They were not going to issue that statement that Rudy Giuliani wanted to include burisma and the 2016 elections there was no white house meeting. It soon became clear to them that the Security Assistance was also at risk and that took on a renewed importance for them. Well, following the 25th call, the July 25th Call, ambassador sondland and volker worked closely with mr. Giuliani and the ukrainians to help draft a statement that the president could make, president zelensky. Wasnt that right . Yes. And the report say they were closely and then also there were phone calls with the white house around the same time they were working closely do you know what that statement was supposed to say, according to mr. Giuliani and the u. S. Officials. The key difference is that it had to include that ukraine would do the investigations of burisma which equaled the Biden Investigation and the 2016
ukraine interference. Was there concern about doing the investigations or what . Just make a statement
sentence first, verdict afterwards. we can only pray the senate adheres to the judicial principles of our founders and if they do then perhaps we could begin repairing the damage this travesty has done to our democracy, our institutions, our principles of justice, our constitution, and our country. gentleman yields back. mr. raskin. thank you. why is impeachment in the constitution? well, the framers feared a president might corrupt our elections by dragging foreign power news our politics in order to promote the personal political ambitions of the president above the rule of law and above the national security. the framers set against a potential tie rant s boundless thursd thirst for power and the people s representative here in congress and the only democratic ambitions, our self-respect and the love of freedom and the rule
conclude that the president violated the empowerment control act of 1974 which congress passed as a response to president nixon s abuse of power. so i d like to explore that a little further with you mr. goldman. in this case. congress with bipartisan support had appropriated taxpayer funds for the specific purpose of aiding ukraine and the war against russia, is that right? yes. and not only had that money been appropriated, the money had been released to the department of defense, is that right? they were about to release it, yes. and then suddenly without explanation the president demanded the taxpayer funds be withheld from an ally who desperately needed the aid. right. mr. goldman, did the president notify congress about liz decision to withhold aid. no, he did not. and so the empowerment control act was designed to prevent the president from taking congressionally appropriated funds and doing whatever he wants with them. so is it true that in your intelligence rep
request to insert into the record the i.g. report released today about fisa and i said we would take it under advisement. we have reviewed it and without objection it will be entered into the record. miss roby. i m actually stunned by the process or lack there of taking place in this institution. i know friends that are thoughtful deliberative members of congress even they we disagree vehemently on policy but these proceedings being led by the majority like i said, it is stunning. i request not for t i cannot the majority would approach this in such a way that will forever cast doubt on why and how they chose to affect history with the impeachment of a president of the united states. and now to what has taken place here today, this is just bizarre. as a member of congress serving on the house judiciary
for a pre-text. when the mueller investigation found no evidence to support the monstrous lie that the president acted in collusion with russia, the democrats realized they were running out of time and suddenly the ukraine phone call replaced collusion, stormy daniels, tax returns and emoluments and even tweets as a reason to nullify the election, just a year before the next one is to be held. impeachment is one of the most serious powers with which congress is entrusted. it requires an overwhelming case of high crime supported by clear evidence that a vast majority of the nation deems compelling. our constitution vests the executive authority, including the enforcement of our laws with the president and it gives him sole authority to conduct our foreign affairs. clearly this includes requesting a foreign government to cooperate in resolving potentially corrupt and illegal interactions between that government s officials and ours.