Then President Trump left the room pretty abruptly, chose to answer no questions this afternoon despite the fact that there was a suggestion that he might, he usually does. Clearly the white house wants to get out the positive message of the asia trip, understandable, but no doubt behind the scenes they are trying to figure out what to do, if they can do anything, about the roy moore situation. Remember, the senate g. O. P. Advantage is two votes. They need to hold that alabama seat in order to push forward the president s agenda. But right now, moore is up by 6 in 1 poll, we will show you another, and it forces are pretty defiant. Has been with him and probably over 100 different readings and in excess of 10,000 different committees in his presence, and not once not one time have i ever seen him act even remotely inappropriate against any woman. Toward any woman. The allegations that have come out, i hope you understand, it takes time to work through this. We dont have a 20 million bu
Said that he had had a conversation with mr. Mulvaney and this meaning investigations is what was required in order to get a meeting. Vindman asked, did he explain what the investigations were that were immediate needed . Vindman replied, he was talking about the 2016 elections and an investigation into the bidens and burisma. This was in the leadup to the infamous july 25th phone call between President Trump and ukrainian president zelensky when trump continued to press that case. Questioner, was there any doubt in your mind as to what the president , our president , was asking for as a deliverable . Vindman, there was no doubt. President trumps former russia adviser dr. Fiona hill says her boss then National Security add vidor john boltoned to her to stay away from President Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani who was running something of a Shadow Campaign in ukraine. Cnn National Security reporter kylie atwood joins me. Kylie, start with the testimony from Lieutenant Colonel vindman
Investigations into biden and cooked up by mulvaney. There was a conversation with mulvaney and this is what was required in order to get a meeting. They had to deliver an investigation. Vindman saying the bribery was explic explicit. No ambiguity. According to other testimony released today from fiona hill, mulvaney also was all up in the negotiations. Sondland saying he was meeting with mulvaney and they already had an arrangement for the big meeting to be worked out with, guess who, mulvaney. Hill says she was shocked by all of this and the bribery was blatant adding that seeing the president undermine National Security was basically fulfilling some of her worst fears and nightmares. Mick mulvaney who is the person who stepped to that podium and committed the full mulvaney and took it back. Hes clearly a central figure in this whole impeachment probe. He contradict eed what donald trump had been saying up to that point about the infamous call. There was no quid pro quo. There was no
Chris cuomo is off tonight. The New York Times citing undisclosed emails and documents as well as interviews with dozens of current and former administration officials. 84 days that could end a presidency. How it all plays out and who the players were and concerns and many top officials had either against National Security interest or unlawed or just plain wrong. Mulvaney describing deeply involved, the president was allegedly use to leverage the investigation into the bidens from ukraine president. The times reporting that the white houses Budget Office was withholding the money as well as doubts from budget officials and sharp push back from the president s National Security team. John bolton for one, bolton you will recall reportedly referred to a drug deal according to testimony. All four happens to be the official, the white house does not want to testify. Mulvaney, john bolton and robert blair and michael duffey. To the latest, i want to go to Katelyn Collins near maralago tonigh