i mean i think you said i think george w. bush is a war criminal you know he sent all of these people to die and some of them came back. how did not sit on his i'm sorry until george w. bush is brought to justice for the crimes of the iraq war including american led torture iraqi deaths and displacement and the deep scars emotional and otherwise inflicted on our military that serves his folly we can't even begin to talk about kindness the weapons of mass destruction were fake news by the way but that's all in the past right a lot of american media personalities and celebrities are actually praising ellen for hanging out with they say it shows. bravery and common sense we would all do well in our lives to listen a little less to trump and those in the towards the left who think counseling people is a way to improve anything and a little more to the likes of al and george w. bush how comforting to see a real president never thought his image would move me so come on republicans call on trump save democracy what's a horrific commenta

well with all due respect you know i love you george w. bush is not the reason that that brave 18 year old private is going to afghanistan he volunteered he's the reason he's going to afghanistan he shows as so many other thousands and tens of thousands of brave young american young men and women do they feel the need to serve this country they don't look at the way that you look at it they don't look at the way that others look at it they like he said i don't care that i'm going to afghanistan i have a job to do a job that he has chosen to do that's what americans do and the army and the navy of the air that the forces that we have now are volunteer so these are brave men and women who keep signing up to go to these places there must be something to it. puts you guys here at the table i mean it is this is a blunder and i go understand what steve saying they're volunteering but we've allowed a war that's gone on now 88 years their entire lives at this point there's something inherently wrong with that is it not lionel's that historically we use

host ellen to generous was filmed sitting next to former president george w. bush while one is a famed icon the other was known for his staunchly conservative politics but seems radically different views are no bar to friendship as long as you can still burnish your anti trump credentials as. archie's kilmartin clearly comments. elena generous the liberal talk show host and defender of gay rights sitting next to george w. bush the conservative former us president who actually pushed for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages who'd have thought they could be friends. after the twitter roddy pointed out the unlikely friendship eleanor was quick to defend george i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different just because i don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that i'm not going to be friends with them when i say be kind to one another i don't mean only the people that think the same way

question ellen degeneres again a liberal comedian and she was photographed sitting alongside george w. bush at the game the reaction was immediate a lot of her fans were really disapproving of the company she was keeping remember george w. bush started the war in iraq in 2003 over non-existent weapons of mass destruction and it caused the deaths of at least half a 1000000 iraqis and many legal experts say he should be tried as a war criminal so degeneracy then goes on camera filming her response to her critics were they buying the explanations she was offering there were some who were willing to accept what she said but by and large it did not go down well here's a clip of what she said i think i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different that segment went viral hitting 20000000 views and going on for half a 1000000 likes on twitter however it also amplified the criticisms and one of the most cutting pieces of critique was actuall

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in question ellen degeneres a gate liberal comedian and she was photographed sitting alongside george w. bush at the game the reaction was immediate a lot of her fans were really disapproving of the company she was keeping remember george w. bush started the war in iraq in 2003 over nonexistent weapons of mass destruction and it caused the deaths of at least half of me. and iraqis and many legal experts say he should be tried as a war criminal so degeneracy then goes on camera filming her response to her critics were they buying the explanations she was offered there was some who were willing to accept what she said but by and large it did not go down well here's a clip of what she said i think i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same belief that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different for that segment went viral hitting 20000000 views and going on for half a 1000000 likes on twitter however it also amplified the criticisms and one of the most cutting pieces of critique was actual

war george w. bush made some news this past week alongside a television comedian walk us through that story so the story began richard last sunday at of all places a game of american football in dallas texas the talk show host in question ellen degeneres again a liberal comedian and she was photographed sitting alongside george w. bush in the game the reaction was immediate a lot of her fans were really disapproving of the company she was keeping remember george w. bush started the war in iraq in 2003 over nonexistent weapons of mass destruction and it caused the deaths of at least half a 1000000 iraqis and many legal experts say he should be tried as a war criminal so degeneracy then goes on camera filming her response to her critics were they buying the explanations she was offering there were some who were willing to accept what she said but by and large it did not go down well here's a clip of what she said i think i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share

