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Bombshell Revelations From President Trump's Former Adviser Could Threaten Impeachment Arguments

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Bombshell Revelations From President Trump's Former Adviser Could Threaten Impeachment Arguments
Bombshell Revelations From President Trump's Former Adviser Could Threaten Impeachment Arguments
Natasha Brown reports.

THIRTEEN YEAR-OLDDAUGHTER.SEVEN OTHER SOULS.OUR COVERAGE WILL CONTINUE.BUT FIRST LETS GET YOUCAUGHT UP ON ANOTHER MAJORSTORY.IMPEACHMENT TRIAL CONTINUESON CAPITOL HILL.NATASHA BROWN IN THE NEWSCENTER WITH TODAY'SDEVELOPMENTS.GOOD EVENING TO YOU BOTH.IT IS SECOND DAY OF THEOPENING PRESENTATIONS, FORPRESIDENT TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAMBUT BOMB SHELL REVELATIONSFROM ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'SFORMER TOP ADVISORS COULDTHREATEN THEIR ARGUMENT.MEANTIME TODAY DID GET OFF TOA BIPARTISAN NOTE.I'M SURE THIS IS EXACTLYHOW YOU PLAN TO CELEBRATE THEDAY.REPORTER: SENATORS BEGANSIXTH DAY OF THE IMPEACHMENTTRIAL WISHING CHIEF JUSTICEJOHN ROBERTS A HAPPY SIXTHFIFTH BIRTHDAY AND THENRESUMED TO THE PRESIDENT'SLAWYERS LAYING OUT HIS LEGALDEFENSE.WERE CRIMES ALLEGED IN THEARTICLES IN THE CAN COMMON LAWOF THE PRESIDENTIALIMPEACHMENT IN NIXON?YES.IN CLINTON, YES.HERE, NO.THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE PROVENEACH OF THE ARTICLES AGAINSTPRESIDENT TRUMP?THEY HAVE NOT.REPORTER: OVER THE WEEKENDNEW YORK TIMES REPORTED FORMERNATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JOHNBOLTON WRITES IN IS UPCOMINGBOOK THAT THE PRESIDENT TOLDHIM HE WANTED QUOTE TOCONTINUE, FREEZING 391MILLION-DOLLAR IN SECURITYASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE UNTILOFFICIALS THERE HELPED WITHINVESTIGATORS INTO DEMOCRATSINCLUDING BIENS.PRESIDENT TRUMP DENIED THEMDURING A WHITE HOUSE MEETINGWITH THE ISRAELI PRIMEMINISTER.WHAT ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONSFROM JOHN BOLTON.FALSE.REPORTER: DEMOCRATS SAYTHIS LATEST REVELATIONBOLSTERS THEIR CALLS FORBOLTON AND OTHER NEW WITNESSTESTIMONY IN THE SENATE TRIAL.WE HAVE A WITNESS WITHFIRST HAND EVIDENCE OF THEPRESIDENT'S ACTIONS, FOR WHICHHE IS ON TRIAL.HE IS READY AND WILLING TOTESTIFY.IT IS RELEVANT ANDTHEREFORE WOULD I LIKE TO HEARIT.REPORTER: UTAH SENATOR MITTROMNEY BELIEVES HIS FELLOWREPUBLICANS COULD JOINDEMOCRATS IN A FUTURE VOTE TOCALL BOLTON AS A WITNESS.OTHERS HAVE TOLD CBS NEWS THEYBELIEVE BOLTON IS DISGRUNTLEDAND JUST TRYING TO SELL ABOOK.WELL, BOLTON DOES BLAME THEWHITE HOUSE NOW FOR LEAK OFDETAILS FROM HIS MANUSCRIPT,MEANTIME OFFICIALS REVIEWED ITFOR CLASSIFIED INFORMATION,BOLTON SAID HE IS WILLING TOTESTIFY IN THE SENATE TRIAL.THAT IS VERY LATEST LIVE HERE

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