the evidence has been outstripped and surpassed by the 17 witnesses we have had come in
anything? the answer, no. the aid to be refused? no. a white house meeting? no. ambassador sondland also testified president trump wanted nothing from ukraine. tim morrison, when questioned, there was no quid pro quo? correct. the aid was released. four facts never changed. president trump and zelensky says no pressure and no conditionality between aid and investigation, no quid pro quo. ukrainians were not aware aid was withheld when the president spoke and ukraine didn t open an investigation but still received from president trump. mr. castro, has anyone heard from the whistleblower reit in closed door heart attacks or public hearings? no. did chairman schiff state he would call the whistleblower to testify? no. has that happened? no. is he going to? i hope so. has aid to other countries also been held up? yes. on october 2nd, the new york
anywhere in this 299-page report that makes reference to the fact that when the whistle-blower started this inquiry they did so by making statements under penalty of perjury that were neither true or correct in writing and then did so again verbally? i don t remember that. after the inspector general testified on october 4th and after media reports revealing that the whistle-blower and chairman schiff did not disclose prior contacts or communications with one another, the whistle-blower contacted the inspector general to explain why he or she made statements under penalty of perjury in writing and verbally that were not true, correct and accurate. mr. castor, is that communication from the whistle-blower from the whistle-blower to the inspector general to explain prior inconsistent statements reflected anywhere in the 299-page report? no. on october 2nd, chairman schiff s spokesperson patrick