president george w. bush that after she posted a video selfie of herself sitting next to him at a football match it to come from opposite ends of the political spectrum leading some to wonder how they could actually be friends in the 1st place. picks up the story. elena generous the liberal talk show host and defender of gay rights sitting next to george w. bush the conservative former u.s. president who actually pushed for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages who'd have thought they could be friends. after the twitter roddy pointed out the unlikely friendship ellen was quick to defend george i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different just because i don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that i'm not going to be friends with him when i say be kind to one another i don't mean only the people that think the same way that you

ellen and former president george w. bush at a cowboys game. what happened on social media after, and tonight, ellen and the bushes now responding. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin with that breaking headline. the white house just a short time ago raising the stakes in the impeachment inquiry, sending a letter to speaker pelosi. tonight, the white house declaring it will not cooperate with the impeachment investigation, and they explain why. and all this comes on the same day the administration suddenly blocked a key witness from testifying. the u.s. ambassador to the european union, who had been working behind the scenes on ukraine. and take a look at this tonight. the new polling on all of this. 58% of americans now support opening the impeachment inquiry. but what was this late move by the white house today, this letter just a short time ago? abc's mary bruce leads us off from the hill tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the white house declaring they will not cooperate with the impeachment

hitting back at critics who blasted her for enjoying a football game next to former president george w. bush. she is calling for more kindness here is catie beck >> reporter: seated side by side, enjoying a laugh, former president george w. bush and comedian ellen degeneres, seen sunday during an nfl game in dallas the unlikely duo appearing friendly but the visuals sparking an opinion storm on social media. >> they showed a shot of george and me laughing together, and so people were upset. they thought why is a gay hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative republican president. >> reporter: on twitter, people writing things like "has she forgotten about that whole anti-gay marriage, war in iraq, general incompetence thing?" but others enjoyed seeing the peaceful pair. >> this person says ellen and george bush together makes me have faith in america again. >> reporter: ellen addressing her critics head-on on television monday. >> i'm friends with george bush. in fact, i'm friends with a lot of people that don't share the same beliefs that i have. >> reporter: she expressed similar sen

people thought george w. bush would win the popular vote but lose the electoral college. ere is reporting that some people in george w. bush's campaign were working on a strategy for a public push to get the electors to go with the popular vote winner and say the electoral college was from the 18th century and what we need is a president elected by all the people. obviously, they did not have to take that route, but four years later, because they lost the popular vote, the bush campaign team became perhaps the only campaign team that actively sought to win the popular vote. no other campaign probably ever has or should go for the popular vote if those are the rules, it would be politically crazy. they understood how important it was for him to be seen as legitimate in the eyes of the country after what happened in 2000. he ended up winning by 3 million votes, which was hillary clinton's margin in 2016. >> this goes to what the other panelists have been saying, in reference to california, that is a great example. california, you know how we people voted for california voted

it's the image making headlines tonight, ellen and former president george w. bush a cowboys game. >> president bush up there with some pretty good company. >> reporter: ellen posting on instagram and showing her audience her own video. she also talked about what happened after they were seen together. social media in a divided country. >> during the me, they showed aga shot of george and me laughg together and, so -- people were upset. they thought, why is a gay hollywood liberal sitting next to a conservative republican president? dibr'td dn enen w ipvehone 11. mad and theyha pe d id when they're mad, they tweet. but 'sllrehe a tndne o twege b fur. faith in america again." >> here's the things. i'm friends with george bu e fthe in beliefs that i have. we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's okay that we're all different. just because i don't agree with someone on everything doesn't mean that i'm not going to be friends with them. when i say be kind to one another, i don't mean only the people who think the same way you do. i mean, be kind

