Happening now breaking news White House admission the acting chief of staff offers

stunning confirmation that USA to Ukraine was tied to the president's demand

for an investigation of Democrats.

Did Mick Mulvaney destroy Mr. Trump's no quid pro quo defense?

From bad to worse, Democrats are seizing on the Mulvaney bombshell suggesting it amounts

to a presidential confession in the impeachment investigation but the White House is

telling critics to quote get over it. Order to see Giuliani, a U.S. ambassador breaks through the president,

testifying that Mr. Trump effectively forced diplomats

to work with his personal lawyer on Ukraine.

Tonight, powerful new evidence of Rudy Giuliani's

central role in the Ukraine scandal.

And not a ceasefire.

That's what Turkey is saying about its new deal with the US, insisting it only agreed to pause its assault in Syria.

As President Trump touts an amazing outcome, is he giving Turkey exactly what it wants?

We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room. This is CNN breaking news.

We're following breaking news that cuts to the heart of the Ukraine's scandal and the Trump impeachment

inquiry. The acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney admitting to the

kind of quid pro quo that President Trump has repeatedly denied.

He confirmed that Mr. Trump froze U.S. aid to Ukraine

as part of his efforts to pressure that country

to investigate Democrats.

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