They were not going to issue that statement that Rudy Giuliani wanted to include burisma and the 2016 elections there was no white house meeting. It soon became clear to them that the Security Assistance was also at risk and that took on a renewed importance for them. Well, following the 25th call, the July 25th Call, ambassador sondland and volker worked closely with mr. Giuliani and the ukrainians to help draft a statement that the president could make, president zelensky. Wasnt that right . Yes. And the report say they were closely and then also there were phone calls with the white house around the same time they were working closely do you know what that statement was supposed to say, according to mr. Giuliani and the u. S. Officials. The key difference is that it had to include that ukraine would do the investigations of burisma which equaled the Biden Investigation and the 2016
ukraine interference. Was there concern about doing the investigations or what . Just make a statement
sentence first, verdict afterwards. we can only pray the senate adheres to the judicial principles of our founders and if they do then perhaps we could begin repairing the damage this travesty has done to our democracy, our institutions, our principles of justice, our constitution, and our country. gentleman yields back. mr. raskin. thank you. why is impeachment in the constitution? well, the framers feared a president might corrupt our elections by dragging foreign power news our politics in order to promote the personal political ambitions of the president above the rule of law and above the national security. the framers set against a potential tie rant s boundless thursd thirst for power and the people s representative here in congress and the only democratic ambitions, our self-respect and the love of freedom and the rule