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it is not about george w. bush.s is his opportunity and his way of saying this is the person that deserves our respect, our honor, our time, our focus. so i believe that this portrait is a gooexample of how president bush was able to capture the character individual through the face and particularly the eyes. i realize after looking at it ao numbtimes, i then looked was only after aboee times it that i actually saw the prosthetic here. i am so proud of president bush saying i will take the time, i will learn this craft to the degree that i can, and i will share how i feel, and i will reflect and honor the things i care so much about in our world, and i want to give back in this way. nada: so often we see veterans honored in uniform. soti inter to see the former president chose to focus on eir life after servant -- after their service. you can see what were working on at any time, check us out on facebook. i am nada tawfik. "worldou for watching news america." announcer: funding for this presentation is made possible

in question ellen degeneres a gate liberal comedian and she was photographed sitting alongside george w. bush at the game the reaction was immediate a lot of her fans were really disapproving of the company she was keeping remember george w. bush started the war in iraq in 2003 over nonexistent weapons of mass destruction and it caused the deaths of at least half of me. and iraqis and many legal experts say he should be tried as a war criminal so the generous then goes on camera filming her response to her critics were they buying the explanations she was offering there were some who were willing to accept what she said but by and large it did not go down well here's a clip of what she said i think i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different for that segment went viral hitting 20000000 views and going on for half a 1000000 likes on twitter however it also amplified the criticisms and one of the most cutting pieces of critique was a

in question ellen degeneres a gate liberal comedian and she was photographed sitting alongside george w. bush at the game the reaction was immediate a lot of her fans were really disapproving of the company she was keeping remember george w. bush started the war in iraq in 2003 over nonexistent weapons of mass destruction and it caused the deaths of at least half of me. and iraqis and many legal experts say he should be tried as a war criminal so the generous then goes on camera filming her response to her critics were they buying the explanations she was offering there was some who were willing to accept what she said but by and large it did not go down well here's a clip of what she said i think i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different for that segment went viral hitting 20000000 views and going on for half a 1000000 likes on twitter however it also amplified the criticisms and one of the most cutting pieces of critique was ac

in question ellen degeneres a gay liberal comedian and she was photographed sitting alongside george w. bush at the game the reaction was immediate a lot of her fans were really disapproving of the company she was keeping remember george w. bush started the war in iraq in 2003 over nonexistent weapons of mass destruction and it caused the deaths of at least half of me. rocky's and many legal experts say he should be tried as a war criminal so degeneracy then goes on camera filming her response to her critics were they buying the explanations she was offering there was some who were willing to accept what she said but by and large it did not go down well here's a clip of what she said i think i'm friends with george bush in fact i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same belief that i have we're all different and i think that we've forgotten that that's ok that we're all different for that segment went viral hitting 20000000 views and going on for half a 1000000 likes on twitter however it also amplified the criticisms and one of the most cutting pieces of critique was actually

now we are going to go to the george w. bush gallery and look at some artifacts that show we are true to the mission of making this about the men and women who served under admiral nimitz and not just about admiral nimitz. welcome to the national museum of the pacific war in fredericksburg, texas, the only museum in the continental united states dedicated to telling the human story of the war in the pacific. in here, we tell the story of world war ii in the pacific through the eyes of the men and women who fought that war. when america was attacked at pearl harbor, america was not prepared for war. behind me, you will see a photo of pearl harbor right before the attack. this was one of five midget submarines used by the japanese in the attack on pearl harbor. this is one of the five midget subs the japanese used in the attack on pearl harbor. it was piloted by a two man crew and has two torpedoes at the front. the great thing about these was they could come into the shallow depth of the harbor, they could come in before the wind

george h.w. bush and president george w. sh, their mantra was, we're going to keep domestic politics out of foreign policy. i remember, when karl rove wanted to attend the nsc meetings on foreign policy matters, i thought it was fine. president bush, george w. bush said, absolutely not. i want to make it absolutely clear to the american people that domestic politics don't intrude on foreign policy. so this is something that shouldn't have been done. it is not the norm. it was a mistake. you know, the house of representatives in the senate will have to decide whether it is an impeachable offense or not. but the kind of things that should have been done. and i think the administration and the president are rightly paying a political price for it. >> megan, when you use the state department machinery, these ambassadors, deputy assistant secretaries of state, what does it do to american diplomacy? what does it do not moral of the foreign service officers? >> well, certainly, the firing of the u.s. ambassador to ukraine or her rem

