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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and ranking Republican Devin Nunes gave opening statements Wednesday afternoon during the fourth day of public impeachment hearings. They spoke before lawmakers heard testimony from Laura Cooper, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, and David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs.
The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, a key witness, testified that there was a "quid pro quo" between President Trump and Ukraine
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, highlighted on Wednesday remarks President Trump made about Ambassador Gordon Sondland in October and November. Watch Sondland's reaction.
At Wednesday's impeachment hearing, Ambassador Gordon Sondland reacted to President Trump's comment that he doesn't know Sondland well. Sondland said he and the president were not "close friends" but have a "professional, cordial working relationship."
Representative Jackie Speier, a Democrat from California, drew laughter and applause Wednesday for a comment she made about President Trump having "five Pinocchios on a daily basis." She made the remark while questioning Ambassador Gordon Sondland in his public impeachment hearing.
Republican Congressman Mike Turner criticized Ambassador Gordon Sondland for his "presumption" that the release of military aid to Ukraine was conditioned on announcing investigations - saying it amounted to "nothing." Watch their exchange at Wednesday's impeachment inquiry hearing.
Democrats and Republicans had additional time to question U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland on Wednesday. Watch this portion of the testimony.
Steve Castor, senior investigative counsel for Republicans, asked U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland Wednesday why he didn't include a "vignette" about a call he had with President Trump in his opening statement at the impeachment hearing. "It was in my previous testimony and I assumed if people had questions they would bring it up," Sondland said.
The president is visiting an Apple manufacturing plant in Austin with Apple CEO Tim Cook, but he fielded a number of questions about today's testimony of Gordon Sondland
California Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, and Steve Castor, senior investigative counsel for Republicans on the panel, questioned U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland on Wednesday, the fourth day of public impeachment hearings.
As U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland publicly testified in the impeachment hearing that President Trump engaged in a politically-charged quid pro quo, Mr. Trump focused on the part of his testimony that would help his case: Sondland said Mr. Trump told him on a September 9 call that he wanted "nothing" and "no quid pro quo" from Ukraine's president. September 9 is the day the whistleblower's complaint was formally filed with Congress.
"I know precisely what American policy was with respect to Ukraine," Pompeo said. "I was working on it, and I'm very proud of what we've accomplished"
On this week's episode of the "Where Did You Get This Number?" podcast, we explore Bernie Sanders' campaign heading into 2020 – plus brief impeachment analysis
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Daniel Goldman, senior adviser and director of investigations on the committee, questioned U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland on Wednesday, the fourth day of public impeachment hearings.
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland said it became "common knowledge that everything might be tied together" toward the end of August, meaning the release of military aid for Ukraine was tied to an announcement by Ukraine about opening investigations.
Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, implicated the president and secretary of state in what he called a "quid pro quo" scheme led by Rudy Giuliani to pressure Ukraine to open politically motivated investigations. Watch his opening statement Wednesday in the fourth day of public impeachment hearings.
"In your opening statement, you confirm that there was a quid pro quo between the White House meeting and the investigations into Burisma and the 2016 election that Giuliani was publicly promoting. Is that right?" House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff asked U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland on Wednesday. "Correct," Sondland replied.
Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the EU, said he and his colleagues "kept State Department leadership and others apprised of what we were doing" for months, and that the "State Department was fully supportive of our engagement in Ukraine efforts and was aware that a commitment to investigations was among the issues we were pursuing."
Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the EU, said Wednesday that he mentioned to Vice President Mike Pence his concerns that the delay in aid to Ukraine was tied to the issue of investigations.
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland said Wednesday he was first informed that the White House was withholding security aid to Ukraine on July 18 and that he was "never able to obtain a clear answer regarding the specific reason for the hold -- whether it was bureaucratic in nature ... or reflected some other concern." He said he concluded that the aid "was jeopardized."
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland confirmed he spoke with President Trump on the phone the day after Mr. Trump's July 25 call with the president of Ukraine. "I have no reason to doubt that this conversation included the subject of investigations," he said.
One of the most highly anticipated witnesses in the impeachment inquiry will be testifying during the fourth day of public hearings. The White House is reportedly "uneasy" about U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland's expected testimony because they consider it "unpredictable." CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle joins CBSN AM to discuss.
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland said Wednesday that Rudy Giuliani demanded Ukraine make a public statement announcing investigations of the 2016 election, DNC server and Burisma. He said Giuliani "was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, and we knew these investigations were important to the president."
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland testified Wednesday, "The suggestion that we were engaged in some irregular or rogue diplomacy is absolutely false."
California Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, issued a scathing rebuke of Democrats Wednesday and said U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland "is here today to be smeared." Watch his opening statement Wednesday in the fourth day of public impeachment hearings.
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"Whatever bumps and bruises we were suffering, we put it all aside and celebrated Thanksgiving in Nantucket," President Biden wrote in his 2017 book "Promise Me, Dad."
Trump's claims President Claudia Sheinbaum "agreed to stop migration through Mexico." She says she "explained" what Mexico was already doing.
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"The accused appears to have had no motive for killing the people other than the act of killing itself," prosecutors said.
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In settling, the three plaintiffs said they assign no "ill intent" to Rose and realize now that his conduct could be subject to interpretation.
Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers again asked the rapper be released on bond ahead of his trial, but the request was denied.
Members of the iconic band, the Grateful Dead, reflected on the impact bandmate Phil Lesh had on their lives and said they had hoped to play together again.
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