Dems call U.S. diplomats testimony "damning" and "a sea change" in the impeachment inquiry; Diplomat testifies Trump linked Ukraine aid to Biden probe as allies push Trump to accept House will likely impeach him; McConnell hits Trump for calling impeachme

Erin Burnett OutFront

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🗓️ 23 October 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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U.S. diplomat testifies he was told "everything" depended on Ukraine announcing investigations that could help Trump; Top diplomat tells Congress Trump wanted probe of Bidens, 2016 in return for Ukraine aid; As top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine testifies in impeachment inquiry, Trump calls the constitutional process "a lynching"; Top diplomat: EU ambassador warned of "stalemate" if Ukraine president "did not clear things up" on Biden probe; McConnell contradicts Trump, denies calling Ukraine call "perfect"; Sen. McConnell distances himself from Trump as top diplomat testifies Trump linked Ukraine aid to Biden probe; Anonymous Trump official behind NYT op-ed to release book; New CNN poll: Support for impeachment growing; Iowa republican: Impeachment is background noise; IA voters speak out on impeachment as CNN poll shows growing support for it; NYT: some dems "anxious," Looking for other 2020 candidates; NYT: Anxious dems ask: "Is there anyone else" to beat TrumpTo 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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0:31.2	I'll find next breaking news, blistering testimony from Trump's top diplomat in Ukraine,
0:36.0	tying aid to the country to getting dirt on Joe Biden.
0:39.3	Plus, Trump's allies with a reality check warning the president, it's likely he will be impeached in the House.
0:44.5	So what's the president's strategy now?
0:47.3	And anxious Democrats looking at the 2020 field, apparently asking, is there anyone else?
0:52.2	Let's go out front.
0:55.2	And good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Outfront tonight. The breaking news. Explosive testimony from
1:00.2	Trump's top diplomat in Ukraine. Bill Taylor behind closed doors for 10 hours. And if you read just
1:07.7	his 15-page prepared opening statement, you know that Trump offered a quid pro quo.
1:13.3	Period. Full stop. End of story, according to Taylor.
1:16.2	This opening statement itself is thorough. It is detailed. In fact, for Taylor to read these 15 pages, it took over an hour.
1:24.1	Taylor telling lawmakers that President Trump used the powers of his office to push Ukraine to
1:28.7	investigate Biden and the 2016 election and a debunked conspiracy theory linked to that.
1:35.2	One of the most alarming admissions refers to the text message sent by Taylor to the ambassador
1:41.6	to the EU, Gordon Sondland, back in September. Let me just remind you of that
1:46.1	text message. It said, are we now saying that security assistance and White House meeting are
1:51.3	conditioned on investigations? Sondland responds, call me. Well, Taylor revealing exactly what was said
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