Star Witness

Article II: Inside Impeachment

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🗓️ 13 June 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In testimony on Tuesday, Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine, described what he saw as a high-stakes decision by President Trump to withhold $391 million in aid to Ukraine. Dan De Luce, national security and global affairs reporter for the NBC News investigative unit, recounts Taylor’s opening statement and whether it support the theory of a “quid pro quo.” And, NBC Justice Correspondent Pete Williams joins Steve Kornacki to answer a listener question on what happens if a witness lies to Congress. Have questions about the impeachment inquiry? Email us at [email protected]. Further reading: ‘Never Trump’ Republican to represent Bill Taylor, diplomat at center of impeachment inquiryHouse Democrats look for paper trail on blocked military aid to Ukraine For a transcript, please visit https://www.nbcnews.com/articletwo.

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0:00.0	From NBC News, this is Article 2, Inside Impeachment.
0:08.7	I'm Steve Kurnaki.
0:09.6	Today is Wednesday, October 23rd, and here's what's happening.
0:15.2	In my 10 short months in Congress, it's not even noon, right?
0:20.8	And this is the, my most disturbing day in Congress so far.
0:25.0	That is one freshman Democrat leaving a secure room on Capitol Hill on Tuesday after hearing
0:30.6	testimony from the acting ambassador to Ukraine,
0:33.3	Bill Taylor.
0:34.8	Taylor was expected to be a star witness in the impeachment inquiry
0:38.3	into President Trump, and the Democrats weren't disappointed.
0:42.0	His testimony will be held up as a significant component of the pathway to what we decide
0:50.3	when it comes to articles of impeachment as it should be.
0:52.3	His opening statement, which is now in the public domain,
0:55.0	is devastating to Donald Trump.
0:57.4	It was very damning for the president.
0:58.8	Remember, this deposition was behind closed door,
1:01.9	so we don't know everything that was said during the nine
1:04.4	hours of testimony but Taylor's opening statement was released on Tuesday.
1:09.8	As he went through the methodical evidence and notes that he'd taken, it provoked size and gas.
1:15.0	According to members who were in the room with him, his testimony represents a sea change, that's the phrase,
1:21.0	and elicited size and gasps.
1:23.6	Republicans say Taylor's opening remarks don't tell the full story.
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