'The reason we don't ask...fact witnesses to make the judgment about whether a crime of bribery has been committed,' Rep. Adam Schiff says, 'is you're fact witnesses. It will be our job to decide whether the impeachable act of bribery has occurred.'
Two White House national security aides who expressed concerns about a July phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's leader are appearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, becoming the first current White House officials to testify publicly in the Democrats' impeachment investigation.
He added"The reason we don't ask witnesses, who are fact witnesses, to make a judgment about whether a crime or bribery has been committed. …. For one thing, you may not be aware of all the facts brought forward in this investigation."Democrat Rep. Jim Himes also insinuated that Rep. Jim Jordan was accusing Vindman of disloyalty to the U.S. in his line of questioning about when Vindman was offered the position of defense minister for Ukraine, which Vindman said he denied.
Williams went on to say that the president’s tweet “certainly surprised” her and that she did not consider herself a"Never Trumper." “It was pretty clear that the president wanted Zelenskiy to commit to investigate the Bidens?” Schiff asked.“One of the ‘favors’ that you properly characterized as a demand,” Schiff added.Schiff asks Vindman if he would like to take a short break and Vindman says he would.Republican Counsel Steve Castor asked Vindman if he was offered the position of Ukrainian defense minister during the trip to Ukrainian President Zelenskiy’s inauguration.
GOP counsel Steve Castor followed up, claiming that Vindman, behind closed doors, didn't initially recall whether the election came up. Vindman said that he clarified that later in his testimony."Yes, I guess that's a term now," Vindman replied with a smile.During a testy exchange about the whistleblower whose complaint brought to light the nature of the July 25 phone call, Vindman corrected Nunes when the Republican ranking member referred to him as, “Mr. Vindman.”Rep.
Chairman Schiff interjected, telling Nunes the hearing would not be used as a vehicle for Republicans to unmask the whistleblower. "I said that this request to conduct these meetings was inappropriate. These investigations was inappropriate and had nothing to do with national security policy," Vindman said.Vindman says he had already been tracking the"alternative narrative" around Ukraine when he decided to immediately report the July 25 call to NSC lawyers.
"Vindman says his talking points encouraged the president to raise the issue of corruption. At the time, the White House readout of the call said the issue came up. But Vindman notes the president never actually raised the issue. And the transcript that the White House released last week shows it was not brought up," Bruce says.
“In this case, the power disparity between the two leaders, my impression is that in order to get the White House meeting, President Zelenskiy would have to deliver these investigations.” Vindman notes his brother is in the audience and then directs his testimony at his father, who fled the Soviet Union 40 years ago and brought Vindman and his brother to the United States.
Pence aide Jennifer Williams on Pres. Trump's Ukraine call:"I found the July 25th phone call unusual, because in contrast to other presidential calls I had observed, it involved discussion of what appeared to be a domestic political matter." https://t.co/xAXyojJvAX pic.twitter.
Vindman and Williams are sitting side-by-side at the witness table as Schiff introduces them as having been alarmed by the July 25 call.ABC News Senior Congressional Correspondent Mary Bruce notes that today's witnesses provide some of the testimony that prompted the impeachment inquiry by raising concerns about the administration's dealings in Ukraine.
Vindman told investigators, according to a transcript of his closed session, that he was"concerned" by the call, adding that he"did not think it was proper to demand that a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen," a reference to the suggestion from Trump that Ukraine investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, and his work for Ukrainian energy company Burisma.
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