goldman why did the investigative committees decided to conduct this behind closed doors? >> vest investigative practice when you're doing a fact finding mission is to keep the information closed and the reason is exactly what i described earlier with ambassador sondland, first of all the day before his deposition he spoke with secretary perry about his testimony, that is the type of tailoring that can happen when people are engaged in misconduct and they try to line up their stories. so if you keep the information closed they can't lineup their stories and i think frankly part of the reason why ambassador volker and ambassador sondland's public hearing testimony was so different from their deposition testimony is because the initial depositions were in closed session before we released the transcripts to the public. >> this is unprecedented because in both in nixon and clinton inquiries there were close store grand jury at the beginning of the inquiries. >> in congress it's a rule, in the house rules that was passed by republican congress is it was used in benghazi, used b

our inquiry was not the judiciary committee's investigation that is where the president's ability to present evidence. of course, if the president wanted to present evidence in the intelligence committee,wa h could have provided documents. he could have provided the witnesses we asked for him, but he obstructed rather than cooperated. >> and the president has been invited tosi participate in the house's impeachment inquiry, correct? >> yes. >> and the president declined the invitation? >> that's myth understanding. >> twice? >> twicend thus far, yes. >> in fact, the president not only refused to participate, but he haso also tried to stop congress from obtaining evidence. isn't it true that the president has atrefused to produce any documents in response to the impeachment inquiries subpoenaed to the white house?he >> toyes. >> not a single one? >> not a single document. >> the president also directed all of his agencies to refuse to produce documents. that right? >> that is also true. >> based on the president's order, federal agencies have ignored more than 70 specific requests for

our inquiry was not the judiciary committee's investigation. that is where the president's ability to present evidence. if the president wanted to present evidence in the intelligence committee he could have provided documents or witnesses we asked for him but he obstructed rather than cooperated. >> the president has been invited to participate in the house's impeachment inquiry, correct? >> yes. >> he declined the invitation? >> that's my understanding. >> twice? >> yes. >> and he has not only refused to participate but tried to stop congress from obtaining evidence. isn't it true he tried to stop any evidence or response to the inquiries, subpoena to the white house? >> yes. not single document. >> and refused agencies to produce documents? >> that is also true. >> based on the president's order, federal agencies have ignored more than 70 specific requests for records from the investigative committees, is that correct? >> if i could just add -- >> quickly, please. >> this would ordinarily be a document case. if you were prosecuting this case

goldman why did the investigative committees decided to conduct this behind closed doors? >> vest investigative practice when you're doing a fact finding mission is to keep the information closed and the reason is exactly what i described earlier with ambassador sondland, first of all the day before his deposition he spoke with secretary perry about his testimony, that is the type of tailoring that can happen when people are engaged in misconduct and they try to line up their stories. so if you keep the information closed they can't lineup their stories and i think frankly part of the reason why ambassador volker and ambassador sondland's public hearing testimony was so different from their deposition testimony is because the initial depositions were in closed session before we released the transcripts to the public. >> this is unprecedented because in both in nixon and clinton inquiries there were close store grand jury at the beginning of the inquiries. >> in congress it's a rule, in the house rules that was passed by republican congress is it was used in benghazi, used b

committee levy the impeachment inquiry or holding hearings either was the oversight committee house's chief investigative entity judiciary committee was only recently brought back into the mix after a fact finding concluded instead the impeachment inquiry was run by the house intelligence committee and these former federal prosecutors democrats on the intelligence committee ran the impeachment inquiry in a manifestly unfair way all the fact finding was unclassified. and that was made clear at the top of every single deposition but the democrats took advantage of the closed door process in the capitol basement bunker the skiff to control access to information secrecy if actively weaponized the investigation allowing misleading public baret of the foreman catch hold with careful leaks of witness testimony democrats refused to invite republican witnesses and directed witnesses called by the democrats not to answer our questions in the public hearings many of these unfair processes continued democrats refused to invite numerous witnesses requested by republicans interrupted republican questioning and prevent

