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YOU DON’T NEED TO CARE ABOUT UKRAINE.

UKRAINE. WHO CARES ABOUT UKRAINE?

WHO CARES ABOUT UKRAINE? HOW MANY CAN FIND UKRAINE ON THE

HOW MANY CAN FIND UKRAINE ON THE MAP?

MAP? WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT

WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT UKRAINE?

UKRAINE? WELL, WE SHOULD CARE AN UKRAINE.

WELL, WE SHOULD CARE AN UKRAINE. THEY’RE AN ALLY OF OURS.

THEY’RE AN ALLY OF OURS. IF IT MATTERS TO US, WE SHOULD

IF IT MATTERS TO US, WE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN 1994

CARE ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN 1994 WHEN WE ASKED THEM TO GIVE UP

WHEN WE ASKED THEM TO GIVE UP THEIR NIKE COLORUCLEAR WEAPONS I

THEIR NIKE COLORUCLEAR WEAPONS I BY THE SOVIET UNION, THEY

BY THE SOVIET UNION, THEY WORRIED ABOUT PROLIFERATION.

WORRIED ABOUT PROLIFERATION. WE SAID, HEY, IF YOU GIVE THEM

WE SAID, HEY, IF YOU GIVE THEM UP BECAUSE YOU’RE WORRIED YOU

UP BECAUSE YOU’RE WORRIED YOU DON’T WANT TO BECAUSE THE

DON’T WANT TO BECAUSE THE RUSSIANS MIGHT INVADE, WE WILL

RUSSIANS MIGHT INVADE, WE WILL HELP ENSURE YOUR NATIONAL

HELP ENSURE YOUR NATIONAL INTEGRITY.

INTEGRITY. WE MADE THAT COMMITMENT.

WE MADE THAT COMMITMENT. I HOPE WE CARE ABOUT THAT.

I HOPE WE CARE ABOUT THAT. I HOPE WE CARE ABOUT THAT,

I HOPE WE CARE ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE THEY DID GIVE THEM UP.

BECAUSE THEY DID GIVE THEM UP. YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT? JUST WHAT THEY FEARED TOOK

JUST WHAT THEY FEARED TOOK PLACE.

PLACE. THE RUSSIANS SS MOVED ACROSS THE

THE RUSSIANS SS MOVED ACROSS THE BORDER AND THEY REMAIN AN

BORDER AND THEY REMAIN AN OCCUPIED PART OF UKRAINE.

OCCUPIED PART OF UKRAINE. THAT’S THE WORD OF AMERICA WE

THAT’S THE WORD OF AMERICA WE GAVE.

GAVE. AND WE’RE BREAKING THAT WORD.

AND WE’RE BREAKING THAT WORD. WHY?

WHY? FOR HELP WITH A POLITICAL

FOR HELP WITH A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

CAMPAIGN. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> YEAH.

>> YEAH. >> SOMETHING WE’VE TALKED ABOUT

>> SOMETHING WE’VE TALKED ABOUT ON THIS SHOW.

ON THIS SHOW. ACTUALLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF

ACTUALLY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AFTER THE INVASION OF

YEARS, AFTER THE INVASION OF UKRAINE, AFTER VLADIMIR PUTIN

UKRAINE, AFTER VLADIMIR PUTIN INVADED UKRAINE.

INVADED UKRAINE. I REMEMBER JEFFREY SAX AND

I REMEMBER JEFFREY SAX AND OTHERS COMING ON, RICHARD HAASS

OTHERS COMING ON, RICHARD HAASS COMING ON SAYING WE MADE A

COMING ON SAYING WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THE UKRAINIANS IF

COMMITMENT TO THE UKRAINIANS IF THEY GAVE UP THEIR NUCLEAR

THEY GAVE UP THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS WE WOULD PROTECT THEIR

WEAPONS WE WOULD PROTECT THEIR BORDERS.

BORDERS. OF COURSE, WE DIDN’T TODO THAT.

OF COURSE, WE DIDN’T TODO THAT. NOW THIS PRESIDENT DECIDES,

NOW THIS PRESIDENT DECIDES, AGAIN, HE’S GOING TO WITHHOLD

AGAIN, HE’S GOING TO WITHHOLD MILITARY FUNDING UNLESS, OF

MILITARY FUNDING UNLESS, OF COURSE, THEY HELP INTERFERE WITH

COURSE, THEY HELP INTERFERE WITH AMERICAN ELECTIONS.

AMERICAN ELECTIONS. PARTICULARLY HIS ELECTION.

PARTICULARLY HIS ELECTION. I THOUGHT -- SCHIFF’S

I THOUGHT -- SCHIFF’S PERFORMANCE WAS A VIRTUOSO

PERFORMANCE WAS A VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY.

