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
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united states by opening itself up to foreign influence. yesterday a spokesperson for intel committee chair mark warner commented on durham s report and the drawn out investigation reiterating the committee s own findings that the fbi had ample cause to launch an investigation into trump. the initial tip to the fbi also led to the appointment of special counsel robert mueller who found the trump campaign was willing and eager to accept help from moscow. in response to durham s report the fbi released a statement yesterday writing that current leadership has already implemented dozens of corrective actions which have now been in place for some time. the fbi director who authorized the investigation into trump, james comey, of course, has been gone from the bureau since 2017. now, for years donald trump and many of his fellow republicans have been touting the durham report saying it would prove that there were enemies of trump in the government working against him.
and now, there is one more thing that merrick garland has to think about. john durham, the special counsel appointed by trump s attorney general, bill barr, to investigate the origins of the trump russia. john durham still on the job. he now reports to merrick garland. if you remember. the two cases john barham brought to trial ended in acquittals. durham has yet deep state conspiracy by the intelligence committee to discredit trump. but, the new york times latest reporting on durham, which is a bombshell piece, it shows just how much barr seems to have meddled in the durham probe. and how he was determined to make sure john doorknob covered something, while drinking scotch with john durham on the regular. the paper reported that three senior prosecutors of durham s team, resigned over frustrations and disagreements over the handling of this inquiry. we also learned, about a european trip that barr and durham took, where they
never heard anything about it until now. bill barr spoke to the l.a. times last night to defend his handseling of john durham s investigation into an attempt to pre-spin the ventual report s findings. and regarding that previously undisclosed criminal investigation involving trump, barr said, quote, it turned out toit be a complete nonissue. really? what happened there? already members of congress are demanding c answers. will merrick garland tell the american public? will he release the durham report in full or in part? joining us now is charlie savidge, washington correspondent for the new york times and the lead byline on this incredible piece of reporting. what is your initial reaction to his effective rebuttals, his
durham has yet deep state conspiracy by the intelligence committee to discredit trump. but, the new york times latest reporting on durham, which is a bombshell piece, it shows just how much barr seems to have meddled in the durham probe. and how he was determined to make sure john doorknob covered something, while drinking scotch with john durham on the regular. the paper reported that three senior prosecutors of durham s team, resigned over frustrations and disagreements over the handling of this inquiry. we also learned, about a european trip that barr and durham took, where they received a credible linking trump to suspected financial crimes. barr assigned that criminal investigation of the former president to john durham. and the public never heard anything about it. until now. bill barr, spoke to the l.a. times last night to defend his handling of john terms investigation. in an attempt to pre spend the