Continuing coverage on aljazeera the latest stage of the impeachment hearings in the House Judiciary Committee the 1st time in todays proceedings that we have had questions for both republican and democrat lawyers 2017 or 2080 iole did it the year before his lection in 2020 when both he and Vice President joe biden were leading candidates is that true sir i think what happened is the president saw this video of the former v. P. And i think it. Coalesced in his mind or please answer my question he didnt raise any of these issues in 2017 or 20 i dont know that he did he did or he did i mean that is not something that weve looked at you know evidence that he did or you did you know i would have no evidence he did not i mean this video is pretty a let me ask of the let me ask you this you talked about Lieutenant Colonel then and it was a highly decorated purple heart recipient and worked in the Trump Administration correct. Its or he had a reaction to the called an e. He did he was listeni
President s aides for her removal from her post. Was also in the news no letup in the public fury even though chiles government has agreed to a referendum for a new constitution. Loaded mind my. Bringing hope as a court in the u. S. Or does a retrial for a black man on death row for killing a white woman 20 years ago. So u. S. President donald trump is facing accusations of intimidation after attacking the latest impeachment witness on twitter and she testified before congress on friday maria von of it was the u. S. Ambassador to ukraine until she was recalled earlier this year the inquiry is looking into whether trump withheld military aid to ukraine and exchange for the promise of an inquiry against his political rivals back home well start with this report from heidi castor in capitol hill. President trump has said he too busy to watch the impeachment inquiry. Hearings threatening to end his presidency but he found time friday to catch some of the hearing unfolding on live t. V. And
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Capitol hill record of selfcontradiction. His testimony was full of hearsay, conflicting accounts, ambiguity and contradiction. Discovered missing in the 20some odd pages of his Opening Statement were the word of the president. Something that went to the heart of the hearing. Something President Trump declared today rendering the dimms impeachment inquiry to be over. Sondland recalled a phone conversation he had with President Trump. I believe asked him, what do you want from ukraine. I keep hearing these ideas of theories. What do you want . It was a very short, abrupt conversation. He was not in a good mood. An just said i want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Lou he wants nothing, he wants no quid pro quo. End of story. Should be end of hearing, end of impeachment inquiry. We all know it wont be. That would make too much sense. Sit would be too honest a conclusion. As sondland himself said earlier. Hes not a friend of President Trump. What kind of friend would leave
And he may well have set a capitol hill record of selfcontradiction. His testimony was full of hearsay, conflicting accounts, ambiguity and contradiction. Discovered missing in the 20some odd pages of his Opening Statement were the word of the president. Something that went to the heart of the hearing. Something President Trump declared today rendering the dimms impeachment inquiry to be over. Sondland recalled a phone conversation he had with President Trump. I believe asked him, what do you want from ukraine. I keep hearing these ideas of theories. What do you want . It was a very short, abrupt conversation. He was not in a good mood. An just said i want nothing. I want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. Lou he wants nothing, he wants no quid pro quo. End of story. Should be end of hearing, end of impeachment inquiry. We all know it wont be. That would make too much sense. Sit would be too honest a conclusion. As sondland himself said earlier. Hes not a friend of President Trump. What