Top diplomat repeatedly describes quid pro quo in testimony; Transcript released of witness who described quid pro quo; Democrats see election victories as roadmap for 2020 win

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🗓️ 6 November 2019

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Top diplomat says he was told Trump wanted investigations announced in exchange for aid; Schiff: first public impeachment hearings next week; Taylor: "it was my clear understanding" Ukraine wouldn't get aid without announcing Biden probe; Sen. Hirono backs resolution to protect whistleblower; First public hearings on impeachment set for next week; Giuliani mentioned 400+ times in transcripts as a key player in Ukraine dealings; Steve Bannon to testify against Roger Stone; Democrat claims victory over Trump-backed Republican in Kentucky governor's race; Defense Secy Esper says he advised Trump on service members facing war crimes allegations; Sources: Defense Secy to urge Trump not to intervene in war crime casesTo 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.
0:05.0	Welcome to the lead up Jake Tapper.
0:06.3	We have Breaking News in the House impeachment inquiry this afternoon.
0:09.7	The House of Representatives released more than 300 pages of testimony in which the top U.S. Diplomatic of White House pushing the Ukrainians in what Taylor clearly sees as a quid pro quo.
0:25.6	A White House meeting and hundreds of million dollars in aid for Ukraine only if the Ukrainian
0:31.5	government announced investigations that Trump clearly
0:34.3	saw is helpful to him. Taylor testified that President Trump's point man in
0:37.9	the administration on Ukraine, Ambassador Gordon Sandlin, quote,
0:40.9	told me that President Trump had told him that he wants Ukraine
0:44.8	President Zilinsky to state publicly that Ukraine will investigate Berizma and alleged
0:49.3	Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
0:52.1	Berizma, of course, is the Ukrainian company on which Joe Biden's son Hunter served
0:57.0	on the board.
0:58.2	Taylor testifying, quote, that was my clear understanding.
1:01.3	Security assistance money would not come until the President of Ukraine committed to pursue the investigation.
1:07.0	Question, so if they don't do this, they are not going to get that?
1:12.0	Was your understanding
1:13.4	Taylor yes sir question are you aware that quid pro quo literally means this for that
1:20.3	Taylor I am
1:22.1	Taylor also describes an odd situation where the president seems to believe that by stating explicitly that something is not a quid pro quo, this, for that, that that somehow negates it being one.
1:34.1	Sonland telling Taylor President Trump was adamant that President
1:37.2	Zilinsky himself had to clear things up and do it in public.
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