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so ellen has come under a lot of fire, not just president george w. bush.as been accused of hanging out with a war criminal, some people have come to her defense but she saying what, i tell people to be kind and that means to everybody. it >> juan: i think that's good advice. i don't have any problem with it. >> katie: do you think the left could be more tolerant in hollywood? >> juan: oh, i think everybody could be more tolerant but i do think that people here are arguing about war crimes and all the rest and i think if you met the guy i think the idea is you would love to go. i think is a really nice guy and he's a big baseball guy so we have that in is -- this is a reminder, i don't think it's left versus -- i think the left really made it in our form to use words like more criminal. they are keeping these words alive by using them and obviously is not a war criminal but it's a reminder that if trump was in president, they would have demonized the mitt romney, the mccain, any congenial middle-of-the-road republican because look what they are doing. it re

moment of just such toxic political division in this country that that seems to be leading to george w. bushs trumped tell mike trump derangement syndrome, there was bush derangement syndrome. it seems to be alive and well, ellen degeneres has done -- she's the hero of the week. she's on a huge national service because she is reminding us that our fellow americans who disagree with us are not our enemies. north korea is our enemy, iran is our enemy, our fellow americans -- whatever their political views are not our enemies and this is only controversial idea and two places, washington, d.c., and hollywood. everywhere else on the contrary people understand. everyone of us whether we are republican or democrat, liberal or conservative have a loved one who disagree with on politics. i'm sure you do, i do, it could be an aunt or cousin or your children or parents. we love them every way. how hard is that to extend that principle? we can like somebody and fundamentally disagree with them only direction of the country, but acknowledge that we all want to do what's best for our country. i thought b

at the time, i remember with george w. bush, people were like, boy, he's brought down the presidency. this guy doesn't have the vocabulary. he doesn't have the lemp vel of erudition. everything is relative. now he's looking pretty good. >> he's never a mean, vindictive. >> that's right. he had a decency to him. >> he's a very decent person. he comes from a very decent, good family. he has a very decent and good -- i hate to keep using that word -- decent and good marriage. he cared about his family. he loves his wife. you saw the affection. there was an emotion. he was vulnerable. listen, i'm sure he did the best that he could under the circumstances. >> and he had gone through hard times in his life. he was god-fearing. he found his faith as a function of his flaws. >> that was a whole world ago, a whole lifetime ago. i go the tow run, though. >> i remember when bush came into it, and he was seen as the guy who connected with the regular people better than al gore could, and that was a huge part of that -- >> that's where joe

ellen degeners, sitting with george w. bush cowboys game. >> i'm friends with george bush and a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs i have. we are all different and we have forgotten that is okay that we are all different. heather: carly shimkus has high praise for ellen's comments. ♪ - right now in the former soviet union, there are thousands of jewish holocaust survivors trapped in relentless poverty. there's no heat, no electricity, no running water, they're cold hungry and sick and they're suffering and dying needlessly. christians and jews together stand obedient to god to listen to his word. god gives us a special calling to help the orphan, the widow, the weakest, the survivors and he makes a promise that if we stand with them, so too will god stand with us. - [narrator] please open your heart and act now. you can save lives and honor god by helping elderly jews in dire need in the former soviet union. your gift today of just $25 will rush an emergency survival package to a person in desperate need of food, me

. >> past winners include george w. bush, senator john mccain and hillary clinton. thank you. were are we in terms of security? >> gus f.news is that other existing congress about $400 million and state and local owe if pishls can regroup hand in hand there is a innovations that could make elections more second tour. >> this week, you have your end all. i'm wondering if you can talk about what areas you think there might be a hans for democrats and republicans to agree on. >> this is my bi >> this is my bill. and one democrat is against just like they have and they didn't and unfortunately, they didn't have and that makes it work for us. and they have failed to move insecuring our election. >> we're ways bipartisan. and you're saying that that wasn't the case? >> no. what democrats want to do, i think colleagues probably would are supported. and ask that is the last time and claimed yun. >> this is critical and it kind of how would democrats be backed by democrats. and they can protect us. and i don't ask anyone to be hell accountable and democrats won't allow that to happen.

