Performance. The first hearings under way. The act the u. S. Embassador to the country William Taylor revealed new information in his testimony about the president s focus on investigating joe and hunter biden. Following the call with President Trump a member of my staff asked about what President Trump thought about ukraine. President trump cares more about the investigations of biden which Rudy Giuliani was pressing for. Information coming from an overhead call between the u. S. Embassador and the eu. At issue, the democrats believe the president used his office to extort ukraine to dig up dirt on the bidens including withholding nearly 400 million in military aid. It was not just the white house meeting that was dependent on the investigations. He said it was now everything. It included the security assistance. You werent on l call were you. Republican Committee Members pressing taylor on really how close they were to this information. Republicans say the president did nothing wrong
Matter every thing is a yes and all of a sudden im powerless. Ive always said that the best thing i could ever do if i manage to win is to leave the job much more powerless than when i came in. Im supposed to be a representative of government, thats the idea. [applause]. As mentioned we do have a few copies of our authors book here with us today, life inside the bubble and of course its available readily on amazon. Com and at bookstores in the area. We appreciate your kind attendance today. Im sure he will be glad to continue the conversation after we adjourn, which we do now. Thank you. [applause]. You can also share anything you see on book tv. Org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. Book tv streams live online for 48 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. Book tv. Org. As i said, from afar. This is the first time weve met perhaps. Im very, very happy to be here. We have a distinguished group of panelists. The serp
Downtown new york city tonight. I should tell you that tomorrow night senator warren will be by exclusive guest right here on set in new york city. But that does it for us tonight. Its time for the last word with lawrence. We are starting with the authorize of the new book about the investigation of Brett Kavanaugh. Very good. We heard what senator harris had to say about it in your hour and were basically beginning where she left off. Im glad you got him. Thanks, my friend. Thank you, rachel. New york times reporters will be our first guests tonight to discuss new reporting in their book the education of Brett Kavanaugh and investigation which will be published tomorrow. This is their fairest cable news interview about their investigations. They wrote an article in sundays New York Times about the book which became the issue of the day in the democratic president ial campaign with several candidates calling for Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh to be impeached. We also have comple