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CNN: Vindman Testified He Believed Pres. Trump Demanded Quid Pro Quo From Ukraine; Attacking Vindman; Pres. Trump's Smear Of Veterans; Making A Difference

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

CNN: Vindman Testified He Was Convinced Of Quid Pro Quo During A July 10 WH Meeting With Ukrainian Officials; CNN: Vindman Testified He Believed Pres. Trump Demanded Quid Pro Quo From Ukraine; Source: NSC Official Set To Testify Thursday, Will Leave Job Soon; Lawyers Says Bolton Will Not Appear Without Subpoena; House Rules Committee Advances Impeachment Inquiry Resolution; CNN: Vindman Believed Pres. Trump Personally Withheld Aid As A Way To Force Ukraine To Announce Probe Into Bidens; Anticipation Builds For Impeachment Vote, Thursday Testimony; Gold Star Father Khizr Khan Reacts To Pres. Trump Attacking White House Official, Decorated Soldier, As "Never Trumper"; Pentagon Releases First Images Of Al-Baghdadi Raid; Pentagon Releases First Image From Raid On ISIS Leader; Top 10 CNN Heroes Of 2019; Meet The Top 10 CNN Heroes Of 2019To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening.

0:02.3

Given what we learned in just the last few hours, it's hard not to see this as another

0:06.1

pivotal day in the impeachment inquiry.

0:08.1

The headlines alone speak volumes.

0:10.4

CNN has learned that what Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vinman said yesterday in secret

0:14.4

testimony.

0:15.4

Sources present at the deposition telling the Leeds Jake Tapper that White House NSE

0:20.5

official testified he was convinced that President Trump was personally blocking military

0:25.2

to Ukraine to get the country to announce a probe into the Biden's.

0:29.4

In other words, pressure designed to force a quid pro quo leading up to that July 25th

0:33.9

phone call with Ukraine's president, which the president still maintains, was completely

0:38.5

proper.

0:39.5

It was a perfect call.

0:42.7

An absolutely perfect phone conversation.

0:45.2

It was perfect.

0:46.6

That was perfect.

0:47.6

I made a perfect call.

0:48.6

Not a good call.

0:49.6

Perfect call.

0:50.6

Well, keep it in mind.

0:52.4

But Colonel Vinman, a decorated combat veteran described, does not spell perfection.

0:57.3

That's not all he said.

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