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His fallback argument is that presidents have full authority to shape foreign policy, even to help their own campaigns.
Rep. Denny Heck (D-Wash.) offers Under Secretary of State David Hale a chance to defend Marie Yovanovitch in the way that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would not.
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) appeared to belittle Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s military rank, questioning his dress uniform and why he previously corrected his title to Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says he challenged President Trump because “This is America ... And here, right matters.”
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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman says a Ukrainian official asked him to be the country’s defense minister, but that he repeatedly turned down the post and reported it to the appropriate U.S. officials.
One critic asked the president, "She scares you, doesn't she?"
When House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) intervened to let former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch finish answering a question, Rep. Mike Turner said, “Nope. Not on my time. You’re done. Right?”
Republican staff counsel Steve Castor’s phone appears to buzz during his questioning of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.
As former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch testified before the House Intelligence Committee, President Trump attacked her on Twitter. Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) gave her a chance to respond in real time.
Critics said the White House has no cogent response to the hearings because all the facts line up against Trump.