CNN’s Lemon: You’d Have To Ignore a Lot of Facts To Believe GOP’s Defense

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Over and ░░░░░░░░ for me He says ░░░░░░░░ s secondhand information and ░░░░░░░░ s hearsay Let s ░░░░░░░░ forget Linda Tripp s ░░░░░░░░ in the Clinton impeachment ░░░░░░░░ hearsay and didn t ░░░░░░░░ Republicans like him from ░░░░░░░░ to impeach and impeaching ░░░░░░░░ Clinton Anyway this isn ░░░░░░░░ a criminal trial It ░░░░░░░░ an impeachment inquiry so ░░░░░░░░ is irrelevant and it ░░░░░░░░ just irrelevant But Lindsey ░░░░░░░░ says that he is ░░░░░░░░ with it after one ░░░░░░░░ Sounds like hiding your ░░░░░░░░ in the sand to ░░░░░░░░ because you d have ░░░░░░░░ ignore a whole lot ░░░░░░░░ evidence to buy what ░░░░░░░░ are arguing That there ░░░░░░░░ no there there And ░░░░░░░░ m going to take ░░░░░░░░ through it So let ░░░░░░░░ start with the most ░░░░░░░░ evidence that you would ░░░░░░░░ to ignore okay You ░░░░░░░░ have to ignore the ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ July 25th Ukraine call ░░░░░░░░ after president Zelenskyy says ░░░░░░░░ he liked to buy ░░░░░░░░ anti missiles from the ░░░░░░░░ States the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States President Trump ░░░░░░░░ I would like you ░░░░░░░░ do us a favor ░░░░░░░░ I would like you ░░░░░░░░ do us a favor ░░░░░░░░ There it is up ░░░░░░░░ your screen because our ░░░░░░░░ has been through a ░░░░░░░░ and Ukraine knows a ░░░░░░░░ about it Doesn t ░░░░░░░░ corruption Doesn t mention ░░░░░░░░ He mentions crowdstrike then ░░░░░░░░ on to mention Joe ░░░░░░░░ He goes on to ░░░░░░░░ him to investigate the ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theory that Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ behind the 2016 election ░░░░░░░░ and not Russia And ░░░░░░░░ he pushes for an ░░░░░░░░ of the Bidens though ░░░░░░░░ s no evidence of ░░░░░░░░ wrongdoing by either the ░░░░░░░░ president or his son ░░░░░░░░ if there was that ░░░░░░░░ not the way you ░░░░░░░░ someone to investigate But ░░░░░░░░ was no evidence that ░░░░░░░░ did anything wrong It ░░░░░░░░ right there on the ░░░░░░░░ transcript from the White ░░░░░░░░ But there s a ░░░░░░░░ lot more Okay Follow ░░░░░░░░ with me You d ░░░░░░░░ to ignore the sworn ░░░░░░░░ door testimony from lieutenant ░░░░░░░░ Alexander Vindman who is ░░░░░░░░ decorated army officer top ░░░░░░░░ expert on the National ░░░░░░░░ Council who is still ░░░░░░░░ his post by the ░░░░░░░░ he s still working ░░░░░░░░ was on that call ░░░░░░░░ under oath that he ░░░░░░░░ went to the top ░░░░░░░░ lawyer who told him ░░░░░░░░ keep quiet about what ░░░░░░░░ heard himself Okay He ░░░░░░░░ that it was abnormal ░░░░░░░░ the transcript to be ░░░░░░░░ on a secure server ░░░░░░░░ s supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ only for highly classified ░░░░░░░░ Which this call definitely ░░░░░░░░ not So why did ░░░░░░░░ put it there You ░░░░░░░░ have to ignore the ░░░░░░░░ that lieutenant colonel the ░░░░░░░░ colonel tried to fill ░░░░░░░░ ellipsis in in that ░░░░░░░░ ellipses he testified were ░░░░░░░░ to Biden and Burisma ░░░░░░░░ he wasn t allowed ░░░░░░░░ He s set to ░░░░░░░░ publicly next week You ░░░░░░░░ have to ignore the ░░░░░░░░ Bill Taylor dropped in ░░░░░░░░ televised testimony yesterday when ░░░░░░░░ revealed there was another ░░░░░░░░ the day after the ░░░░░░░░ 25th call a call ░░░░░░░░ which the president asked ░░░░░░░░ and million dollar donor ░░░░░░░░ donor Gordon Sondland about ░░░░░░░░ In the presence of ░░░░░░░░ staff at a restaurant ░░░░░░░░ sondland called President Trump ░░░░░░░░ told him of his ░░░░░░░░ in Kiev The member ░░░░░░░░ my staff could hear ░░░░░░░░ Trump on the phone ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador sondland about the ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador sondland told President ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians were ready ░░░░░░░░ move forward So in ░░░░░░░░ to the president s ░░░░░░░░ about investigations sondland says ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainians are ready to ░░░░░░░░ forward That aide who ░░░░░░░░ that is David Holmes ░░░░░░░░ career foreign service officer ░░░░░░░░ to testify behind closed ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow But he ll ░░░░░░░░ quite a story to ░░░░░░░░ So you d have ░░░░░░░░ ignore a lot There ░░░░░░░░ more that you d ░░░░░░░░ to ignore You d ░░░░░░░░ to ignore those text ░░░░░░░░ between Taylor and sondland ░░░░░░░░ Taylor asked pointblank