expected to testify thursdayhouse democrats were aiming be even higher today, summoned white house chief of staff mick mulvaney to testify. it was mulvaney who confirmed a quid pro quo before he took it back later. the white house is blocking him from showing you. so far half what dozen trump administrative officials asked to give their testimony in the impeachment inquiry have been no-shows on the hill. time to bring in our discussion group. philip rucker is here with us in the studio. robert costa, national political reporter for the washington post and moderator of washington week on pbs. and veteran federal prosecutor, former u.s. attorney barbara mcquaid. welcome to you all. my apologies to my friends from the washington post for making you colleagues and employees of the post. with tonight s election results in mind, start with our lead story and tell us what you ve learned. a significant day here on
water on the whole thing with this prediction. if it were today, i don t think there s any question it would not lead to a removal. i d be surprised if it didn t end the way the two previous ones did with the president not being removed from office. nbc news reporting that a source says lieutenant colonel alexander vindman will testify publicly in the impeachment inquiry, if asked. the source says he s not yet been approached but that he s expected back on the hill thursday to review we re also learning david hale, one of the state department s most senior diplomats is expected to testify on his own on wednesday. jennifer willians, special adviser for the vice president and europe and russia is expected to testify thursdayhouse democrats were aiming be even higher today, summoned white house chief of