An investigation on a political rival . Mr. Morrison . In that hypothetical, no, i dont think he should do that. Yeah. And ambassador volker, im sure you agree. Yes. And the same would be true if it were a governor withholding the budget requests of the state police unless the state police agreed to conduct an investigation on a political rival. You would agree . Correct. Yes, sir. In your view is it any different for a member of congress . Of course not, right . Would you agree that the president has the same obligation as the mayor, as the governor, as the member of congress to not withhold aid unless he gets an investigation into a political rival, mr. Morrison . Yes, sir, i would agree with that hypothetical. I would agree. And were having a debate here both sides as to how to
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nsc legal was and is john eisenberg. he was my equivalent in that position. i wouldn t go to somebody subsordinate to him didn t you testify ural you were concerned about the political fall out based on the political climate in d.c.? yes, ma am. okay, all right. and how long have you supervised lieutenant colonel vindman? ma am, approximately i guess not approximately. july 15th to october 31 or so. okay. ambassador volker, you testified you believe congressional pressure helped unfreeze the security assistance being released. do you still standby that testimony today? i believe it was important. i met with staff members of the senate armed services committee. i had then solved a letter the