RUSH TRANSCRIPT As senators ░░░░░░░░ over day one of ░░░░░░░░ president s defense strategy ░░░░░░░░ house has received more ░░░░░░░░ about the president s ░░░░░░░░ at the center of ░░░░░░░░ impeachment charges The intelligence ░░░░░░░░ is in possession of ░░░░░░░░ audio tape that appears ░░░░░░░░ be vote of President ░░░░░░░░ at a dinner with ░░░░░░░░ Parnas in 2018 We ░░░░░░░░ the president demanding the ░░░░░░░░ of Marie Yovanovitch This ░░░░░░░░ all according to parnas ░░░░░░░░ attorney ABC News obtained ░░░░░░░░ audio Let s listen ░░░░░░░░ biggest problem is we ░░░░░░░░ to get rid of ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador She s left ░░░░░░░░ from the Clinton Administration ░░░░░░░░ around tell everybody wait ░░░░░░░░ s going to get ░░░░░░░░ Just wait Get rid ░░░░░░░░ her Get her out ░░░░░░░░ don t care out ░░░░░░░░ her out tomorrow Take ░░░░░░░░ out Okay Do it ░░░░░░░░ should point out that ░░░░░░░░ wasn t fired until ░░░░░░░░ year after that conversation ░░░░░░░░ there The president has ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t know ░░░░░░░░ Let s listen to ░░░░░░░░ the president has said ░░░░░░░░ don t know parnas ░░░░░░░░ guess I had pictures ░░░░░░░░ which I do with ░░░░░░░░ of people including people ░░░░░░░░ that I did meet ░░░░░░░░ met him Know nothing ░░░░░░░░ him He s trying ░░░░░░░░ make a deal for ░░░░░░░░ All right His conversation ░░░░░░░░ parnas really refutes what ░░░░░░░░ said First of all ░░░░░░░░ s a sort of ░░░░░░░░ t believe me believe ░░░░░░░░ lying eyes or however ░░░░░░░░ goes Lying ears in ░░░░░░░░ case He portrayed it ░░░░░░░░ that clip as if ░░░░░░░░ s someone I shook ░░░░░░░░ with on a rope ░░░░░░░░ Maybe they re not ░░░░░░░░ friends but clearly they ░░░░░░░░ each other They have ░░░░░░░░ at more than one ░░░░░░░░ together including the one ░░░░░░░░ tape First of all ░░░░░░░░ president is being at ░░░░░░░░ minimum not forthcoming Perhaps ░░░░░░░░ out right lying about ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ remembering is that look ░░░░░░░░ Ambassador to any country ░░░░░░░░ the president s personal ░░░░░░░░ to that country If ░░░░░░░░ doesn t like that ░░░░░░░░ he simply can go ░░░░░░░░ channels and have them ░░░░░░░░ or reassigned There doesn ░░░░░░░░ need to be this ░░░░░░░░ off the books sort ░░░░░░░░ negotiation of how to ░░░░░░░░ rid of her What ░░░░░░░░ really amounted to a ░░░░░░░░ campaign That s what ░░░░░░░░ in that space are ░░░░░░░░ It s worth pointing ░░░░░░░░ this isn t the ░░░░░░░░ time we have heard ░░░░░░░░ president say I don ░░░░░░░░ know them never met ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ person well Never had ░░░░░░░░ conversation What do you ░░░░░░░░ of this throw away ░░░░░░░░ I think it is ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ good word Lots of ░░░░░░░░ his supporters just don ░░░░░░░░ mind He ll say ░░░░░░░░ like that He ll ░░░░░░░░ it Whether it s ░░░░░░░░ about a person that ░░░░░░░░ knows or he s ░░░░░░░░ with or about a ░░░░░░░░ It s just part ░░░░░░░░ how he acts and ░░░░░░░░ of how he says ░░░░░░░░ I think sometimes because ░░░░░░░░ seems pretty clear which ░░░░░░░░ the Senate is going ░░░░░░░░ this you wonder if ░░░░░░░░ is going to matter ░░░░░░░░ know it s probably ░░░░░░░░ going to matter in ░░░░░░░░ of this but if ░░░░░░░░ should matter It should ░░░░░░░░ Why should it matter ░░░░░░░░ goes to context and ░░░░░░░░ forth a scheme to ░░░░░░░░ rid of this Ambassador ░░░░░░░░ this scheme had sprouted ░░░░░░░░ a here before she ░░░░░░░░ gotten rid of He ░░░░░░░░ go through the regular ░░░░░░░░ and just fire her ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ happening here It goes ░░░░░░░░ the context of why ░░░░░░░░ he really want to ░░░░░░░░ a stall to