A public or legal duty do you believe that not only was it quid pro quo but it was bribery im not a lawyer and im not going to characterize what something was or wasnt legally. You also said in your Opening Statement that secretary perry and your yourself as well as ambassador volcker worked with giuliani on the ukraine matter as an express or direction of the president is that right thats correct you also go on to say that we did not want to work with giuliani simply put we played the hand that we were dealt what did you mean by that and more importantly what did you think would happen if you did not play that hand i think what youre asking me is. Well you asked it i did as well what would happen if we didnt. It was very fragile with ukraine at the time there was no new ambassador the old master had left there was a new president we thought it was very very important to shore up the relationship in fact you actually said you go on to say we all understood that if we were fused to work
Im not a lawyer and im not going to characterize what something was or wasnt legally. You also said in your Opening Statement that secretary perry and yourself as well as ambassador volker worked with giuliani on the ukraine matter as at express direction of the president , is that right . Thats correct. You also go on to say that we did not want to work with giuliani, simply put, we played. What did you mean by that and more importantly, what did you think would happen if you did not play that hand . I think what youre asking me is, well, you asked it. I did ask it. What would happen if we didnt . It was very fragile with ukraine at the time. There was no new ambassador. The old ambassador has left. There was a new president. We thought it was very, very important to shore up the relationship. In fact, you actually said you go on to say, we all understood that if we refused to work with mr. Giuliani, we would lose an important opportunity to cement relationships with the United States
Well get to your priorities, in congress. And, gallop, put out this poll, the majority of those polls, in the u. S. , want the republicans, in congress, 53 have more influence than president baraka obama, and, expect the nation to be better off, and, 19 off and, twothirds he have republicans are optimistic and 44 , fearful. And so, what are your priorities for congress, and what do you want this republican controlled congress, to do, but before that, the priorities for this lameduck congress. Beast controlled by democrats, and republicans on the house. Usa today, has this headli headline. President baraka obama, says i believes, lawmakers, can consent to those three issues, in the final days. Bob, in montaken north dakota you are up first, your priorities for congress. Good morning. Yes, you know, i am concerned about this idea of the term limits and i dont think that it will ever work. Theyre not going to vote themselves to be out a job, if we could get the congress, to put in a lotte
Lets get to it. Im sandra smith. We have the developments in the Mueller Investigation. The president saying he is not considering firing the special counsel but the trump transition claims his investigators obtained tens of thousands of private emails illegally. President trump reacted to the serious accusation. Not looking good. Quite sad to see that. My people were very upset about it. I cant imagine there is anything on them, frankly. As we said, there is no collusion whatsoever. But a lot of lawyers thought it was pretty sad. Sandra we have Fox Team Coverage for you this morning. Judge napolitano is standing by. First we go to john roberts live on the north lawn. What about this idea that the president wants to fire Robert Mueller . Good morning, to you, sandra. This is an idea floated by a democratic member of congress who with no evidence to back it up suggested that she has heard the president wants to fire the special counsel Robert Mueller. This is something that has been spe
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