president did there when that phone call was wrong that he should not have called president volodymyr zelinsky of ukraine and pushed essentially for investigations against his political rival still in the end he was acquitted and one of the reasons for that is that simply many many republican senators in particular are up for reelection in november and they're simply fearing the anger of the republican voter now over this impeachment has been full of dramatic moments not least of all a few hours ago when mitt romney became the 1st senator in history to back a conviction of a president from his own party let's hear from him the great question the constitution tasks senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. yes he did. so mitt romney day he broke with the republican ranks and join the democrats and voted to convict to no avail all of the what does is a crucial mean for trump now and how he campaigns to be reelected right so i mean he will certainly celebrate that quit he's been calling this wh

coming out openly admitting that that phone call that tween trump and the ukrainian president volodymyr zelinsky was wrong that he should not have pushed for political it for investigations into his political rival you still was acquitted president trump the son that since the democrats failed but also president obama is now the 1st president who has to run for reelection the 1st impeached president who has to run for reelection and that's certainly an aspect that the democrats also took into consideration here this impeachment trial has been full of dramatic moments of course one of them was right at the end when mitt romney became the 1st senator in history to back that conviction of a president from his own party let's hear from him the great question the constitution task senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. yes he did. mitt romney there who broke republican ranks and joined the democrats in voting to convict but to no avail all of what does this acquittal for donald trump me. first o

they'd arrived in kiev earlier on thursday president volodymyr zelinsky tried to reassure ukrainians that there was no danger officials said everyone flown in had been screened twice for the virus and criticized the growing process not as. we can see how such people are treated in other countries whether it is the disease or what is going on in ukraine in my opinion allow such attitudes towards our citizens . but the hopes email claiming to come from the health ministry was already stoking fears it had falsely stated that there were 5 coronavirus cases in the country when actually there were none of the anxiety spread with 2 voters but why drive down 350 kilometers from kiev across half of ukraine to an inhabited area where people live right next to the building where they will be accommodated isn't there any of a place in ukraine that can high 50 people that is located in an. area where there is no fret to the population here why do we need them yes why do we need children there are children with a brief to restore calm the prime minister was dispatched an obvious i'm sorry where ev

he delayed much-needed security aid for ukraine toto pressure newly elected president volodymyr zelinsky to do him a favor and he defied lawful subpoenas from the house of representatives. however, the president's council defended their actions by laying out their case of the president's actions. they pointed to the unclassified transcript of donald trump's july 20 fifth call with newly elected ukrainian president zelenskyy to make the argument trump discussed burden sharing with other european countries and mutual interest in rooting out corruption. they presented their views that the president was not given due process in the house of representatives and highlighted the expedited nature of the house's proceedings. finally, they argued, if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected and reelected in the public interest that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that resulted impeachment. over the long days and nights of this trial i have listened to both sides present their case and answer our questions. i remain undecided on how i will vote but these points i be

we are very supportive of volodymyr zelinsky's efforts to reform corruption in ukraine. you can count on continued friendship and strong support from the united states in kyiv. >> we will do question over here and i would like to ask a couple press questions. >> thank you so much. i would like to ask a question on your view on african countries and african union as a unit. >> great question that i will turn this into a travelogue. if you have a chance to visit rwanda it is an amazing place, one of the cleanest countries you will ever visit. the people are incredibly warm. you get a chance to see the gorillas which the rwandan people are literally saving this wildlife heritage of the world and i am not sure the guerrillas would survive if not for the efforts of rwanda. rwanda is becoming a great capital in commercial capital in east africa and the great lakes region, a tremendous success story. we remember the difficult days of rwanda and those days are long past, rwanda has become a great leader in africa so if you spend some time in africa make sure it is on your itiner

they'd arrived in kiev earlier on thursday president volodymyr zelinsky tried to reassure ukrainians that there was no danger officials said everyone flown in had been screened twice for the virus and criticized the growing process not as. we can see how such people are treated in other countries whether it is the disease or what is going on in ukraine in my opinion we cannot allow such attitudes towards our citizens. but one hopes e-mail claiming to come from the health ministry was already stoking fears it had falsely stated that there were 5 coronavirus cases in the country when actually there were none of the anxiety spread with diverters but why drive down 350 kilometers from kiev across half of ukraine to an inhabited area where people live right next to the building where they will be accommodated isn't there any other place in ukraine that can have 50 people that is located in a more or less remote villages or in far areas where there is no fret to the population like here and why do we need them yes why do we need our children good their children with a brief to restore calm