Schiff could be sworn in as a witness. How will all this play out to the race in the white house, jeff is here one of two democrats who voted to oppose the impeachment inquiry. The investigation impact on 2020, all that and a lot more as we look ahead on sunday morning features. In the public hearing in the impeachment inquiry will continue this upcoming week with eight officials are scheduled to testify. Including u. S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland whose name is come up so far. They heard testimony from William Taylor and george kent, the dippy assistant secretary of state for europe and eastern europe. Neither could answer this key question from john macklin. In this impeachment hearing today for treason or bribery and other high crimes, where is the impeachable offensive not call her either of you here today to assert there was an Impeachable Offense . Shouted out, anyone and raining right now ratcliff how intel Homeland Security and also former federal prosecuto
Witness. How will all this play out to the race in the white house, jeff is here one of two democrats who voted to oppose the impeachment inquiry. The investigation impact on 2020, all that and a lot more as we look ahead on sunday morning features. In the public hearing in the impeachment inquiry will continue this upcoming week with eight officials are scheduled to testify. Including u. S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland whose name is come up so far. They heard testimony from William Taylor and george kent, the dippy assistant secretary of state for europe and eastern europe. Neither could answer this key question from john macklin. In this impeachment hearing today for treason or bribery and other high crimes, where is the impeachable offensive not call her either of you here today to assert there was an Impeachable Offense . Shouted out, anyone and raining right now ratcliff how intel Homeland Security and also former federal prosecutor. Its always a pleasure to se
Toluca had reported at least according to her and according to politico was trying to work with the Ukrainian Embassy in d. C. To trade information, to share leads of that sort of thing . I saw the article. I didnt have any further information about that. Did you see the article at the time or did you only come did that only come to your attention subsequently . It has certainly been brought to my attention subsequently. I think i did see something to that effect at the time. You are the ambassador in country at this point. Did you aim to get to the bottom of that . If the reporting is true if what was told, is accurate, that would be concerning, correct . Well, i was ambassador in ukraine starting in august 2016, and what youre describing, if true as you said, what youre describing took place in the United States. So if there were concerns about what he was doing, i think that wouldve been handled here. Do you know her . I doubly so. Have you ever met her . I dont think so. She works
Now you wanted to finish your extended tour correct i did what did you want to do after that did you know i wasnt sure theres nothing wrong with georgetown its a fine place right its a wonderful place but its the only choice at the end of a distinguished career after all that its not the end of a hallmark movie its the end of a really bad reality t. V. Show brought to you by someone who knows a lot about that. Why did you. You previously testified that you sought advice from ambassador susan lyne at this time about what to do is act her act and. Why did you reach out to the ambassador. Because this was clearly so political and was not going to be. You know that the state department was not in a position shall we say to to manage the issue it didnt appear to me and so i asked ambassador some and who said that he. You know he was a political appointee he said he was close to the president and. He had just been in ukraine for a ship visit with some of his colleagues from brussels and so i
I would say that all ambassadors deal with other countries including aspiring countries. Unusual to name u. S. Ambassador to the eu to be responsible for all aspects of ukraine. I will take your answer. Its still in his portfolio which was my question. A man of great integrity. One of our our most successful ambassadors. You would agree hes a man of great reputation. Right . Yes. Would it surprise you if an 2004 john kerry had a member of his campaign who was a Foreign Policy advisor, traveling to ukraine in july and met with ukrainian officials and the ukraine ambassador, with that surprise you . A member of john kerrys campaign for president of the United States in 2004 travel to ukraine met with the u. S. Ambassador in july. Not necessarily. If a member of the campaign traveled to the ukraine, would you have taken that meeting . I guess it would depend on what the purpose of the meeting was. That meeting actually occurred. It was with john holbrook. A private citizen. Went to went t