Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles ♪ Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. ♪ Liberty. Liberty. ♪ >>> NOW TO NEWLY REVEALED >>> NOW TO NEWLY REVEALED IMPEACHMENT EVIDENCE THAT IMPEACHMENT EVIDENCE THAT ACTUALLY SHREDS A CORE TRUMP ACTUALLY SHREDS A CORE TRUMP DEFENSE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD FROM DEFENSE YOU MAY HAVE HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF. THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF. AS WE REPORTED ON "THE BEAT" AS WE REPORTED ON "THE BEAT" THIS WEEK, THIS COMES FROM A KEY THIS WEEK, THIS COMES FROM A KEY PART OF THE REPORT THAT HAS PART OF THE REPORT THAT HAS FLOWN UNDER THE RADAR. FLOWN UNDER THE RADAR. IT DEMOLISHES A KEY DEFENSE IT DEMOLISHES A KEY DEFENSE TRUMP ALLIES HAVE BEEN SAYING, TRUMP ALLIES HAVE BEEN SAYING, AND YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THIS. AND YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THIS. ONE OF THE DEFENSES HAS BEEN TO ONE OF THE DEFENSES HAS BEEN TO CLAIM THAT THAT MILITARY AID CLAIM THAT THAT MILITARY AID ULTIMATELY ALL REACHED UKRAINE. ULTIMATELY ALL REACHED UKRAINE. >> THE REAL BOTTOM LINE IS HE >> THE REAL BOTTOM LINE IS HE GOT THE MONEY. GOT THE MONEY. >> THE UKRAINE I DON'T KNOWS GOT >> THE UKRAINE I DON'T KNOWS GOT NOTHING TO AS FAR AS NOTHING TO AS FAR AS INVESTIGATIONS GOES TO GET THE INVESTIGATIONS GOES TO GET THE AID RELEASED. AID RELEASED. >> THOSE FUNDS WERE PAID. >> THOSE FUNDS WERE PAID. THEY WERE FULLY PAID. THEY WERE FULLY PAID. >> NOTE TRUMP THERE FALSELY >> NOTE TRUMP THERE FALSELY CLAIMING THE FUNDS WERE FULLY CLAIMING THE FUNDS WERE FULLY PAID. PAID. LET'S HEAR THAT PART AGAIN. LET'S HEAR THAT PART AGAIN. >> AS FAR AS WITHHOLDING FUNDS, >> AS FAR AS WITHHOLDING FUNDS, THOSE FUNDS WERE PAID, THEY WERE THOSE FUNDS WERE PAID, THEY WERE FULLY PAID. FULLY PAID. >> FULLY PAID. >> FULLY PAID. FALSE. FALSE. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT A VALID FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT A VALID BRIBERY DEFENSE TO SAY YOUR BRIBERY DEFENSE TO SAY YOUR BRIBERY DIDN'T WORK. BRIBERY DIDN'T WORK. BUT WHAT'S NEW HERE IN THE BUT WHAT'S NEW HERE IN THE REPORT IS THE WAY THEY'RE LYING REPORT IS THE WAY THEY'RE LYING ABOUT THIS AS A FACTUAL MATTER ABOUT THIS AS A FACTUAL MATTER THE HOUSE IMPEACHMENT REPORT THE HOUSE IMPEACHMENT REPORT REVEALS THOSE FUNDS DID NOT REVEALS THOSE FUNDS DID NOT FULLY GET TO UKRAINE, NOT LAST FULLY GET TO UKRAINE, NOT LAST MONTH, NOT EVER. MONTH, NOT EVER. PAGE 145 OF THE REPORT, PENTAGON PAGE 145 OF THE REPORT, PENTAGON OFFICIALS CONFIRMING TO OFFICIALS CONFIRMING TO INVESTIGATORS UKRAINE STILL HAS INVESTIGATORS UKRAINE STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED $35 MILLION OF THE NOT RECEIVED $35 MILLION OF THE SECURITY ASSISTANCE YET TO BE SECURITY ASSISTANCE YET TO BE DISPERSED. DISPERSED. 35 Ms, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. 