Trump lawyer Giuliani will not cooperate in U.S. House impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani will not cooperate with a U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry that is scrutinizing his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate a Trump political rival, Giuliani’s lawyer said on Tuesday.

The move represented the latest effort by Trump and those close to him to refuse any cooperation with the inquiry. Despite that, several U.S. officials involved in the matter who received subpoenas from the three committees have testified. Even as Giuliani refused to comply, lawmakers were hearing closed-door testimony from a senior U.S. diplomat, George Kent.

It was unclear what Kent, a deputy assistant secretary of state responsible for U.S. policy toward six former Soviet republics including Ukraine, was telling lawmakers.According to the New York Times, Kent raised concerns with colleagues as far back as March about Giuliani pressuring Ukraine to pursue investigations into Trump’s political rivals.

Hill told lawmakers that Bolton characterized Giuliani as “a hand grenade who is going to blow everybody up,” according to two sources familiar with her testimony. A Bolton spokeswoman said he would have no comment on the testimony. Democratic Representative Jackie Speier, a member of the House Intelligence and Oversight committees, told MSNBC that House Democrats would likely move to hold Giuliani in contempt if he does not cooperate.

Trump has denied wrongdoing and defended his request to Zelenskiy during the phone call, which prompted a formal whistleblower complaint by an individual within the U.S. intelligence community.

What are trying to hide?

WednesdayWisdom clown show Giuliani defying a subpoena A federal judge needs to issue a bench warrant And FORCETHE COPS to throw these assholes in jail PopGoesTheWeasel cc BBC guardiannews latimes nytimes freep Mlive washingtonpost cenkuygur Thom_Hartmann funder

Looks like this is getting serious but then they can't take another chance of a Trump government for another 4 years.

Is that not illegal? And if so it’s just prison for him and if not... a) why? b) then he is within his rights to not comply...genuinely confused...

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