Details about that complaint take a look inside the house intelligence hearing where right now where they are preparing for a hearing with the director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire who has been a key figure in the administrations handling of that whistleblower complaint, lawmakers certainly going to have a lot of questions ahead of this hearing. They received a declassified version of the whistleblower complaint and those details now being passed on to the public the whistleblower complaint accuses President Trump of using his power to solicit interference from a foreign country in the 2020 election and says that white house officials we deeply disturbed by that phone call the whistleblower complaint also goes on to say that officials attempted to lock down records of the phone call. Especially the word for word from transcript of the call that was produced by the white house now remember the white house released what they described as a transcript of the phone call. Yesterd
Problematic ok kimberly sorry to cut you off that said Joseph Maguire just about to start speaking more crosscuts you know 2nd for now lets head over to capitol hill and listen in to this i beg your pardon this is adam schiff who were looking at now he is about to open this testimony about objection. The chair reserves the right to recess the hearing at any time the president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do 2 things faithfully execute his or her office and protect and defend the constitution that oath of course cannot be honored if the president does not 1st defend the country if our National Security is jeopardized if our country is left undefended the necessity to faithfully execute the office becomes moot where there is no country there is no office to execute and so the duty to defend the nation is foundational to the president s responsibilities. But what of this 2nd responsibility to defend the constitution what does that really mean the found
Program. We do want to remind you that all of our video that weve covered today available at cspan. Org. Up next, well show you the hearing beginning with the Opening Statements from the chairman and Ranking Member. The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair reserves the right to recess the hearing at any time. The president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do two things, faithfully execute his or her office, and protect and defend the constitution. That oath, of course, cannot be honored if the president does not first defend the country. If our National Security is jeopardized, if our country is left undefended, the necessary sesity to faithfully execute the office becomes moot. Where there is no country, there is no office to execute. And so the duty to defend the nation is foundational to the president s responsibilities. But what of this second responsibility to defend the constitution . What does that really mean . The founders
The chair reserves the right to recess at any time. The president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do two thing things, faithfully execute his or her office, and protect and defend the constitution. That oath cannot be honored if the president does not first defend the country. If our National Security is jeopardized or undefended then to successfully execute the office is moot there is no country, there is no office to execute. And so the duty to defend the nations foundational for the president ial responsibilities. But of the second responsibility to defend the constitution quicks what does that really mean we are not speaking of a piece of parchment parchment with the institutions of our democracy to defend the system of checks and balances the constitution and trying to defend the rule of law upon which the idea america was born to be a nation of laws. We do not defend the nation there is no constitution. But if we do not defend the constitution, t
Online at cspan. Org or listen with the free cspan radio app. The acting intelligence director testified today about a whistleblower complaint concerning a phone conversation between President Trump and the president of ukraine. Director maguire took questions from members of the house Intelligence Committee. You can read the whistleblower complaint at cspan. Org. The meeting will come to order. Without object, the cheer reserves the right to recess the hearing at any time. The president ial oath of office requires the president of the United States to do two things, faithfully execute his or her office and protect and defend the constitution. That oath, of course, cannot be honored if the president does not first defend the country. If our National Security is jeopardized, if our country is left undefended, the necessity to faithfully execute the office becomes moot, where there is no country, there is no office to execute, and so the duty to defend the nation is foundational to the p