the ░░░░░░░░ It fits into if ░░░░░░░░ re a prosecutor putting ░░░░░░░░ a case you want ░░░░░░░░ jurors to see all ░░░░░░░░ the evidence It goes ░░░░░░░░ that context That s ░░░░░░░░ it matters It s ░░░░░░░░ forward because if he ░░░░░░░░ trying to make a ░░░░░░░░ that s why you ░░░░░░░░ hearing this information now ░░░░░░░░ are hearing about this ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ senators should hear about ░░░░░░░░ as well Let s ░░░░░░░░ now to Mike Pompeo ░░░░░░░░ was being interviewed by ░░░░░░░░ and she pressed him ░░░░░░░░ whether he owed yovanovitch ░░░░░░░░ apology He abruptly ended ░░░░░░░░ interview I was taken ░░░░░░░░ the secretary s private ░░░░░░░░ room where he was ░░░░░░░░ and where he shouted ░░░░░░░░ me for the same ░░░░░░░░ of time for the ░░░░░░░░ had lasted He was ░░░░░░░░ happy to have been ░░░░░░░░ about Ukraine He asked ░░░░░░░░ you think Americans care ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine He used the ░░░░░░░░ word in that sentence ░░░░░░░░ many others He asked ░░░░░░░░ I could find Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ a map I said ░░░░░░░░ He called out for ░░░░░░░░ AIDS to bring him ░░░░░░░░ no writing or country ░░░░░░░░ marks I pointed to ░░░░░░░░ He said people will ░░░░░░░░ about this and then ░░░░░░░░ turned and said he ░░░░░░░░ things to do and ░░░░░░░░ him again for his ░░░░░░░░ and left Let s ░░░░░░░░ in CNN senior media ░░░░░░░░ Bryan Stelter to talk ░░░░░░░░ this Tell us what ░░░░░░░░ you have on this ░░░░░░░░ also what is Pompeo ░░░░░░░░ of the story This ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration disrespect ░░░░░░░░ the press and how ░░░░░░░░ s trickled down from ░░░░░░░░ president to his top ░░░░░░░░ and throughout his government ░░░░░░░░ think there are staffers ░░░░░░░░ were appalled by his ░░░░░░░░ He s kind of ░░░░░░░░ of denying a bit ░░░░░░░░ it Here is part ░░░░░░░░ the statement he came ░░░░░░░░ today A stunning statement ░░░░░░░░ says NPR reporter lied ░░░░░░░░ me twice First last ░░░░░░░░ in setting up our ░░░░░░░░ and agreeing to have ░░░░░░░░ post interview off the ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo is not denying ░░░░░░░░ is claiming it was ░░░░░░░░ the record meaning she ░░░░░░░░ t supposed to describe ░░░░░░░░ conversation A couple of ░░░░░░░░ about that Kelly says ░░░░░░░░ was no off the ░░░░░░░░ agreement It s a ░░░░░░░░ way agreement The reporter ░░░░░░░░ to agree and off ░░░░░░░░ record is not way ░░░░░░░░ have chance to scream ░░░░░░░░ reporters Pompeo has a ░░░░░░░░ of hostility toward members ░░░░░░░░ the media He s ░░░░░░░░ in this with other ░░░░░░░░ in the past and ░░░░░░░░ s also criticized reporters ░░░░░░░░ interviews as well There ░░░░░░░░ a kind of a ░░░░░░░░ going on here but ░░░░░░░░ s Kelly at NPR ░░░░░░░░ has the credibility It ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo in a situation ░░░░░░░░ this It leads into ░░░░░░░░ both of hostility toward ░░░░░░░░ media and an unwillingness ░░░░░░░░ answer questions Ultimately that ░░░░░░░░ what this is about ░░░░░░░░ does not want to ░░░░░░░░ about the Ukraine scheme ░░░░░░░░ doesn t This is ░░░░░░░░ a letter from senators ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo Tell us about ░░░░░░░░ From four Democratic senators ░░░░░░░░ of them have written ░░░░░░░░ letter to Pompeo saying ░░░░░░░░ insulting comments to the ░░░░░░░░ reporter are beneath the ░░░░░░░░ of the Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ They say at a ░░░░░░░░ when jury room journalists ░░░░░░░░ being jailed and killed ░░░░░░░░ assaulting comments are beneath ░░░░░░░░ office That s a ░░░░░░░░ statement from four Democratic ░░░░░░░░ I got to suspect ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is