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Tom Cole: “The foreign aid went to the Ukraine as it was supposed to…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

Tom Cole In Opening Statement: 'The Majority Has Not Proven Its Case' | NBC News

Published December 17, 2019 | Video Starts at 05:43

The majority is seeking to remove the president over something that didn't happen, the alleged quid pro quo with the President of Ukraine. Never mind that The foreign aid went to the Ukraine as it was supposed to, and never mind that no investigations were required for the Ukraine to get the aid. And never mind that the two participants in the famous conversation, President Trump and President Zelensky, said nothing inappropriate happened. According to the majority. (05:43–05:53)

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Asserts that Ukraine received foreign aid without needing to conduct investigations.

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