PERFORMANCE YESTERDAY. I’M SO USED TO SEEING IMMEDIATE

I’M SO USED TO SEEING IMMEDIATE ORK CREATEIMMEDIATE

ORK CREATEIMMEDIATE -- MEDIOCRITY, THIS CUTS

-- MEDIOCRITY, THIS CUTS THROUGH.

THROUGH. DOESN’T IT?

DOESN’T IT? >> AND MADE THE CASE THAT

>> AND MADE THE CASE THAT RESONATES.

RESONATES. ONE THING THAT STRUCK ME ABOUT

ONE THING THAT STRUCK ME ABOUT THE HOUSE LAYING OUT ITS CASE IS

THE HOUSE LAYING OUT ITS CASE IS THAT THE NARRATIVE IS SO CLEAR.

THAT THE NARRATIVE IS SO CLEAR. IT’S NOT HARD TO FOLLOW.

IT’S NOT HARD TO FOLLOW. THIS ISN’T ARCANE.

THIS ISN’T ARCANE. THERE’S NOT -- YES, THE

THERE’S NOT -- YES, THE OBLIGATORY REFERENCES TO FEDERAL

OBLIGATORY REFERENCES TO FEDERAL OF ’65 AND THINGS A LOT OF US

OF ’65 AND THINGS A LOT OF US HAVEN’T STUDIED THIS COLLEGE.

HAVEN’T STUDIED THIS COLLEGE. >> "HAMILTON" GOT A LOT OF RUN

>> "HAMILTON" GOT A LOT OF RUN YESTERDAY.

YESTERDAY. >> AND RECOGNIZED MORE AND MORE.

>> AND RECOGNIZED MORE AND MORE. BUT TO LAY OUT THIS VERY CLEAR

BUT TO LAY OUT THIS VERY CLEAR NARRATIVE OF AN ABUSE OF POWER

NARRATIVE OF AN ABUSE OF POWER SPECIFICALLY FOR PERSONAL GAIN

SPECIFICALLY FOR PERSONAL GAIN THAT ALSO INJURES THE NATIONAL

THAT ALSO INJURES THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUTS A FRIEND AT

SECURITY AND PUTS A FRIEND AT RISK AT THE HANDS OF THE

RISK AT THE HANDS OF THE RUSSIANS.

RUSSIANS. I THINK THIS REALLY DROVE HOME

I THINK THIS REALLY DROVE HOME THE CASE.

THE CASE. AND I’M WONDERING NOW IF

AND I’M WONDERING NOW IF McCONNELL’S, THE -- THE

McCONNELL’S, THE -- THE SENATE -- THE REPUBLICAN

SENATE -- THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS BEFORE HIM THAT SAID

SENATORS BEFORE HIM THAT SAID WE’RE GOING TO SWEEP THIS THING

WE’RE GOING TO SWEEP THIS THING AWAY AND WE DON’T REALLY WANT TO

AWAY AND WE DON’T REALLY WANT TO DO THAT, I WONDER IF THAT’S

DO THAT, I WONDER IF THAT’S STARTING TO BACKFIRE, BECAUSE IT

STARTING TO BACKFIRE, BECAUSE IT LOOKS BAD NOW.

LOOKS BAD NOW. I THINK THAT THE CASE LAID OUT

I THINK THAT THE CASE LAID OUT BY THE DEMOCRATS WAS SO STRONG

BY THE DEMOCRATS WAS SO STRONG THAT THE REPUBLICANS WHO JUST

THAT THE REPUBLICANS WHO JUST WANT TO SWEEP IT AWAY NOW I

WANT TO SWEEP IT AWAY NOW I THINK ARE HAVING TROUBLE MAKING

THINK ARE HAVING TROUBLE MAKING THAT CASE.

THAT CASE. >> BARBARA McQUADE, ADAM SCHIFF,

>> BARBARA McQUADE, ADAM SCHIFF, FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR ARGUED

FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR ARGUED BEFORE MANY JURORS DID THAT

BEFORE MANY JURORS DID THAT YESTERDAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN

YESTERDAY FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN FRONT OF THE UNITED STATES