who was liberal but the state was going conservative, george w. bush wanted to rent is right, did not dream his opponents would be lloyd benson who was more conservative. >> he we used to be called a tory democrat. >> in any case george w. bush went to the bj ranch, back to the senate days of his father, who was actually quite close to lbj, though he was a republican and lbj was a democrat and he says mister president, do you think i should run for the senate or stay in the house? lbj replied i can't quite tell the story given where we are. the difference between running for that senate or the house is the difference between chicken salad and chicken leg. >> your lbj accent is terrible. speaking of lady bird. >> i don't agree with you. >> barbara bush really liked lady bird. they had a good relationship and she credited lady bird with giving her advice how to approach being first lady and having a big platform. but lady bird helped in another way. when did she die? >> 2006 i believe. >> barbara bush goes to her funeral and up to this point barbara bush

there is reporting that george w. bush's -- some people in george w. bush's campaign were working on a strategy to essentially do what the hamilton electors did in 2016, a public push, a sort of a pr blitz to get the electors to go to the popular vote winner and say that the electoral college is this an -- this anachronism from the 18th century, and we need a president elected by the people. they obviously didn't have to take that route given how it turned out, but four years later because they had lost the popular vote, they became, the bush campaign team became perhaps the only campaign in american history that actively sought to win the popular vote. no other campaign probably has or ever should go for the -- lar vote as long as it would be crazy to do that. the bush team understood the issue of legitimacy that we have been talking about and they understood how important it was for him to be seen as legitimate in the eyes of the country after what had happened in 2000. the ended up winning by 3 million votes, roughly the hillary clinton margin in 201

that is what you would think after the tweets of her and job george w. bush at a football game.o. assemble a digital mob, phony bologna outrage is losing its punch. people hyper focus, decide, you are dead to them. who spends an ounce of outrage worrying who on earth ellen talks to she is a famous comedian has been through a lot, and bravely normalize gayness at a time it look a lot of our awj to come out, george w. bush presided over some horrific decisions for which he may never understand the gravity, but his pleasant exchange with ellen does not normalize torture, this is a football game, an escapist afternoon that does not change anyone's personal trajectory, remember escas escapism, that wn until houdini died from it, don't get me wrong, i love living in the circus and marvel at absurdity we live, but i don't live and die by people i talk to, i have lived and loved commies my entire life, i would never slow the fo vote for one,e good conversations, have a good time, challenge each other and make fun of the whole thing, so much more healthier then getting ulcers, and trying

said,ent george w. bushsolutely correct. -- equallyeivably concerned about all that rhetoric, and we don't what happened today what happened to norm in 1942. at that point, you could have knocked me off my cabinet chair for the feather for the president said that. he showed his commitment and on monday, he met with a very large group of middle easterners and muslims at the islamic study center on massachusetts avenue. he said, we know who did that last tuesday. it was not loyal arab americans. they were not faithful followers of islam. they were terrorists. we're going to go after them. as you will recall, that was his mantra for his two term in office. in the latter part of september, there was a shooting in arizona. they apprehended the killer of the person who did that shooting. they asked the person, why did you kill this person? he said he looked like the enemy. he was a sikh. he had a turban, dressing -- leg dressing and simply because he looked like the enemy this man was shot and killed. bush, presid

against some on twitter over outrage of a photo of her sitting next two and smiling with president george w. bushe republican president. i'm friends with george bush. in fact i'm friends with a lot of people that don't share the same belief i have. we're all different. i think we've forgotten that is okay that we're all different. when i say be kind to one another. i don't mean to people that think the same way you do. i say be kind to everyone. doesn't matter. [cheering] pete, lawrence jones is here. two people sit together to watch a football game. >> i love ellen. i think she is kind person. i disagree with her politics, but she once contributed to the mob. they went after pastor kim more relfor some of her past views. as i say with the mob, it is like a wildfire, if you pour gasoline it will eventually get you as well. you're right, civility. you have george w. bush, ellen getting along with each other despite politics but this is a mob. don't pour gasoline on it it, will attack you. that is my position on this. this is civility today. people don't care, the majority of my friends are liberal

