Impeachment witnesses further tie Trump to Ukraine pressure, Trump legal team source calls hearings "Theater" but not damaging to President

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🗓️ 14 November 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Taylor: Sondland said Trump cared more about investigations of Biden than about Ukraine, Taylor testifies withholding aid to Ukraine for help with political campaign was "Crazy", Impeachment witness reveals new information about Trump's involvement in "Alarming" Ukraine scheme, Key witness: Diplomat said "Everything" was dependent on Ukraine President announcing investigations, Trump: Didn't watch "One minute" of hearings, can't remember newly revealed phone call, Key witness: aide heard Trump ask diplomat about "Investigations" a day after call with Ukraine PresidentTo 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	This is CNN breaking news.
0:10.0	Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world.
0:13.0	I'm Will Flitzer in the situation room,
0:14.6	and we're following breaking news.
0:16.5	Day one of the first public televised hearing
0:19.6	in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
0:22.4	For only the fourth time in American history, Americans are now seeing opposition
0:26.8	lawmakers trying to make a case that the President of the United States has committed
0:31.7	acts that warrant removing him from office, in this case
0:35.2	by seeking political advantage from a foreign government Ukraine.
0:39.1	The House Intelligence Committee questioning career diplomats, George Kent and Bill Taylor both
0:43.9	with extensive records of service in Ukraine and Taylor delivering bombshell
0:49.6	testimony in his opening statement saying that he was told President Trump cared more about
0:54.8	investigations of his political rival Joe Biden than he cared about Ukraine.
1:01.5	We begin with the details of today's testimony.
1:03.4	Our political correspondent, Sarah Murray, is here with me in the situation room.
1:06.7	Sarah, the witnesses revealed some new information.
1:09.8	That's right, Wolf.
1:10.6	We got new details about exactly what President Trump cared about when it came to Ukraine
1:15.0	and for the American public it was the first look behind the curtain at these impeachment
1:19.5	proceedings and all the partisan posturing that comes along with it.
1:23.0	In the impeachment inquiry into Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States.
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