Mark Esper said in October that the Department of Defense 'do everything we can' to comply with the impeachment inquiry.
Responding, Esper argued that his general counsel had told him that"there were legal and technical issues related to the request that we simply couldn't honor."
"Well they do," Esper said,"but provided it's done the right and proper way." He argued that in general he's been known to be"transparent," and then repeated the line that there were"legal and technical issues" involved with his decision. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper attend the Armed Forces Welcome Ceremony in honor of the Twentieth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on September 30 at Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, VirginiaAs the impeachment inquiry got underway in early October, White House lawyers sent a letter to investigators announcing the administration's refusal to comply.
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