Vindman claims at that encounter sondland again pushed ukraine on delivering specific investigations to secure a meeting with trump. vinman who was at a breeting on the meeting says that after this was brought up, ambassador bolton cut the meeting short. at that briefing afterwards vindland told sond land that his questions had nothing to do with national security and such investigations were not something the nsc were going to get involved with or push. he also said fiona hill also told sondland his comments were inappropriate. they both them reported the interaction to the nsc lead counsel, but sondland told the investigators the opposite, noting if ambassador harbored anything
Order to secure the meeting with the president, which time, ambassador bolton cut the meeting short. i stated to ambassador sondland his statements were inappropriate. that the investigation of biden and his son had nothing to do with national security and that such investigations was not nothing the nsc would get involved in or push. this comes as house democrats set up a vote late their week to formalize impeachment procedures. more from manu raju. reporter: house democrats taking a step, making it very clear, they will have a posture in this inquiry. they are going to set the ground rules of what the next phase of the inquiry will look like. public hearings, release of the transcripts. and how evidence will be shared with the house judiciary committee. that is significant. the house judiciary committee is the panel that will first take a crack on voting of articles of impeachment against the president of the united states.
And compare to sondland. this is vindman about the july 10 meeting between administration and ukraine officials. ambassador sondland started to speak about ukraine delivering specific investigations in order to secure the meeting with the president. at which time bolten cut the meeting short. there was a scheduled debriefing during which ambassador sondland emphasized. the importance ukraine deliver the into the 2016 election. the bidens. i stated to ambassador sondland that his statements were inappropriate. that the request to investigate biden and the son had nothing to do with national security. and that such investigations were not something the ncs was going to get involved in or push. dr. hill entered the room and asserted his statements were inappropriate. and sondland testimony about that same meeting goes like this. but if ambassador bolton or hills or other harbor any
About specific investigations in order to secure the meeting with the president, which time, ambassador bolton cut the meeting short. i stated to ambassador sondland his statements were inappropriate. that the investigation of biden and his son had nothing to do with national security and that such investigations was not nothing the nsc would get involved in or push. setting up a seat to formalize impeachment procedures. more from manu raju. reporter: house democrats taking a step, make it very clear, they will have a posture in this inquiry. they are going to set the ground rule of what the next phase of the inquiry will look like. public hearings, release of the transcripts. and the evidence will be shared with the house judiciary committee. that is significant. the house judiciary committee is the panel that will first take a crack on voting of articles of
Also attended along with energy secretary rick perry. the meeting proceeded well until the ukrainians broached the subject of a meeting between the two presidents. the ukrainians saw this meeting as critically important in order to solidify the support of their most important international partner. ambassador sondland started to speak about ukraine delivering specific investigations in order to secure the meeting with the president, at which time ambassador bolton cut the meeting short. following this meeting, there was a scheduled debriefing during which ambassador sondland emphasized the importance that ukraine deliver the investigations into the 2016 election, the bidens, and burisma. i stated to ambassador sondland that his statements were inappropriate, that the request to investigate biden and his son had nothing to do with national security and that such investigations were not something the nsc was going to get involved in or push. dr. hill then entered the room and asserted to