whether ░░░░░░░░ and a White House ░░░░░░░░ for Ukraine within directly ░░░░░░░░ on the investigations the ░░░░░░░░ wanted I sent Ambassador ░░░░░░░░ a text message asking ░░░░░░░░ we are now saying ░░░░░░░░ the security assistance and ░░░░░░░░ White House meeting are ░░░░░░░░ on investigations Ambassador sondland ░░░░░░░░ asking me to call ░░░░░░░░ which I did During ░░░░░░░░ phone call Ambassador sondland ░░░░░░░░ me that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ told him that he ░░░░░░░░ president Zelenskyy to state ░░░░░░░░ that Ukraine will investigate ░░░░░░░░ and alleged Ukrainian interference ░░░░░░░░ the 2016 election Hmm ░░░░░░░░ to keep ignoring stuff ░░░░░░░░ if that s not ░░░░░░░░ enough he goes on ░░░░░░░░ say Ambassador sondland also ░░░░░░░░ me that he now ░░░░░░░░ that he had made ░░░░░░░░ mistake by earlier telling ░░░░░░░░ officials that only a ░░░░░░░░ House meeting with president ░░░░░░░░ was dependent on a ░░░░░░░░ announcement of the investigations ░░░░░░░░ fact Ambassador sondland said ░░░░░░░░ was dependent on such ░░░░░░░░ announcement including security assistance ░░░░░░░░ was dependent on a ░░░░░░░░ announcement of investigations Everything ░░░░░░░░ d have to ignore ░░░░░░░░ Let s remember while ░░░░░░░░ re ignoring let s ░░░░░░░░ Bill Taylor testified to ░░░░░░░░ under oath Twice In ░░░░░░░░ public testimony yesterday and ░░░░░░░░ his closed door testimony ░░░░░░░░ month Twice Something else ░░░░░░░░ d have to ignore ░░░░░░░░ bombshell revelation This one ░░░░░░░░ from Ambassador sondland himself ░░░░░░░░ after reading the transcripts ░░░░░░░░ closed door testimony from ░░░░░░░░ Taylor and top Russia ░░░░░░░░ Tim Morrison suddenly remembered ░░░░░░░░ conversation he had with ░░░░░░░░ top aide to president ░░░░░░░░ A private conversation Right ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy met with Vice ░░░░░░░░ Pence in Warsaw That ░░░░░░░░ September 1st After that ░░░░░░░░ meeting I now recall ░░░░░░░░ individually with Mr Yermak ░░░░░░░░ I said resumption of ░░░░░░░░ S Aid would likely ░░░░░░░░ occur until Ukraine provided ░░░░░░░░ public anti corruption statement ░░░░░░░░ we have been discussing ░░░░░░░░ many weeks Well that ░░░░░░░░ a pretty big piece ░░░░░░░░ evidence of a shakedown ░░░░░░░░ gives us investigations or ░░░░░░░░ us the investigations or ░░░░░░░░ don t get the ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador sondland likely to ░░░░░░░░ more to say about ░░░░░░░░ when he testifies publicly ░░░░░░░░ week More things you ░░░░░░░░ have to ignore You ░░░░░░░░ have to ignore the ░░░░░░░░ you heard with your ░░░░░░░░ ears when the acting ░░░░░░░░ of Staff Mick Mulvaney ░░░░░░░░ the world on live ░░░░░░░░ that the administration held ░░░░░░░░ aid for Ukraine in ░░░░░░░░ to get those corruption ░░░░░░░░ Told the world before ░░░░░░░░ very unsuccessfully tried to ░░░░░░░░ it back Did he ░░░░░░░░ mention to me in ░░░░░░░░ that the corruption related ░░░░░░░░ the DNC server Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ question about that But ░░░░░░░░ s it That s ░░░░░░░░ we held up the ░░░░░░░░ Just to be clear ░░░░░░░░ you just described is ░░░░░░░░ will not flow unless ░░░░░░░░ investigation into the democratic ░░░░░░░░ happened as well We ░░░░░░░░ we do that all ░░░░░░░░ time with foreign policy ░░░░░░░░ have news for everybody ░░░░░░░░ over it There s ░░░░░░░░ to be political influence ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy You d ░░░░░░░░ to ignore that You ░░░░░░░░ also have to ignore ░░░░░░░░ the president himself said ░░░░░░░░ reporters himself Himself On ░░░░░░░░ White House lawn last ░░░░░░░░ What exactly did you ░░░░░░░░ Zelenskyy would do about ░░░░░░░░ Bidens after your phone ░░░░░░░░ Exactly I would think ░░░░░░░░ they were honest about ░░░░░░░░ they d start a ░░░░░░░░ investigation into the Bidens ░░░░░░░░ s a very simple ░░░░░░░░ They should investigate the ░░░░░░░░ I misspoke I said ░░░░░░░░ week I meant last ░░░░░░░░ You heard the president ░░░░░░░░ there he said he ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine to investigate the ░░░░░░░░ You heard Mick Mulvaney ░░░░░░░░ admitted the aid money ░░░░░░░░ held up to pressure ░░░░░░░░ So to believe otherwise ░░░░░░░░ d have to ignore ░░░░░░░░ about everything All of ░░░░░░░░ facts that we have ░░░░░░░░ so far in this ░░░░░░░░ Keep your eye on ░░░░░░░░ ball Do not let ░░░░░░░░ eyes go with the ░░░░░░░░ object Wait until you ░░░░░░░░ what the president s ░░░░░░░░ tonight about the impeachment ░░░░░░░░