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"I think you're going to see all of the transcripts that are going to be released probably within the next five days. I don't know if they're all going to be released on the same day, but they're going to be very telling to the American people.Both parties have claimed the release of the transcript will favor them, but Speier insisted the testimonies will show the public that there "is growing evidence of grounds for impeachment."
"There is no question now whether there was a quid pro quo, and now the question the Republicans are trying to throw out is, 'Well, was there corrupt intent?'"
"A number of media outlets have falsely reported that, as senior director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council, I have communicated with President Trump regarding Ukraine," "At no time have I ever communicated with the president on any matters involving Ukraine.Why it matters: Trump's former top Russia adviser, Fiona Hill, told impeachment investigators that she heard Trump thought Patel was his Ukraine directorand that Patel was slipping Ukraine-related "materials" to the president outside of the normal NSC channels.
"Any reporting to the contrary, and any testimony provided to Congress, is simply false, and any current or former staff who suggest I have raised or discussed Ukraine matters with President Trump, are similarly misinformed or spreading outright falsehoods."
"How can you fear those few millions, the majority of them are moderates and they have few terrorists, while you support those terrorists directly in tens of thousands at least and maybe hundreds of thousands in Syria and you don't fear that they're going to go back to your country?"Assad told Afshin Rattansi that while there might be some extremists among those who fled the war-torn country, the majority of the refugees do not pose any acute threat, as opposed to hardened jihadists who may turn on their patrons.

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