watching ░░░░░░░░ s pleased to see ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State insultsing ░░░░░░░░ reporter using profanity in ░░░░░░░░ presence I suspect he ░░░░░░░░ seeing that although many ░░░░░░░░ are disgusted by it ░░░░░░░░ Count me I won ░░░░░░░░ speak for you guys ░░░░░░░░ count me among those ░░░░░░░░ It s even clear ░░░░░░░░ listening to the interview ░░░░░░░░ she does it s ░░░░░░░░ good interview Her follow ░░░░░░░░ questions are on point ░░░░░░░░ says something that isn ░░░░░░░░ true He says he ░░░░░░░░ defended all State Department ░░░░░░░░ She says what about ░░░░░░░░ Yovanovitch because he did ░░░░░░░░ defend her She just ░░░░░░░░ a follow up question ░░░░░░░░ show me the paper ░░░░░░░░ me the statement where ░░░░░░░░ have It s a ░░░░░░░░ good Show me evidence ░░░░░░░░ me the evidence Cite ░░░░░░░░ she says Cite where ░░░░░░░░ statements are You said ░░░░░░░░ have done it so ░░░░░░░░ me that A very ░░░░░░░░ thing That s when ░░░░░░░░ loses it and the ░░░░░░░░ aspect of having an ░░░░░░░░ call her back to ░░░░░░░░ where ever Private living ░░░░░░░░ And pulling this map ░░░░░░░░ and you got to ░░░░░░░░ that s not the ░░░░░░░░ time that s happened ░░░░░░░░ pulls out an unmarked ░░░░░░░░ which seems weird Who ░░░░░░░░ that lying around I ░░░░░░░░ tell you who does ░░░░░░░░ like fourth grade teachers ░░░░░░░░ you re quizzing your ░░░░░░░░ on it or something ░░░░░░░░ on That seems very ░░░░░░░░ to me that s ░░░░░░░░ lying around and his ░░░░░░░░ has to pull this ░░░░░░░░ and demeans her like ░░░░░░░░ Really sort of strips ░░░░░░░░ down in front of ░░░░░░░░ aide saying you ve ░░░░░░░░ to do this Think ░░░░░░░░ yourself in that situation ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ this and you don ░░░░░░░░ really know where to ░░░░░░░░ and you ve got ░░░░░░░░ do it She s ░░░░░░░░ smart she knows it ░░░░░░░░ can t believe he ░░░░░░░░ quiz this on her ░░░░░░░░ for her to tell ░░░░░░░░ so I pointed to ░░░░░░░░ and he put the ░░░░░░░░ away He says in ░░░░░░░░ statement Bangladesh What do ░░░░░░░░ think about that I ░░░░░░░░ reporters get yelled at ░░░░░░░░ ve all gotten yelled ░░░░░░░░ Off the record is ░░░░░░░░ to get yelled at ░░░░░░░░ to self We can ░░░░░░░░ it It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ anything about the reporter ░░░░░░░░ says something about the ░░░░░░░░ behaving in that way ░░░░░░░░ most important thing is ░░░░░░░░ reporter s work and ░░░░░░░░ work speaks for itself ░░░░░░░░ m not surprised he ░░░░░░░░ her this Members of ░░░░░░░░ administration hold us in ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ administrations haven t Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ easy to find on ░░░░░░░░ It s to the ░░░░░░░░ of Germany and the ░░░░░░░░ of Russia It s ░░░░░░░░ a big mystery I ░░░░░░░░ t know why that ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be hard ░░░░░░░░ question Demeaning The secretary ░░░░░░░░ t want to answer ░░░░░░░░ factual question and so ░░░░░░░░ made it a personality ░░░░░░░░ and the other thing ░░░░░░░░ haven t we all ░░░░░░░░ taught by our parents ░░░░░░░░ be the bigger person ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo you hold the ░░░░░░░░ that was first held ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Jefferson It s ░░░░░░░░ What was horrible he ░░░░░░░░ Don t people in ░░░░░░░░ U S Don t ░░░░░░░░ an expletive about Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ awful is that Isn ░░░░░░░░ that his job to ░░░░░░░░ sure that Americans do ░░░░░░░░ about Ukraine Absolutely To ░░░░░░░░ like just because this ░░░░░░░░ t his understanding of ░░░░░░░░ was many the interview ░░░░░░░░ is topic a in ░░░░░░░░ He should expect it ░░░░░░░░ s an ironic thing ░░░░░░░░ be