committee. the houses chief investigative entity. the judiciary committee was only recently brought back into the mix after fact finding concluded. instead the impeachment inquiry was run by the house intelligence committee and these former federal prosecutors. democrats on the intelligence committee ran the impeachment inquiry in a manifestly unfair way. all the fact-finding was unclassified and that was made clear at the top of every single deposition but the democrats took advantage of the closed door process in the capitol basement bunker the sciff to control access information. the secrecy effectively weaponized the investigation, allowing mis-leading public narratives to form and catch hold with careful leaks of witness testimony. democrats refused to invite republican witnesses and directed witnesses called by the democrats not to answer our questions. in the public hearings, many of these unfair processes continued. democrats refused to invite numerous witnesses requested by republicans. interrupted republican questioning, and

reported, certainly the aid being withheld was widely reported. >> and by september 9th our investigative committees announced a congressional investigation into the president of these issues -- into the president about these issues and, mr. goldman, what day did president trump release the military aid? >> two days after the investigations were announced and two days after the i.g., the inspector general, told the intelligence committee that there was a complaint that was being withheld. >> so then am i correct that as the timeline on the screen in front of you shows, it wasn't until after the whistle-blower complaint, after "the washington post" report, and after congress launched the investigations that president trump finally released the aid? >> that's right. and i would just add one thing briefly to the congressman's point that it is true that president trump has begin more military assistance than president obama. so one would wonder if he does support military assistance so much, why then is he holding it up for more than two months? >> and matter of fact, lieutenant colonel vindman testifie

host: still waiting for the committee chairman, the investigation of the impeachment inquiry, to appear before cameras to talk about the reported articles of impeachment being released today. that a member of the judiciary committee was asked directly about how many articles will be released today, and he held up two fingers -- obstruction of congress and abuse of power. that is expected to start momentarily. chatter]nible rep. pelosi: good morning, everyone. i recallolemn day, that the first order of business for members of congress is the toemn ask to take an oath protect and defend the constitution of the united states. gratitude respect and that i think the chairs of the committee, the six committees, that have been working to help us honor our oath of office. i also want to thank the staff of those committees and the committee members for all of their work over this period of time to help us protect and defend. the chairman of the judiciary committee, mr. nadler, the chair of the intelligence committee, mr. schiff, chair of the ways and chairmen richie neil of massachusetts, chair

. >> that the investigative committees find that he played a role in the white house visit being conditioned on investigations? >> the evidence showed mr. giuliani not only played a role but that he was essentially the president's agent, he was acting on behalf of the president expressing the president's wishes, desires. >> so what evidence that the committee find that corroborated the quote everyone is in the loop. >> ambassador sondland produced from his public testimony and i think it's very important in light of the testimony a minute ago as to how many times mr. solomon did not remember in his deposition because we agree it was egregious. but the advantage of doing that close deposition is that mr. sondland could not match up his testimony so as other witnesses when then, he had to admit more and more stuff so he did admit to an email that included secretary pompeo. >> i do want to make a point before my time goes out. we have to think about what is going on today, so he is meeting with vladimir putin today and because of his actions, zelensky is in a week in position to negotiate with

goldman, did the investigative committee find that mr. giuliani played a role in the white house visit being conditioned on investigations? >> the evidence showed that mr. giuliani not only played a role but that he was essentially the president's agent. he was acting on behalf of the president expressing the president's wishes, desires -- >> so what evidence did the committee find that corroborated the, quote, everyone was in the loop. >> well, ambassador sondland produced for his public testimony and i think it is very important in light of the testimony from mr. castor a minute ago with mr. buck, as to how many times that mr. sondland did not remember in his deposition. because we agree it was egregious. but the advantage of doing closed depositions is that mr. sondland could not match up his testimony. so as other witnesses came in, then he realized that he had to actually admit to more and more stuff so he did admit to an email that included secretary pompeo -- >> i do want to make a point before my time goes out. we have to think ab