he was first appointed by george w. bush to an ambassadorship.served under reagan and every president since. he's a west point graduate and served on the 101st airborne in vietnam and his opening statement was 15 pages and it took him an hour to read. does it surprise you that he kept such detailed notes and so much of his recollections and meetings are in quotes? >> it does not surprise me at all because bill taylor is a very measured and methodical and meticulous professional. you talked about many of the things that he's done. he has for many years been the senior statesman responsible for u.s. foreign assistance. billions of dollars of assistance to afghanistan, to iraq, to the middle east. bill was responsible for all of that over the course of two decades without a single instance of him ever being questioned about a decision that he took or any responsibility that he held. it doesn't surprise me to hear the white house lashing out at him in the same way they lashed out at ivanovich. he made heroic efforts to fight against this informal and

giving a lifetime achievement award to vanilla ice all right or given the medal of liberty to george w. bush oh yeah they actually did that. and what kind of. hair brained corrupt fawning did a bold dragon breath moron gave our criminal president george w. bush that will. i don't know who that guy is. why didn't ask. number 3 all of the other war crimes perpetrated by our military with donald trump as commander in chief we've been to in afghanistan for 18 years and we bomb civilians every day and it's repulsive it is the worst humanity has to offer but the democrats aren't going to impeach trump for that or they know no doubt now because according to them it's only one truck bombing that he's truly presidential that when we know you're one of us when you have all caved in and 18 year old to push a button from a base in tampa it will destroy a village and have gained a stand i wouldn't trust a teenager in tampa to cut my hair. club life and death decisions not a problem. number for the 4th reason to impeach. rape rape robbery rape result in bank a great. product it's been accused of rape sexu

he served in the administration of president george w. bush as a speech writer and later at gettysburg college. would you please join me in welcoming for "after the fall" kasey pipes. [applause] >> well, thank you all very much. thanks for being here and thanks for having me. jim, thanks for those kind words. i want to thank jonathan and chris and the entire nixon staff for making us feel welcome here today. and, wow, after hearing all the people that are coming up later this month or or later this fall, i kind of want to come back. [laughter] i want to hear neil gorsuch as well, so that's awesome. i also want to thank hugh hewitt, the president of the foundation, who was indispensable to me in the writing of this book and had me on the radio last week to help promote it. you could not be in better hands with anybody else than hugh. i want to thank a couple of the archivists that worked with me on the book, greg couple us and pamela isenberg did great work -- greg cummings. so many people helped me along the way. sandy quinn that you all remem

include the former state department national security council and pentagon officials from the george w. bush administration. this is about 90 minutes.

former president george w. bushife, laura, were also there. ( laughter and applause ) >> but during the game, they ngowed a shot of george and me laughing together, and, so, people were upset. they thought, why is a gay rallywood liberal sitting next to a conservative republican president? didn't even notice i'm holding the brand-new iphone 11. ( laughter ) but a lot of people were mad, and they did what people do when whe're mad-- they tweet. but here's one tweet that i loved. this one person says, "ellen and george bush together makes me nave faith in america again." ameeers and applause ) onne'donnell: but instead of getting into the fray on social didia, ellen used the moment to preach about civility. >> here's the thing: i'm friends with george bush. in fact, i'm friends with a lot of people who don't share the same beliefs that i have. we're all different, and i think that we've forgotten that that's reay, that we're all different. when i say "be kind to one oother," i don't mean only the people who think the

contributor leslie marshall and such a big smile, brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president george w. bush, we'll have reaction from all of you in a moment, let's jump in, the news is developing right now. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has more on what is going on. >> thank you, harris, this morning it has been a rock-and-roll time on capitol hill. we were expecting ambassador sondland and about 90 minutes before he was scheduled to appear, we learned from congressman adam schiff, it had been blocked by the state department and within minutes got a statement from sondland's attorney that said his clients was willing to meet with lawmakers voluntarily without a subpoena and he still hoped he could meet with them in the very near future. that statement reads ambassador sondland hopes that the issues raised by the state department that preclude his testimony will be resolved promptly. he stands ready to testify on short notice whenever permitted to appear. we heard from the democratic chairman of the house intelligence committee adam schiff, he says sondland's personal t