FRONT OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

SENATE. I COULDN’T HELP BUT THINK AS HE

I COULDN’T HELP BUT THINK AS HE LAID IT OUT VERY CLEARLY, TOM

LAID IT OUT VERY CLEARLY, TOM SAID, FROM START TO FINISH, WITH

SAID, FROM START TO FINISH, WITH EVIDENCE, WITH TESTIMONY THAT

EVIDENCE, WITH TESTIMONY THAT THEY PLAYED ON THE VIDEO SCREEN,

THEY PLAYED ON THE VIDEO SCREEN, AND TOLD A PRETTY COMPELLING AND

AND TOLD A PRETTY COMPELLING AND CLEAR STORY, IF YOU ARE A

CLEAR STORY, IF YOU ARE A REPUBLICAN SENATOR WHO IS

REPUBLICAN SENATOR WHO IS AGAINST THE CONVICTION OF THE

AGAINST THE CONVICTION OF THE PRESIDENT, OR ONE WHO’S

PRESIDENT, OR ONE WHO’S CONSIDERING STILL THE

CONSIDERING STILL THE POSSIBILITY THAT YOU MAY CONVICT

POSSIBILITY THAT YOU MAY CONVICT THE PRESIDENT, HOW COULD YOU SIT

THE PRESIDENT, HOW COULD YOU SIT AND LISTEN TO THAT AND IGNORE

AND LISTEN TO THAT AND IGNORE THAT SOMETHING VERY CLEARLY

THAT SOMETHING VERY CLEARLY HAPPENED BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT

HAPPENED BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE AND

AND THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE AND THAT THERE WAS, IN FACT, A QUID

THAT THERE WAS, IN FACT, A QUID PRO QUO AND THAT THE PRESIDENT

PRO QUO AND THAT THE PRESIDENT DID USE CONGRESSIONALLY APPROVED

DID USE CONGRESSIONALLY APPROVED MONEY FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL GAIN,

MONEY FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL GAIN, HELD IT UP?

HELD IT UP? >> WELL, ADAM SCHIFF DID

>> WELL, ADAM SCHIFF DID MASTERFULLY WHAT ALL PROSECUTOR

MASTERFULLY WHAT ALL PROSECUTOR ARE TRAINED TO DO, WHICH IS, NOT

ARE TRAINED TO DO, WHICH IS, NOT JUST TO ARGUE THAT THE ELEMENTS

JUST TO ARGUE THAT THE ELEMENTS OF A STATUTE HAVE BEEN

OF A STATUTE HAVE BEEN TECHNICALLY SATISFIED BUT TO

TECHNICALLY SATISFIED BUT TO MAKE THE STORY COME TO LIFE AND

MAKE THE STORY COME TO LIFE AND EXPLAIN TO THE JURY WHY IT

EXPLAIN TO THE JURY WHY IT MATTERS.

MATTERS. PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO FEEL LIKE

PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO FEEL LIKE THEY’VE CONVICTED SOMEBODY JUST

THEY’VE CONVICTED SOMEBODY JUST BECAUSE, GOTCHA, THERE’S A

BECAUSE, GOTCHA, THERE’S A TECHNICAL VIOLATION HERE, BUT

TECHNICAL VIOLATION HERE, BUT THAT IT MATTERS THAT WE HAVE

THAT IT MATTERS THAT WE HAVE RULES AND LAWS FOR A REASON, AND

RULES AND LAWS FOR A REASON, AND WHAT I THOUGHT ADAM SCHIFF DID

WHAT I THOUGHT ADAM SCHIFF DID PRIX WILL WELL, WEAVING THE

PRIX WILL WELL, WEAVING THE FACTS OF THE STORY AND

FACTS OF THE STORY AND EXPLAINING WHY IT RUNS SO AFOUL

EXPLAINING WHY IT RUNS SO AFOUL OF THE VALUES WE SHARE IN

OF THE VALUES WE SHARE IN AMERICA, AND THIS MUCH MORE

AMERICA, AND THIS MUCH MORE PRESSING VALUE OF MILITARY AID

PRESSING VALUE OF MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE.

TO UKRAINE. WHY IT’S DANGEROUS TO US.

WHY IT’S DANGEROUS TO US. ADAM SCHIFF AND JASON CROW MADE

ADAM SCHIFF AND JASON CROW MADE IT WELL.

IT WELL. WE GAVE AID TO UKRAINE TO FIGHT

WE GAVE AID TO UKRAINE TO FIGHT RUSSIA HERE SO WE DON’T HAVE TO

RUSSIA HERE SO WE DON’T HAVE TO FIGHT A WAR HERE.

FIGHT A WAR HERE. IT ISN’T JUST ABOUT OUR ALLY

IT ISN’T JUST ABOUT OUR ALLY UKRAINE AND DOING WHAT WE SAID

UKRAINE AND DOING WHAT WE SAID WE WOULD DO, VALUING OUR

WE WOULD DO, VALUING OUR COMMITMENTS TO GET THAT KIND OF

COMMITMENTS TO GET THAT KIND OF RECIPROCITY FROM OTHER ALLIES

RECIPROCITY FROM OTHER ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD BUT PROTECTING

AROUND THE WORLD BUT PROTECTING AMERICANS, PROTECTING THE

AMERICANS, PROTECTING THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF US RIGHT

NATIONAL SECURITY OF US RIGHT HERE.

HERE. IF WE ALLOW RUSSIA TO GO