Was he was it even seeing President Trump centrists cracked mr my contact with mr giuliani began as i said very late in the process after august 1st where when i was 1st introduced to him i by a text but from ambassador volker so we had already begun those discussions i believe with the ukrainians prior to august 1st so everything was being funneled through others including mr volcker ok but. You testified that mr giuliani was expressing the desires of the president correct thats our understanding again but how did you know that who told you well when the president says talk to my personal attorney and then mr giuliani as his personal attorney make certain requests or demands we assume its coming from the president i dont i dont im not testifying that i heard the president tell mr giuliani to tell us so if thats your question i put your deposition you said the question was at the may 23rd meeting when the president said go talk to go talk to rudy you responded he didnt even say go talk
President zelensky and president shared their recollection of trump and from the podium he overhearing this call. For the most part, i have no said no, absolutely not. I never brought up the word reason to doubt their accounts. Its true that the president burisma in any of my conversations with anybody. Speaks loudly at times, and its lets move on to secretary of also true i think we state, mike pompeo. You will remember he made primarily discussed asop rocky. Television appearances and he acted like he didnt know what its true that the president the interviewer was talking likes to use colorful language. About when asked about the call anyone who has met with him for and the pressure on ukraine and any reasonable amount of time knows this. So now sondland is presenting while i cannot remember the precise details, again, the evidence in exhibits that white house has not allowed me dispute that. Its important to note, norah, that the president himself has to see any readouts of the call
Shared their recollection of overhearing this call. For g this call. For the most part, i have no reason to doubt their accounts. Its true that the president speaks loudly at times, and its also true i think we primarily discussed a ap rocky. Its true that the president likes to use color of language. Anyone who has met with him for any reasonable amount of time knows this. While i cannot remember the precise details, again, the white house has not allowed me to see any readouts of that call, and the july 26th call did not strike me as significant at the time. Actually actually, i would have been more surprised if President Trump had not mentioned investigations, particularly given what we were hearing from mr. Giuliani about the president s concerns. However, i have no recollection of discussing Vice President biden or his son on that call or after the call ended. I know that members of this committee frequently framed these complicated issues in the form of a simple question. Was the
President trump apparently ambassador taylor had access to. Pompeo he did not have access to President Trump. So i made the phone call i said what do you want President Trump responded with what i put in the text and then i strongly encouraged. Ambassador taylor to take it up with the secretary and he responded i agree. As far as the other part of your question relating to. The prosecutor could make the statement or solecki could make the statement i dont recall who told me whether it was volker whether it was giuliani or whether was President Trump. Its got to be zelinsky it cant be the prosecutor but thats what i relayed whoever i got that information from i relayed that to i believe both mr. Or excuse me ambassador taylor and to mr. But as of september 9, 2, understood did you not. Himself or through his agents required that president zelensky make a public announcement of the 2 investigations that President Trump cared about in order to get both the white house meeting and to relea
Sitters response i want nothing i want nothing i want no quid pro quo tells journalists the president. To do the right thing so is my answer i want nothing i want nothing. I want no good bro whoa now so much to do the right thing when he says this is the final word from the president of the United States i want nothing thank you both said a good time ago and. Its clear by the tone of the energy that the president had there that he understands the gravity of this day the notes that he was looking out with quotes from ambassador us on the who is testifying well get you back to that in a moment there are previous tweets that the president said about the ambassador we spoke glowingly of him now saying he doesnt actually know him that well and also that quote hes referencing when the ambassador testified that the president said there was no quid pro quo when asked if he believed the president when he said that ambassador saleh refused to characterize whether he believed that the president a