Government and the Justice Department, thats the perfect way to raise an issue with the ukrainian president , correct . It is appropriate for the Justice Department and the prosecutor again to cooperate and exchange information, yes. To the extent the president had concerns and the Attorney General is having u. S. Attorney durham looking into that. Is that entirely appropriate for the president to flag this for should be in touch with our official challenge . I dont know the precise appropriateness of these kinds of relations. Now, were you involved, either of you involved in the preparation for the 7 25 call . I was not. I was not. How do you account for that . I mean you were the two officials responsibility with ukrainian policies. If the president of the united
states having a call with the leader of ukraine, why would you not ordinarily be involved with the preparations. In preparations for a president ial phone call that lies within staff of the National Security council. If ther
while not necessarily part of his official dutieduties, it is certainly not outlandish for him to be interested or engaged or pursuant to secretary pompeo. it is unusual for the ambassador of the eu play a role in ukraine policy. it may be deregular but it is not certainly outlandish. secretary perry is the third member of the irregular channel. certainly a senate confirmed official and somebody with deep experience and energy and he was pursuing the flanatural gas prot in ukraine? perry s involvement is perfectly acceptable? it is. this irregular channel has it
develops, when did you determine that if tbecame problematic. appropriately is the leader of the regular channel. at least the participant. there is another lead other the regulators. when did you develop concerns of the irregular channel was being problematic? i arrived in late september. i had a couple of phone call with you arrived in june, right? sorry, mid june. by the end of june, e hi had be to hear references to investigations as something would have to happen prior to