over the last several months, investigative committees of the house have been engaged in an impeachment inquiry into president donald trump's efforts to solicit foreign interference in the 2016 election. efforts that compromise our national security and threatened the integrity of our elections. throughout this inquiry, he has attempted to conceal the evidence from congress and from the american people. our president holds the ultimate public trust. when he betrays that trust and , he himself before country endangers the constitution, he endangers our democracy, and he endangers our national security. the framers of the constitution prescribed a clear remedy for presidents who so violate their oath of office. that is the power of impeachment. ofay in service to our duty the constitution and the constitution and to our country, the house committee on the judiciary is introducing two articles of impeachment charging the president of the united trump, withld j. committing high crimes and misdemeanors. the first article is for abuse of power. fors an impeachable offense the president to exe

committee. the house's chief investigative entity. the judiciary committee was only recently brought back into the mix afterug fact finding concluded. instead, the impeachment inquiry was run byco the house intelligence committee, and thesete former federal prosecutors. democrats on the intelligence committee ran the impeachment inquiryco in a manifestly unfai way. all of the fact-finding was classified andwa that was made clear at the top of every single deposition. but the democrats took advantage of the closed-door process in the capitol basement bunker to control access to information. the secrecy effectively weaponized the investigation, allowingnv misleading public narratives to form and catch hold with careful leaks of witness testimony. democrats refused to invite republican witnesses and directed witnesses called by the democrats notle to answer our questions. in the publicr hearings, many these unfair processes continued. democrats refused to invite numerous witnesses requested by republicans, interrupted republican questioni

certainly, the aid being withheld was -- was widely reported. >> and by september 9ths , our investigative committees formally announced a congressional investigation into the president of these issues -- into the president about these issues. and, mr. goldman, what day did president trump release the military aid? >> two days after the investigations were announced. andns two days after the i gg, inspector general, told the intelligence committee that there was a complaint that was being withheld. >> so then, am i correct, that as the timeline on the screen in front of you shows, it wasn't until after the whistle-blower complaint, after "the washington post" report, and after congress launched the investigations that president trump finally released the aid? >> that's right. and -- and i would just add one thing briefly to the congressman's point. that it is true that president trump has given more military assistance than president obama. and so one would wonder if he does support militaryou assistae so much, why then is he holding it up for more than two months? >> and matter of fact, lieutenant c

the types of communication and official mobile phones that are subject of interest for the investigation committee are covered by evidence decisions the federal ministry of defense provides the committee of inquiry with all existing documents relating to the subject of the investigation this is far from over the investigation continues and as long as it does has the potential to throw mud on angle americans christian democratic union party who were in overall charge found on the line herself which could well spell a short honeymoon period for the new e.u. commission president as the media and eventually her colleagues in brussels question how involved in these payments she was one thing is for sure silence and the deleting of data is only going to raise more questions peter all over r.t. berlin maximillian cryer the deputy chairman of the alternative of germany party saxony branch says that the public should put more pressure on the government. do swampland fielder's of german minister of defense everywhere she had to tell her it was a catastrophe and will do is force. the liberals decision was th

the types of communication and official mobile phones that are subject of interest for the investigation committee are covered by evidence decisions the federal ministry of defense provides the committee of inquiry with all existing documents relating to the subject of the investigation this is far from over the investigation continues and as long as it does has the potential to throw mud on americans christian democratic union party who were in overall charge found the line has self which could well spell a short honeymoon period for the new e.u. commission president as the media and eventually her colleagues in brussels question how involved in these payments she was one thing is for sure silence and the deleting of data is only going to raise more questions peter all over r.t. early jack rasmussen a professor of political economy and a former u.s. diplomat both say the u.s. is trying to prevent russia from becoming more integrated with europe. well it's kind of ironic that the u.s. is saying they don't want germany and europe to be dependent on cheaper russian gas but they wanted to be dependen

