President zelensky decided that they were not going to issue thatt statement that Rudy Giuliani wanted to include burisma in the 2016 elections, there was no white house meeting. It soon became clear to them that the Security Assistance was also at risk. And that took on a renewed importance for them. Well, following the 25th call, the t july 25th call, ambassador sondland and volker worked closely with mr. Giuliani and the ukrainians to help draft a statement that the president could make, president zelensky. Wasnt that right . Yes. And the report said they worked closely and there were also phone calls with the white house around the same time that they werear working closely. Do you know what that statement was supposed tou say according to mr. Giuliani and the u. S. Officials . Well, the key difference is that it had to include that ukraine would do the investigations of burisma which equalled theic Biden Investigatn in the 2016 ukraine
interference. But was there concern about doi
theen following in your finding of fact? president trumpin ordered the suspension of $391 million in vital military assistance urgently needed bymi ukraine. and the president did so despite his obligations under the impoundment control act. did you find that? yes. all right. so not only did the president abuse his powers for personal gain and not only was it illegal. his actions also harmed u.s. national security. so it s a fundamental tenant of u.s. national security to push back against russian aggression. ukraine s at the tip of the spear pushing back against russian aggression. is it true that harming theck ukrainian military also harms u.s. national security? that s what pretty much every witness said. last week, professor karlan confirmed that it is an impeachable offense to sacrifice the national interest for his own private ends. a slide shows what she said. mr. goldman, based on the evidence that you found in your report, is it fair to conclude