35 Ms, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. THAT'S IN FACT 14% OF THE ENTIRE THAT'S IN FACT 14% OF THE ENTIRE AMOUNT IN THE ALLEGED EXTORTION AMOUNT IN THE ALLEGED EXTORTION PLOT. PLOT. HOW DIG A DEAL IS THIS? HOW DIG A DEAL IS THIS? A PENTAGON OFFICIAL UNDER OATH A PENTAGON OFFICIAL UNDER OATH CONFIRMING THAT MONEY NEVER GOT CONFIRMING THAT MONEY NEVER GOT TO UKRAINE IN THE IMPEACHMENT TO UKRAINE IN THE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS. HEARINGS. >> MR. CUBER, WAS DOD ABLE TO >> MR. CUBER, WAS DOD ABLE TO PUT ALL THE SECURITY FUNDS INTO PUT ALL THE SECURITY FUNDS INTO CONTRACT BEFORE THE END OF THE CONTRACT BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR? FISCAL YEAR? >> NO, SIR. >> NO, SIR. >> AND HOW MUCH WERE THEY NOT >> AND HOW MUCH WERE THEY NOT ABLE TO OBLIGATE? ABLE TO OBLIGATE? WHAT WAS LEFT UNOBLIGATED? WHAT WAS LEFT UNOBLIGATED? >> I BELIEVE THE FIGURE WAS 35 >> I BELIEVE THE FIGURE WAS 35 MILLION. MILLION. >> I'M JOINED NOW BY FORMER >> I'M JOINED NOW BY FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR JOHN FLANNERY FEDERAL PROSECUTOR JOHN FLANNERY WHO HAS BEEN COUNSEL TO THREE WHO HAS BEEN COUNSEL TO THREE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS, CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS, THE RIGHT EXPERT. THE RIGHT EXPERT. GOOD EVENING SIR. GOOD EVENING SIR. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. >> WE TALK ABOUT LAW. >> WE TALK ABOUT LAW. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT FACTS. WE ALSO TALK ABOUT FACTS. THERE ARE LEGAL DEFENSES AND THERE ARE LEGAL DEFENSES AND FAILING AT BRIBERY IS NOT A GOOD FAILING AT BRIBERY IS NOT A GOOD LEGAL DEFENSE. LEGAL DEFENSE. THEN THERE'S FACTUAL DEFENSES. THEN THERE'S FACTUAL DEFENSES. SO, FOCUSING YOUR LASER ANALYSIS SO, FOCUSING YOUR LASER ANALYSIS ON THE FACTUAL PART HERE, DO YOU ON THE FACTUAL PART HERE, DO YOU VIEW IT AS IMPORTANT THAT THE VIEW IT AS IMPORTANT THAT THE IMPEACHMENT REPORT SURFACES THE IMPEACHMENT REPORT SURFACES THE FACT THAT WHEN DONALD TRUMP SAYS FACT THAT WHEN DONALD TRUMP SAYS UKRAINE GOT FULLY PAID, THAT UKRAINE GOT FULLY PAID, THAT ITSELF IS FALSE? ITSELF IS FALSE? >> I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT, >> I THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANT, AND IT SORT OF SHOWS THAT HE AND IT SORT OF SHOWS THAT HE JUST CAN'T LET IT GO. JUST CAN'T LET IT GO. AND HE STILL IS PUSHING IT AND AND HE STILL IS PUSHING IT AND PERHAPS THAT'S WHY RUDY'S OVER PERHAPS THAT'S WHY RUDY'S OVER THERE AS WELL. THERE AS WELL. BUT ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS BUT ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT IT, IT WAS $35.2 MILLION ABOUT IT, IT WAS $35.2 MILLION AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE AND IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL DEFENSE BECAUSE THESE NATIONAL DEFENSE BECAUSE THESE ITEMS GO FOR GRENADE LAUNCHERS, ITEMS GO FOR GRENADE LAUNCHERS, SECURE COMMUNICATIONS, AND NAVAL SECURE COMMUNICATIONS, AND NAVAL COMBAT CRAFT. COMBAT CRAFT. