John Eisenberg, Mr Trump's deputy counsel for National Security Affairs, defied a summons to appear before the three House panels conducting the investigation, a sign of renewed stonewalling by the White House as Democrats press to take the inquiry into a new public phase.
"There is no reason to call witnesses to analyze my words and meaning. This is just another Democrat Hoax that I have had to live with from the day I got elected." — Donald J. Trump November 4, 2019 At least four national security officials raised concerns with Mr Eisenberg about President Trump's dealing with Ukraine before his call with President Volodymyr Zelensky and immediately after it, the Washington Post reported last month.
Trump senior associate counsel Michael Ellis and White House budget office associate director for energy Brian McCormack were due for afternoon depositions but gave no indication they would appear. Several current and former diplomats and officials have corroborated the essence of the whistleblower complaint - that Donald Trump pressured Ukraine to investigate Democrats.Meanwhile, the former US ambassador to Kiev has told investigators she felt threatened by Donald Trump's words in his call to Ukraine's leader, in the first transcripts released today in the impeachment investigation against the president.
She said she was "shocked" when she read the publicised memorandum of Mr Trump's 25 July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which Donald Trump said the ambassador was "going to go through some things.""Did you feel threatened?" an investigator asks.The release is the first in what House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff said would be multiple releases from depositions already conducted.
Endlessly pushing these smear against Trump but never following up on the real story. You are FakeNews, RTE. Biden and his son are what you should be looking at. Qanon WWG1WGA
Lock them up ffs!!
Odd. You’d think if Trump and his staff are innocent they’d be chomping at the bit to go prove it. Instead they’re cowering in their offices and waiting for all this to go away. Why not simply say what happened under oath?
Makes me sick to my stomach that I am forced by law to fund this rotten broadcasting company RTE. It's not a proper impeachment, theres no crime we can all see the transcript. Call that news?
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