Here are several key takeaways from the first half of Tuesday's hearing, the third day of open hearings on the impeachment inquiry.
Published 1:26 PM EST Nov 19, 2019
Vindman appeared Tuesday morning alongside Jennifer Williams, an NSC aide assigned to the office of Vice President Mike Pence. Both were among a handful of administration security officials authorized to listen in on the July 25 call. "The culture I come from, the military culture, when a senior asks you to do something, even if it's polite and pleasant, it's not to be taken as a request." he told lawmakers."It's to be taken as an order. In this case, the power disparity between the two leaders, my impression is that in order to get the White House meeting, President Zelensky would have to deliver the investigations."Rep.
Schiff pressed Williams about the call but she declined to speak about it in the open hearing at the direction of her attorney, Justin Shur, who sat next to her at the witness table.Trump dismisses Mike Pence aide Jennifer Williams, who overheard Zelensky call, as 'Never Trumper'
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