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1. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, told members of Congress that the White House transcript of the July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukraine's president was missing crucial words and details. He said he tried to edit and restore information in the log of the phone call, one lawmaker present at the testimony and another source familiar with it confirmed to NBC News.
Vindman testified in a closed-door deposition that the attempted edits were to reflect Trump mentioning possible recordings of former vice president Joe Biden discussing corruption in Ukraine and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioning Bursima, the company who had hired Biden’s son, Hunter, the sources said.
The White House in September released a reconstructed transcription of the phone conversation and noted it was not a verbatim transcript and that it represented a record of "the notes and recollections of Situation Room Duty officers and National Security Council policy staff" who listen to official conversations. Several points in the document contain ellipses.
Vindman did not testify to a motive behind the editing process, and it is not clear why some of his changes were not made, while others he recommended were, the New York Times reported. 2. House Democrats released on Tuesday text of the resolution that will detail their procedures as they move forward with the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
The full House is expected to vote Thursday on the resolution after the House Rules Committee debates and marks it up on Wednesday.
The eight-page resolution calls for public hearings and lays out their general format, and specifically permits staff counsels to question witnesses for periods of up to 45 minutes per side, Democrats and Republicans. 3. Firefighters across California raced to tamp down major wildfires on Tuesday as another round of fierce Santa Ana winds headed to the state, where tens of thousands of people had already been driven from their homes and hundreds of thousands more were without power.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: VIDEOS
On Oct. 2, Donald Trump called the White House log of his Ukraine call a 'word-for-word' transcript, but the testimony from a WH national security aide refutes that claim. (11th Hour)
Facing impeachment, Trump leans on AG Bill Barr like a criminal defense attorney With explosive new impeachment evidence against Trump, Attorney General Barr attacks the Mueller probe. New York Times Magazine staff writer Emily Bazelon, reports on how Barr's advocacy for Trump has dismayed Republicans who thought he would be a more responsible figure at DOJ. (The Beat with Ari)
You've never seen Trump TV so afraid. (All In)
MORE VIDEOS
Brennan: Trump abuse of public trust calls for brave defiance (Rachel Maddow) Trump impeachment inquiry is a new kind of chaos for the Trump White House (11th Hour) Axios: GOP worried about losing House, Senate, White House in 2020 (Hardball) To release or not to release transcript of Pence’s call with Zelensky (Deadline: White House) How wildfires and climate change are connected (Velshi & Ruhle) One More Thing: The Internet turns 50 (Katy Tur)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
— Chris Matthews on Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Video)
WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Wednesday: Two witnesses are expected to meet for closed depositions with the three House committees--Catherine Croft, a State Department Special Advisor for Ukraine, and Christopher Anderson, former advisor to Ambassador Kurt Volker.
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