This Week:
Nine witnesses, five hearings, three days, all centered around the impeachment inquiry, with the aim of answering whether President Trump used a White House meeting and military aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate political rivals. Jared and FOX’s Capitol Hill producer Chad Pergram recap this week’s testimonies and if it will move the needle for Democrats.
After the second week of impeachment hearings President Trump remains confident that Democrats have shown no evidence that he has done anything wrong in his dealings with Ukraine’s president. Despite the president’s confidence and insistence that there was no “quid pro quo” the White House is preparing for the next steps. Jared speaks to White House Senior Adviser for Strategy Tony Sayegh about the recent impeachment hearings and how the White House is preparing to take on impeachment if Democrats keeping pushing forward.
President Trump is at odds with the US Navy over the future of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher who was acquitted of murdering an injured ISIS fighter in 2017. He was convicted of taking a picture of his corpse. The president reversed the Navy’s decision and restored the rank of Chief Petty Officer Gallagher. FOX’s White House Correspondent Rachel Sutherland discusses the Navy’s reaction to the president’s decision with FOX’s Pentagon producer Lucas Tomlinson.
Despite impeachment hearings dominating the news in Washington, there was a Democratic debate in Atlanta, Georgia this week. Fox News Radio’s Miami-based correspondent Eben Brown covered the debate and he speaks to Jared about the key takeaways.
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