on september 9th, the intelligence oversight and foreign affairs committees announced an investigation into president trump and mr. giuliani's efforts in ukraine. and later that same day, the intelligence committee learned that a whistle blower had filed a complaint related to some unknown issue a month earlier but which the president and the white house knew was related to ukraine and had been circulating among them for some time. then, two days later, on september 11th, in the face of growing public and congressional scrutiny president trump lifted the held on security assistance to ukraine. as with the implement of the hold, no reason was provided, but simply president trump got caught, so he released the aid. but even since this investigation began, the president has demonstrated no contrition or acknowledgment that his demand for a foreign country to interfere in our election is wrong. in fact, he has repeatedly called on ukraine to investigate vice president biden, his rival. these and other actions by the president and his associates demonstrate that his determination to solicit

introduced those changes to the lab but can that be done by the investigative committee. i think i've replied to that question. initially. well if you know that the database. of the so-called limps system. you have raw files. these are the data from the census from the devices modest believes this is the most accurate evidence and the poor would barely mentions that the database i don't think has been ever checked by anyone in the just. compare these 2 databases. we don't know where he got it how he got it so have the depression go database and the pace and you have the tubes we've handed over 4000 to test tube so you can also study them so what is the statement or what is the decision by water. on their server they might analyze that there might be some new evidence but so far they just do this comparison limps state to bases the dirt to base there was there and the board ship and it was not sealed by the laboratory committee to are up and running and they analyze. the blood samples blood tests it was constantly updated something had to be adjusted and it's no secret tha

russia's investigative committee has released the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday 39 year old getting minuet off lived in the moscow region he killed an officer before being shot dead him self another officer died later on in hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured at the moment the investigation into the possible motives is still ongoing . there are reports that russia's investigative committee has searched the home of the suspect and interviewed his family and friends we spoke to the father and neighbors of the alleged shooter. but lately he became very secretive and also got some kind of strange eastern accent he used to tell me that he liked shooting and even wanted to get a sports rank become a more star all sports team where he worked he replied in the emirates embassy as a security guard though i do not know if it is true he was a very calm guy and then somehow the change started growing his beard maybe it happened after his grandmother died. he's a lawyer worked somewhere in

russia's investigative committee has released identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday evening that you 9 year old afghani manure of lived in the moscow region he killed an f.s.b. officer. before himself before shooting he before being shot dead himself another officer died later in hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured at the moment the investigation into possible motives is still ongoing here's how the situation unfolded at the same. situation when you get to the end we heard strange sounds we needed to realize that we should hide then we heard someone in the street shouting go back go back. to the single person i were shooting randomly and i think we heard him shout out something but we didn't manage to make out what he was shouting at. the city in a basement we're watching now when a guy came and we've just been outside and he told us there was a shooting i'm so injured passengers he told us the injured party had been dragged into the cafe. there are reports that the russian

the types of communication and official mobile phones that are subject of interest for the investigation committee are covered by evidence decisions the federal ministry of defense provides the committee of inquiry with all existing documents relating to the subject of the investigation this is far from over the investigation continues and as long as it does has the potential to throw mud on anglo-american as christian democratic union party they were in overall charge found ursula fall into line herself which could well spell a short honeymoon period for the new e.u. commission president as the media and eventually her colleagues in brussels question how involved in these payments she was one thing is for sure silence and the deleting of data is only going to raise more questions for all of r.t. . that's our global news update for this hour but don't forget you can always head to our website r.t. dot com for the details on all those stories and many more.

