Trump's Chief of Staff admits to quid pro quo with Ukraine; Republicans slam Mulvaney for admitting quid pro quo on Ukraine

Erin Burnett OutFront

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🗓️ 18 October 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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White House in damage control mode after Chief of Staff admits to quid pro quo with Ukraine; Mulvaney admits to quid pro quo with Ukraine despite repeated Trump denials that no such deal existed; Department of Justice official on quid pro quo admission: "That is news to us"; Mulvaney: Politics involved in foreign policy, "get over it"; Representative Cummings dead at 68; was key figure in impeachment inquiry; Explosive testimony: diplomat breaks with Trump, says he had no choice but to work with Giuliani; Trump's ambassador to EU testifies for 10 hours; says Trump ordered him to work with Giuliani on Ukraine; Wall Street Journal: Trump agreed Mulvaney had to walk back quid pro quo remark; Mulvaney defends Giuliani's work in Ukraine; says it is "not illegal" and "President gets to use who he wants to"; GOP Senator Murkowski on Mulvaney admitting quid pro quo on U.S. aid to Ukraine: "Absolutely that's a concern"; GOP Representative Francis Rooney: Mulvaney's Ukraine remarks "troubling"; Schiff: Mulvaney admitting quid pro quo on Ukraine means "things have gone from very, very bad to much, much worse"; Pelosi dodges question on impeachment inquiry timeline as McConnell says Trump's Senate trial could be weeks away; Romney rips Trump, calls for hearings into his Syria actions; Trump touts ceasefire in Syria, Romney says it's not a victory; Romney, Rubio slam Trump after Trump claims ceasefire deal is a victory; Picture this: Trump's Pelosi insult backfiresTo 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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1:01.4	Outfront next, breaking news, quid pro quo. Trump's chief of staff admits there was one, the White
1:06.6	House tonight in massive cleanup mode. Plus the president's handpicked ambassador turns,
1:11.4	what did he tell lawmakers behind closed doors? We've got the new details this moment. And
1:15.8	President Trump admitting he resolved a crisis, claiming that he resolved a crisis, he created,
1:22.3	and his own party is calling him out tonight. Let's go out front. Good evening. I'm Aaron Burnett. Out front tonight,
1:29.2	the breaking news. President Trump's acting chief of staff today blowing the lid off, Trump's
1:33.6	claim there was no quid pro quo with Ukraine. And tonight, Mick Mulvaney is desperately trying to
1:39.1	undo the damage. So I just wanted to read for you the key lines of the statement that Mick Mulvaney
1:43.9	just put out.
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