Live Breaking News & Updates on Congress Without First Consulting

Stay updated with breaking news from Congress without first consulting. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20190928 15:54:00

The american people who are counting on us, congress, to do our constitutional duty. cnn political reporter is following warren. senator warren will hold a townhall later on. what will her focus be. it is a crucial, crucial state down here, looming is this issue of impeachment. elizabeth warren, you describe her as a front runner and she very much is. she was out early calling for impeachment. she spoke to our own reporter about this. as we know is if congress does not hold this man accountable he will break the law again and again and again. it is time for impeachment now. ....

Congress Without First Consulting , Kylie Atwood , Elizabeth Warren , Town Hall , Man Accountable , Again And ,

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20190928 15:07:00

Obstruction of justice i m sorry. it would amount to evidence it would go toward the house impeachment inquiry, right? that would be evidence they re trying to not work with congress, this administration, and it could make things even worse for them. so we re still waiting to hear from the state department here. david, in the middle of all this is the president s personal attorney rudy giuliani. he s a central figure in the whistle-blower complaint throughout and he says his outreach giuliani said his outreach to ukraine was actually on behalf of the state department, tweeting out, in fact, text messages that he claimed are from the ukrainian envoy who has since, you know, resigned. so, david, what are the implications to the president s personal attorney essentially blaming the president s administration as the directive, as billion really the source of the direction? ....

Impeachment Inquiry , White House , Rudy Giuliani , Congress Without First Consulting , State Department , Whistle Blower , Tweeting Out , Text Messages ,

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20190928 15:04:00

Mcconnell urged congress to put the krpt out there as scrutiny about the president s conversation with the ukrainian leader was building this week, but they re seeking more documents about the call and the president s decision to suspend aid to ukraine. they also want to hear from volcker. they re looking to get a deposition from voerk and other state department officials by october 10th, fred. all right, sarah. and rudy giuliani saying he ll not testify before congress without the president s approval. any word on the white house on whether or not they do plan on letting him talk? that s right, fred. rudy giuliani saying he wants to talk with his client before testifying and if president trump didn t want him appearing before lawmakers, his lawyer said he wouldn t do it. but keep in mind last week president trump was asked whether rudy giuliani would be permitted to testify. he told reporters he had no problem with it, that giuliani ....

Congress Without First Consulting , Ukrainian Leader , Krpt Out There , Rudy Giuliani , Kurt Volker , State Department , Sarah Westwood , October 10th , Trump Didn T , White House ,

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20190928 15:17:00

Schiff tells cnn his committee expects a hearing as soon as next week, this as the rest of congress is on break. in addition, sources say the panel will hold another closed door briefing with intel community inspector general michael atkinson next friday. e i m joined now by a member of the house judiciary committee, california democratic congressman ted lieu. good to see you, congressman. so impeachment can you hear me okay? yes, fredericka. okay, goody. impeachment has been discussed on and off over the past couple of years and this week was very sig canal because you ve got the house speaker who has said there have been violations of law and violations of the constitution on the heels of that whistle-blower complaint. why in your view was this the breaking point? okay. thank you, fredericka, for your question. let me make clear impeachment is one of the gravest powers of ....

Congress Without First Consulting , Adam Schiff , Michael Atkinson , Intel Community , House Judiciary Committee , Ted Lieu , Fredericka Whitfield , House Speaker , Whistle Blower , Powers Of Congress ,

Transcripts for CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield 20190928 15:01:00

Transcript of the phone call between president trump and president zelensky to back up the president s claim that there was nothing wrong with the call. chairman of the house intelligence committee adam schiff said more subpoenas are coming even as the rest of congress is on break, and house speaker nancy pelosi says given the mounting evidence, it is full steam ahead. this is not a cause for any joy that we have to go down this path. it s a difficult decision to make, but we have that obligation because the actions that were taken could undermine the constitution and the oath we take to protect and defend including the oath that the president takes. the president remains defiant this morning tweeting can you imagine if these do-nothing democrat savages, people like ....

The Call , Phone Call , Adam Schiff , Zelenszel Zelens Zelensky , House Intelligence Committee , Congress Without First Consulting , Nancy Pelosi , Morning Tweeting ,