the types of communication and official mobile phones that are subject of interest for the investigation committee are covered by evidence decisions the federal ministry of defense provides the committee of inquiry with all existing documents relating to the subject of the investigation this is far from over the investigation continues and as long as it does has the potential to throw mud on angle americans christian democratic union party who are in overall charge and ursula fall into line herself which could well spell a short honeymoon period for the new e.u. commission president as the media and eventually her colleagues in brussels question how involved in these payments she was one thing is for sure silence and the deleting of data is only going to raise more questions peter all of a r.t. berlin. now the rock musician turned political activist roger waters has a lot to get off his chest at the moment especially given the state of british politics he is the guest on the latest episode of going underground in which he does rail against the mainstream media's influence on the u.k. election rece

russia's investigative committee has released the identity of the gunmen who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday evening the shooter was 39 year old if you get it man you're of who lived in the moscow region he killed an f.s.b. officer before being shot dead himself another officer later died in the hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured in the attack the investigation into possible motives is still ongoing meanwhile we spoke to the suspects neighbor and father. but lately he became very secretive and also got some kind of strange eastern accent he used to tell me that he liked shooting and even wanted to get a sports rank and become a more stores where he worked he replied in the emirates embassy as a security guard but i do not know why it isn't true he was a very calm guy and then somehow the change started growing his beard maybe it happened of the his grandmother guy. he's a lawyer worked somewhere in moscow he comes from a good family mother grandmother she was a good man she was always

the russian investigative committee has released the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the federal security service building and central moscow on thursday evening 39 year old you get near year of lived in the moscow region killed in f.s.b. officer before being shot dead himself another officer died later in the hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured at the moment the investigation into the possible motives is still ongoing there are reports the russian investigative committee has searched the home of the suspect and interviewed his family and friends we spoke to neighbors of the alleged shooter. well he's a lawyer somewhere in moscow he comes from a good family ma the grandmother she was abused man she was. always very polite attentive i can't say anything bad about him i can't believe what's happened. in your house and he was he wasn't aggressive very calm quite quiet he was lonely no friends no girlfriend we found out about his hoby by accident he invited my husband to join him at a shooting range and we refused the topic was never raised again altho

now russian investigative committee have launched a criminal inquiry into what happened here in the center of moscow and of course and a investigation team is are still working here at the scene you can see that the area is still kind of blocked off you can see there's still no access to. to the to the f.s.b. building and of course still we're still not sure of the motive of the shooter that's took the life of one of the f.s.b. officers and i'm sure we'll get that from the investigative committee once they complete their investigation meanwhile the street here. as you can see transportation is a back on line the metro is working all their restaurants are open and people are walking about their business and everything is back to normal here in the center of the russian capital appreciate iran cusser on the scene for us i thank you. let's bring in political analyst nicol of the initiative the see and appreciate coming on we've got a correspondent outside the f.s.b. headquarters a lot of speculation of course at this point because we don't know why they sell and carried out this attack but ju

and russia's investigative committee has released of the identity of the gunmen who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday evening the shooter was a 39 year old man year old who lived in the moscow region he killed and have a speed officer before being shot and killed himself and another officer later died in the hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured and the investigation into possible motives is still ongoing here's a quick reminder of what happened that evening. with recently means it's the end we've heard. 3 sounds we needed to realize that we should hide it then we heard someone in the street shouting go back go back. to the signals and you'll get signal when the mom wasn't shooting randomly and i think we heard him shout out something but we didn't manage to make out what he was shouting at. someone on what they were sitting in a basement we're watching now when a guy came man who'd just been outside and he told us there was a shooting outside i'm so unsure possum he told us the engine had be

and other news russia's investigative committee has released the identity of the gunman who opened fire outside the headquarters of the federal security service building in central moscow on thursday evening 39 year old afghani minear of lived in the moscow region he killed in f.s.b. officer before being shot dead himself another officer died later in hospital 5 other people including one civilian were injured at the moment the investigation into possible motives is still ongoing here's how the situation unfolded at the scene of the shooting. was usually when you get to the end we heard strange sounds we needed to realize that we should hide then we heard someone in the street shouting go back go back. to the signal the signal going mom wasn't shooting randomly and i think we heard him shout out something but we didn't manage to make out what he was shouting at. the city in a basement we're watching now when a guy came and we've just been outside and he told us there was a shooting outside also an injured passenger he told us the injured party had been dragged into the cafe. well there