A were talk about present no president from President Trump is russia corrupt country yes it is and President Trump has met a number of times in person with president putin is that right yes a few times and hes had a number of phone calls with president putin is that right this is turkey a corrupt country yes and just last week despite their corruption at the white house president aired on had an audience with the present United States that correct as he did finally mr giuliani on may 9th told the New York Times President Trump basically knows what im doing as his lawyer are you familiar with that statement to the New York Times or not but you agree as someone who has a lawyer sitting next to you that a lawyer acts on a clients behalf and only on a clients behalf is that right. I believe that a lawyer acts on his clients behalf im not sure about only on the clients behalf because i think. As i understood mayor giuliani in this case he was doing a lot that i considered to be on his own
Everything hinged on the president president s linsky being willing to do that investigation that would benefit the trunk campaign. Youre aware that yes and youve indicated that something that you would not agree to do. In sunland was quite willing to do. And i thank you for your professional service and i yield back thank you mr maloney besser you want to thank you for being here its been a long day you know the 1st time we met it wasnt clear so i tossed out with a quick comment but you know your testimony in this inquiry broke the dam. You were the 1st one through that stonewall that the president was trying to set up and i just want to thank you for that because others have followed your example and theres an old expression that 1st person through the wall gets a little bit bloody and i. At the most understand that expression in a new way but thank you thank you i want to ask about the day you were let go and i know this is a painful series of events so forgive me but i think its ve
Treason, rivalry or other high crimes and misdemeanors. It is basically where the president commits, orus any officer commits a serious crime, that would be and Impeachable Offense. A serious abuse of his discretion could also constitute and Impeachable Offense, even if it is not a crime. What do we call the process going on right now in the house . Is this an impeachment . Impeachment inquiry . This is called an impeachment inquiry. This is where the house has decided that there is enough evidence out there, potential evidence out there that may warrant articles of impeachment. This is the point at which they are investigating. Sort of like a grand jury. Deciding whether or not to indict, or, in this case, impeach the president. If they draw articles of impeachment, then it still goes in the full house to decide whether or not to adopt one or more of the articles of impeachment. After that, if they are adopted by the house, then it goes to the senate for a trial. We have heard a lot o
Israel on the brink of the 3rd election inside of a year blue and White Party Leader of any guns who says he cannot put together a coalition before a midnight deadline Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also failed to form his own government and on this world of childrens day we look at the plight of thousands of youngsters in togos capital instead of going to school earn a living collecting garbage plus find out about the lessons to be learned about Climate Change from penguins to hear from our correspondents in the antarctic. Im burnt off its good to have you with this we begin tonight with that bombshell testimony. In washington today a key witness in the impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump has described how the white house made military aid to ukraine conditional on ukraine announcing an investigation into trumps political rival joseph americas ambassador to the European Union gordons online says that there was a clear quid pro quo in the president s push to get
Officials with ukrainian counterparts for this reason ive been present in many of the meetings with president s alinsky and his administration some of which may be germane to this inquiry while im a political counselor at the embassy it is important to know that i am not a political appointee or engage in u. S. Politics in any way it is not my job to cover or advise on u. S. Politics on the contrary im in a political Foreign Policy professional and my job my job is to focus on the politics of the country in which i serve so that we can better understand the local landscape and better advance u. S. National interests there in fact during the period that will cover today my colleagues and i follow direct guidance for a mastery of on of it and ambassador taylor to focus on doing our jobs as Foreign Policy professionals and to stay clear of washington politics. I arrived in kiev to take up my assignment as political counsellor in august 2017 a year after ambassador you want to receive her