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING FOR A THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING FOR A VULNERABLE NATION ADJOINING VULNERABLE NATION ADJOINING RUSSIA THAT HAS MILITARY RUSSIA THAT HAS MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN A HOT WAR THAT'S INVOLVEMENT IN A HOT WAR THAT'S STILL GOING ON IN UKRAINE. STILL GOING ON IN UKRAINE. HE'S HAVING IT BOTH WAYS. HE'S HAVING IT BOTH WAYS. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE HIM HOLDING NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE HIM HOLDING BACK THE FUNDS -- AND FOR NO BACK THE FUNDS -- AND FOR NO GOOD REASONS -- VINDMAN GOOD REASONS -- VINDMAN TESTIFIED THAT WHEN THEY HELD TESTIFIED THAT WHEN THEY HELD THE FUNDS AND THEN RELEASED IT, THE FUNDS AND THEN RELEASED IT, THERE WAS NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL THERE WAS NOTHING SUBSTANTIAL THAT HAD CHANGED ON THE GROUND THAT HAD CHANGED ON THE GROUND THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO WITHHOLD THE FUNDS AT ANY TIME. WITHHOLD THE FUNDS AT ANY TIME. SO, THIS 35 MILLION WHICH SO, THIS 35 MILLION WHICH HAPPENS AFTER THAT IS NOT HAPPENS AFTER THAT IS NOT WITHHELD FOR ANY GOOD REASON WITHHELD FOR ANY GOOD REASON EITHER. EITHER. NOBODY AT THE PENTAGON CAN GIVE NOBODY AT THE PENTAGON CAN GIVE US A GOOD REASON. US A GOOD REASON. SO, WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE MORE SO, WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE MORE PROOF FOR THE MISCONDUCT FOR PROOF FOR THE MISCONDUCT FOR BRIBERY AND EXTORTION AND ABUSE BRIBERY AND EXTORTION AND ABUSE OF POWER AND OBSTRUCTION BECAUSE OF POWER AND OBSTRUCTION BECAUSE HE'S LYING TO THE PUBLIC EVEN AS HE'S LYING TO THE PUBLIC EVEN AS WE'RE SITTING HERE. WE'RE SITTING HERE. >> JOHN -- >> JOHN -- >> YES? >> YES? >> THERE'S THE CASE AND ALL THE >> THERE'S THE CASE AND ALL THE FACTS IN THE REPORT, AND THEN FACTS IN THE REPORT, AND THEN THERE'S HOW YOU PRESENT IT. THERE'S HOW YOU PRESENT IT. I WANT TO PUT UP ON THE SCREEN I WANT TO PUT UP ON THE SCREEN THE PRESIDENT'S FALSE CLAIM THAT THE PRESIDENT'S FALSE CLAIM THAT WE DUG OUT OF THE REPORT TO FACT WE DUG OUT OF THE REPORT TO FACT CHECK BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT CHECK BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT IMAGE OF HIM SAYING "FULLY BECAUSE YOU CAN WRITE ALL THE BOOKS AND REPORTS YOU WANT -- BOOKS AND REPORTS YOU WANT -- >> RIGHT. >> RIGHT. >> -- BUT WHAT THE PUBLIC AND >> -- BUT WHAT THE PUBLIC AND THE SENATE DEALS WITH IS WHAT IS THE SENATE DEALS WITH IS WHAT IS KNOWN TOP OF MIND, RIGHT? KNOWN TOP OF MIND, RIGHT? >> WELL, HOW YOU WOULD TRY THIS >> WELL, HOW YOU WOULD TRY THIS CASE IN THE SENATE IS CASE IN THE SENATE IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE YOU WOULD SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE YOU WOULD TAKE OUT MAGIC MOMENTS IN THIS TAKE OUT MAGIC MOMENTS IN THIS CASE. CASE. I MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE READ I MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE READ OUT ON JULY 25th, THAT'S A MAGIC OUT ON JULY 25th, THAT'S A MAGIC