Had a clear understanding that president zelensky had to commit to an investigation of bidens before the aid got released and the aid got released and you didnt commit to an investigation . I was not wrong about what i told you, which is what i heard. Thats all i said. Ive told you what i heard. And thats the point. What you heard did not happen. It didnt happen. You had three meetings with the guy, he could have told you, he didnt announce he was going to do an investigation before the aid happened. It is not just could it have been wrong, the fact is it was wrong. Because it didnt happen. The whole point was you had a clear understanding that aid will not get released unless there is a commitment, not maybe, not i think the aid might happen, it is my hunch it is going to get released, you used clear language, clear understanding and commitment and those two things didnt happen. So you had to be wrong. Mr. Jordan, the other thing that went on when that assistance was on hold is we sho
It is unreliable because frequently it is untruthful, it is not factual. You testified about a number of things you heard. Isnt it true possible that the things you heard were not true . That some of the beliefs and understandings that you had are not accurate, that in fact youre mistaken about some of the things that you testified today and on a factual basis versus a professional assessment . Mr. Turner, i am here to tell you what i know. Im not going to tell you anything i dont know. Im going to tell you everything i do know. Since you learned it from others thats exactly thats exactly why im here. Since you learned it from others, you could be wrong, correct . I am telling you i heard them tell me. And they could be wrong or they could be mistaken or they could have heard it incorrectly, right, ambassador taylor . People make mistakes. Right, so you could be wrong. I yield the rest of my time to thank you, i thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Taylor, the gentleman asked if you c
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