-... minority of this --
-Jerry Nadler and the Democratic Party
are committing treason in this country!
You can kick me out, but he's the one committing crimes!
You are, Chairman Nadler!
You're the one committing treason!
America is done with this!
-Every fact alleged by the whistleblower
has been substantiated
by multiple witnesses again and again,
each of whom has been questioned extensively
by Democrats and Republicans alike.
The evidence shows that Donald J Trump,
the president of the United States,
has put himself before his country.
He has violated his most basic responsibilities to the people.
He has broken his oath.
-This maybe, though, become known
as the focus group impeachment, because we don't have a crime,
we don't have anything we can actually pin,
and nobody understands really what the majority's trying to do
except to interfere and basically make sure
that they believe the president can't win
next year if he's impeached.
Adam Schiff, when he told us he wasn't going to come,
instead hide behind his staff.
He also told us that we're going to keep investigating,
because they know this is going nowhere in the Senate,
and they're desperate to have an impeachment
vote on this president.
-Further reserving the right to object.
-As I have said --
-Further reserving the right to object.
-As I have said, the point of order would be
in order at the meeting
where we are considering Articles of Impeachment.
-Further reserving the right to object.
-We will now hear presentations --
-Mr Chairman, I appeal the decision to the chair.
-There's no decision to appeal.
There was not a ruling and a motion.
-There's a ruling and a point of order.
-You made a ruling on the point of order.
-Yeah, you made a ruling on the point of order, Mr Chairman.
You can't then not allow us to appeal the ruling of the chair.
-The gentlemen will suspend. -So even after he got caught,
he is saying again, this vulnerable nation,
dependent on US support, militarily
and otherwise, again, he's telling them what to do.
And unlike in 2016, when he only had a campaign platform,
which to extend the invitation to a foreign power,
now he has the levers of government in his control
to not only request it and invite it
but to pressure that country to do it.
-To impeach a president, who 63 million people voted for,
over eight lines in a call transcript is baloney.
This unfair process reflects the degree to which Democrats
are obsessed with impeaching the President.
The Democrats went searching for a set of facts on which
to impeach the President -- the emoluments clause,
the President's business and financial records,
the Mueller Report, allegations of obstruction,
before landing on the Ukraine phone call.
-I would like to turn to the evidence of President Trump's
conduct concerning Ukraine.
My colleague, Mr Castro, just said that it revolves
around eight lines in one call record,
but that sorely ignores the vast amount of evidence
that we collected of a months-long scheme.
President Trump's persistent and continuing effort
to coerce a foreign country to help him cheat
to win an election is a clear and present danger
to our free and fair elections and to our national security.
-There is a legitimate basis for President Trump
to have concern about Hunter Biden's role on Burisma's board.
Witnesses in the impeachment inquiry
testified the the allegation of Ukrainian influence
in the 2016 election was appropriate to examine.
-Mr Castor. -Can I add something there?
-No, you can't.
Mr Castor, let me ask you a question.
-President Trump did mention -- -Are you gonna let him answer?
-No. -He did mention that
there's some very bad people -- -No.
Don't make him yell. Let the gentleman answer.
-The gentleman will suspend.
The time is the questioner's,
and he can ask the questions to whoever he wants.
When you question, you'll have the same rules.
-And, Mr Castor, in fairness,
you'll be able to answer questions
asked by minority counsel when it's their turn.
I have 45 minutes, so let me ask --
-But in fairness --
-Let me ask you -- -Come on, Barry.
In fairness here, President Trump talks
about "very bad people."
-Mr Castor, if I can finish.
And that was -- Let me finish, sir.
-Was it you or was it Chairman Schiff that said,
"While we're doing this,
let's see if this matches Chairman Nunes' number.
Let's see if this matches the member
of the press' number"? Somebody along the way
just didn't all of a sudden have an epiphany,
unless you're getting ready to throw a low-level staffer
under the bus, that these numbers might match.
So who did it?
Was it Chairman Schiff, or was it you?
You are here without a pin
because your chairman will not testify.
That says all we need to hear.
He don't even stand behind his own report, and he sends you.
I hope it works out for you. I'm done.
At this point, I turn it over to Ashley.
-Can I respond?
Are you trying to say that I -- What are you trying to say?
What is the implication here?
By the way, I didn't give anything close
to a million dollars remotely, so --
-The implication is, we want Schiff in that chair, not you.
The implication is the person that wrote the report
is the person that should come and present it,
and you weren't elected by anybody,
and you're here giving this testimony
in place of the chairman. -The gentleman does not --
-I hope that clears up the implication.
-The gentleman does not have the time,
and the gentleman has been warned before.
-This isn't about being fair. It's not about due process.
This is about a kangaroo system.
And let me tell you, those that think you've done
something special here,
you have set the bar so low, I'm afraid it's irreparable.
-Mr Castor, do you make political donations?
-I don't remember any. -Mr Goldman, same question.
Do you make political donations? -I do, sir.
I think it's very important to support --
-Matter of fact, you've given tens of thousands of dollars
to Democrats, right?
-Sir, I think it's very important
to support candidates for office.
I think our -- -Have you given over
$100,000 to Dem-- I just want to know the number.
I don't really care of the basis.
Have you given more than 100,000 bucks to Democrats?
-You don't care about it? -The basis.
I just want the number.
So it's tens -- -I don't know the number.
-Do you know how much money Mr Berke has given Democrats?
-I don't know, and I don't see the relevance.
-Would it surprise you if it's more than $100,000?
-Mr Gaetz, I'm here to talk about this report.
-So you gave tens of thousands, and Mr Berke gave hundreds --
or, more than $100,000.
Do you think if you'd given more money,
you might've been able to ask questions
and answer them like Mr Berke did?
-Who personally asked President Zelensky
to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden?
-President Trump.
-Who stood on the White House lawn
and confirmed that he wanted Ukraine
to investigate Vice President Biden?
-President Trump. -Who stood on that same lawn
and said that China should also investigate
Vice President Biden?
-President Trump.
-As to anything that we do not know in this investigation,
who has blocked us from knowing it?
-President Trump and the White House.
-So, as it relates to President Trump,
is he an incidental player or a central player in this scheme?
-President Trump is the central player in this scheme.