Ambitions. Our selfrespect. Our love of freedom and the rule of law. Our fierce constitutional patriotism. Now, it looked like President Trump might get might get away with his ukraine shakedown. After all, most americans didnt know anything about it. And the few who learned of it would be too afraid, too intimidated to cross the most powerful man on earth. Fr President Trump could rest easy. But if donald trump misjudged the american character, the framers of our constitution did not. I count 17 honorable Public Servants who came forward to testify over the intimidation and disparagement of the president. Is that right, mr. Goldman . Yes, there were 17. And i count a dozen Career State Department and National Security officials who served republican and democratic president s alike, over decades, who came to testify. In fact, four of President Trumps own National Security councils staffers, hill,
vindman, morrison, and mcguyer, came forward to report trumps scheme to nsc lawyers as so
least two things that were precisely false. that were not true in that text message. including that there was no quid pro quo of any kind when he testified and we saw the video earlier that there absolutely assuredly was as it related to the white houseas meeting. and this september 7th call and the september 9th text occurred after the press reports. that is, after the press reports. that president trump was conditioning military aid on investigations of his political rival, is that correct? yes. and it also, this text occurred after ambassador sondland relayed president trump s message to president zelensky. mr. goldman, the investigative committee receive any other evidence relevant to the credibility of the president s assertion that there was no quid pro quo? weno received a lot of evidence. and all of the evidence points to the fact that there was a quid pro quo. thank you. i yield. mr. chairman, i have a unanimous consent request.