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
3.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2019
⏱️ 39 minutes
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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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