Whistleblower: Trump tried to get Ukraine to interfere in 2020 election, and White House tried to cover it up; Burr vows Senate Intel will get answers in whistleblower probe; Acting DNI Chief defers to White House on Guiliani questions, says he doesn't kn

Erin Burnett OutFront

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3.9 • 715 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Whistleblower: White House tried to cover up Trump's abuse of power; Whistleblower: White House officials said White House lawyers "directed" them to remove electronic transcript of Ukraine call; Whistleblower: White House officials moved Trump's call transcript to codeword-level system; "Not the first time"; Acting DNI Chief: I defer to White House on questions about Guiliani; Acting DNI Chief defers to White House on Guiliani's role; says only knowledge of him is from TV and news media; Guiliani defends digging for dirt on Bidens in Ukraine, insists that "When this is over, I will be the hero"; GOP Representative Turner to Trump: Ukraine phone call "Not ok"; Representative Hurd joins list of Republicans raising concerns, says "a lot in the whistleblower complaint that is concerning"; Trump accuses Biden of misconduct, despite no evidence; Trump accuses Vice President Biden of misconduct in firing of Ukrainian prosecutor; no evidence of any wrongdoing; Washington Post: former Ukrainian prosecutor mention in complaint says Hunter Biden didn't break Ukrainian law; Biden: Trump was trying to "hijack an election"; Trump: Democrats are launching impeachment inquiry because they are "going to lose the election"; Trump: can't act on guns because of impeachment inquiry; Trump mocks House Intel chair as "little Adam Schiff"; Trump slams Democrats whistleblower investigation as "a scam"; How authorities thwarted a 9/11 anniversary bomb plot; "Declassified" season premieres Sunday at 9p ET/PTTo 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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0:31.3	Out front next, breaking news, a bombshell from the whistleblower accusing White House officials
0:35.8	of trying to cover up President Trump's
0:37.6	attempt to interfere with the election. Plus, the president lashes out, attacking the whistleblower,
0:42.8	comparing whomever provided the information to a spy. And Rudy Giuliani, the president's lawyer,
0:48.8	defending his role with Ukraine, declaring he'll be a hero in the end. Is he or will he actually
0:54.1	be in legal trouble?
0:55.7	Let's go out front.
0:58.6	And good evening.
0:59.5	I'm Aaron Burnett.
1:00.3	Outfront tonight.
1:01.2	Unprecedented.
1:02.1	That is how the acting director of national intelligence, Joseph McGuire,
1:06.2	describes the stunning whistleblower complaint against the president today.
1:11.3	I believe that everything here in this matter is totally unprecedented.
1:17.3	The Intelligence Chief was on Capitol Hill, testifying moments after the whistleblower's complaint was released publicly.
1:24.2	Now, McGuire, longtime military career 36 years, was picked for this job by Trump,
1:29.9	and he was unable to defend Trump's assertion that the whistleblower is a political hack.
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