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How Trump’s Syria decision is testing GOP support

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The Washington Post

News, True Crime, Politics

4.14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

First, Pentagon reporter Dan Lamothe explains the complexities of the Turkey-Syria conflict. Then, political reporter Robert Costa explains how Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from the border area might be putting his political coalition at risk.

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0:00.0

Week 3 in the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump is wrapping up.

0:05.4

Here are some updates to keep you up to speed.

0:08.1

Two associates of Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, were arrested Wednesday on

0:15.6

campaign finance charges.

0:17.8

The two men are charged with scheming to funnel foreign money to U.S. politicians in an

0:22.4

effort to affect U.S. Ukraine relations.

0:26.3

Both men have helped Giuliani investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son,

0:31.1

but the indictment does not mention Giuliani or suggest that he was part of the alleged

0:35.2

crimes.

0:36.2

House investigators issued subpoenas to those two men following their arrest.

0:43.8

Thursday, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said he would be open to a joint investigation

0:50.0

of Ukraine's role in the U.S. presidential election in 2016.

0:54.6

The president of the Burisma Gas Company, which had recruited Joe Biden's son Hunter

0:58.0

to its board.

0:59.6

But Zelensky didn't elaborate except to point out that no one has presented Ukraine with

1:04.0

evidence of any wrongdoing.

1:08.2

Also Thursday, House Democrats subpoenaed Energy Secretary Rick Perry giving him a deadline

1:12.8

of October 18th to produce key documents related to the impeachment inquiry.

1:17.6

In a phone call with House Republicans last week, Trump emphasized that he had made a July

1:22.1

25th call with Zelensky at the request of Perry.

1:25.5

Trump said Perry urged him to contact Zelensky to discuss a liquefied natural gas project.

1:33.5

And while developments in the impeachment inquiry have dominated domestic politics, a

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