MOMENT. MOMENT. BUT YOU TAKE THAT STATEMENT YOU BUT YOU TAKE THAT STATEMENT YOU JUST DID AND YOU SHOW HIM TO BE JUST DID AND YOU SHOW HIM TO BE A LIAR BY THEN SHOWING THE A LIAR BY THEN SHOWING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND USING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND USING THE OTHER TAPE OR THE WITNESS AGAIN OTHER TAPE OR THE WITNESS AGAIN TO DEMONSTRATE THAT. TO DEMONSTRATE THAT. THAT SAME WITNESS, I BELIEVE, THAT SAME WITNESS, I BELIEVE, SAID THAT THERE WAS AN INQUIRY SAID THAT THERE WAS AN INQUIRY BY THE UKRAINIAN EMBASSY ON THE BY THE UKRAINIAN EMBASSY ON THE VERY DAY OF THE JULY 25th CALL VERY DAY OF THE JULY 25th CALL ABOUT WHERE'S OUR MONEY WHICH IS ABOUT WHERE'S OUR MONEY WHICH IS WHAT ANYBODY WOULD EXPECT OF A WHAT ANYBODY WOULD EXPECT OF A NATION THAT'S UNDER ARMS AND NATION THAT'S UNDER ARMS AND CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT RUSSIA CAN CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT RUSSIA CAN DO IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE WHERE DO IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE WHERE THEY'RE ACTIVE ON BEHALF OF THEY'RE ACTIVE ON BEHALF OF RUSSIA. RUSSIA. SO, I THINK HOW DO YOU TRY THIS? SO, I THINK HOW DO YOU TRY THIS? >> ONE OUT OF EIGHT BUCKS IS >> ONE OUT OF EIGHT BUCKS IS MISSING MONEY. MISSING MONEY. IT'S STRIKING. IT'S STRIKING. >> IT IS. >> IT IS. >> MR. FLANNERY, OFTEN A LEGAL >> MR. FLANNERY, OFTEN A LEGAL WITNESS FOR US. WITNESS FOR US. TONIGHT A BIT OF A FACT WITNESS. TONIGHT A BIT OF A FACT WITNESS. YOU'LL PERMIT -- I DON'T EVEN YOU'LL PERMIT -- I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT COUNTS AS A LEGAL KNOW IF IT COUNTS AS A LEGAL JOKE, JUST A LEGAL REFERENCE. JOKE, JUST A LEGAL REFERENCE. WE APPRECIATE YOU IN ALL OF OUR WE APPRECIATE YOU IN ALL OF OUR EXPERT TESTIMONY, SIR. EXPERT TESTIMONY, SIR. >> WELL, I APPRECIATE IT. >> WELL, I APPRECIATE IT. IT'S SERVED ME TO HAVE READ THE IT'S SERVED ME TO HAVE READ THE THING. THING. BUT THERE ARE PEARLS IN THEM BUT THERE ARE PEARLS IN THEM THERE HILLS -- OR GOLD, I GUESS. THERE HILLS -- OR GOLD, I GUESS. AND IT'S WORTH THE READ. AND IT'S WORTH THE READ. AND THE READ IS GOING TO BE WHAT AND THE READ IS GOING TO BE WHAT BRINGS DOWN THIS PRESIDENT. BRINGS DOWN THIS PRESIDENT. ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, HE'S GOING ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, HE'S GOING DOWN. DOWN. AND THE REPUBLICANS WHO THINK AND THE REPUBLICANS WHO THINK THEY CAN VOTE TO SAVE THIS GUY THEY CAN VOTE TO SAVE THIS GUY IN THE SENATE, YOU KNOW, ONE IN THE SENATE, YOU KNOW, ONE MONTH AFTER THAT TRIAL IS OVER, MONTH AFTER THAT TRIAL IS OVER, WHATEVER THE RESULT IS, HE'LL DO WHATEVER THE RESULT IS, HE'LL DO SOMETHING ELSE WHILE WE'RE STILL SOMETHING ELSE WHILE WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET RID OF HIM BECAUSE TRYING TO GET RID OF HIM BECAUSE HE WAS CONVICTED OR BECAUSE HE'S HE WAS CONVICTED OR BECAUSE HE'S BEGINNING HIS CAMPAIGN.
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