Vindman & Williams impeachment hearing highlights
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a National Security Council expert on Ukraine, and Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Pence, testified Tuesday in the Trump impeachment inquiry.
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Day 3, Part 12: Dems question Volker & Morrison
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Daniel Goldman, senior adviser and director of investigations on the committee, questioned Kurt Volker and Tim Morrison on Tuesday in the third day of public impeachment hearings. Volker is the former special envoy to Ukraine and Morrison is the outgoing senior director of European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council and a deputy assistant to the president.
Day 3, Part 10: Morrison's opening statement
Tim Morrison, the departing senior director of European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council, urged lawmakers not to lose sight of the ongoing military conflict in eastern Ukraine. He also said he does not know who the whistleblower is. Watch his opening statement in the third day of public impeachment hearings.
New impeachment inquiry revelations
Four officials are testifying Tuesday in the public impeachment hearings, including three who have first-hand knowledge of the call at the center of the proceedings between President Trump and the president of Ukraine. But it's what State Department official David Holmes said in his closed-door testimony that is poking holes in Republicans’ defense. Nancy Cordes reports.
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8 witnesses to testify in impeachment hearings
It could be a blockbuster week of testimony this week in the impeachment hearings. Eight witnesses are expected to speak publicly. The witness list includes former Ukraine envoy Kurt Volker and three people who heard first-hand the July 25th phone call that led to the impeachment inquiry. Nancy Cordes reports.
Pelosi suggests whistleblower prompted release of Ukraine aid
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there was a connection between the House learning of the whistleblower's complaint and the release of military aid to Ukraine just days later.
Impact of public impeachment testimony
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Trump adds tension to impeachment hearings
President Trump added new tension to the public impeachment hearings, which the White House dismissed as "useless and inconsequential." Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified Friday about a smear campaign orchestrated by the president's associates that led to her removal. But moments after her testimony began, the president weighed in, attacking her in real time. Ben Tracy reports.
Trump denies witness intimidation
President Trump is responding to accusations of witness intimidation. instead, he flipped the script on Adam Schiff. Weijia Jiang reports.
Democrats make their case for impeachment
House Democrats tried to bolster their impeachment case against President Trump Friday during the testimony of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. Lawmakers said the president attempted to bribe Ukraine's leader to investigate his possible 2020 opponent Joe Biden. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman, CBSN political contributor Molly Hooper, and professor at Loyola Law School Jessica Levinson joined CBSN to discuss the legal case Democrats must make to remove the president from office.
Marie Yovanovitch impeachment hearing highlights
The former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine testified Friday in the House impeachment inquiry. CBS News discusses the most revealing moments.
Pelosi reacts to Trump's tweets
President Trump is accused of witness intimidation after he targeted former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on Twitter. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan, the president was trying to "undermine" Yovanovitch.
Pelosi slams Trump's attacks on witnesses
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday slammed President Trump for his public attacks on witnesses, including former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. "He should not frivolously throw out insults, but that's what he does. I think part of it is his own insecurity as an imposter," Pelosi told CBS News' Margaret Brennan in a wide-ranging interview.
Day 2, Part 6: Five-minute rounds of questioning
The second day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry included five-minute rounds of questioning by Intelligence Committee members, which they could yield to colleagues. Watch this portion of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch's testimony.
Day 2, Part 5: Nunes, Castor question Yovanovitch
California Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, and Steve Castor, senior investigative counsel for Republicans on the panel, questioned former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch during the second day of public impeachment hearings. Watch the full line of questioning.
Day 2, Part 3: Yovanovitch's opening statement
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch outlined her career as a diplomat, her work in Ukraine and the events surrounding her departure from the country. Watch her opening statement in the second day of public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry.
Day 2, Part 1: Schiff's opening statement
During the second day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff described the abrupt ouster of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and called her an "exemplary officer who was widely praised and respected by her colleagues." Watch his opening statement.
What to expect from Day 2 of public hearings
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, who will testify Friday at the second public hearing in the Trump impeachment inquiry, has served under six presidents. Behind closed doors, Yovanovitch testified that she believed Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, was calling for her removal. Margaret Brennan joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about what to expect from the hearing.
Ex-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine to testify
Day 2 of the public hearings in the House impeachment inquiry begin Friday with the testimony of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch. President Trump removed her in May and two months later, speaking to Ukraine's president, he described her as "bad news" and warned she was "going to go through some things." Nancy Cordes reports on what to expect at the hearing.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to testify
Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted earlier this year, will testify in a public hearing Friday. Multiple witnesses have accused President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, of engaging in a smear campaign against her. Political contributors Antjuan Seawright and Leslie Sanchez join CBSN to discuss the messaging tactics of both parties in the impeachment inquiry.
Diplomats say Trump pushed for investigation
In the first public impeachment hearings, top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine Bill Taylor revealed details of a previously undisclosed phone call between President Trump and Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid, and former U.S. deputy assistant attorney general Bob Litt joined CBSN to discuss major takeaways from yesterday's hearing and what to expect next.
Impeachment hearings: New revelation
Day 1 of historic impeachment hearings produced a startling claim, directly tying President Trump to the effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son. The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, Bill Taylor, testified a member of his staff overheard a call between the president and ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland. Nancy Cordes reports.
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