Three top House Democrats subpoenaed the White House seeking documents related to Trump's efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to target his political rivals
Three top House Democrats subpoenaed the White House on Friday night seeking documents related to President Donald Trump's efforts to pressure Ukrainian officials to target his political rivals, a dramatic escalation of the impeachment fight with the president.
White House spokesman Judd Deere said Trump on Friday spoke with House Republican leaders, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, and “emphasized that Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Schiff are deliberately misleading the American people about the truth, and are trampling over procedure and precedent to advance their political goals.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in an interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's editorial board on Friday, wouldn't commit to holding such a vote, saying it wasn't necessary to move forward with the probe. Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community’s inspector general, was testifying before the House Intelligence Committee when Democrats sent the request to Pence.
Quigley said Atkinson is “continuing to protect the whistleblower,” whose credibility has come under attack from Trump and his allies. Atkinson deemed the complaint “urgent” and credible after his review. If the committee obtains all or parts of Atkinson’s report, Democrats’ impeachment inquiry could speed up dramatically. In the meantime, the Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight panels have been investigating Trump’s interactions with Zelensky and the extent to which State Department officials were assisting Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney, who was in contact with Ukrainian officials regarding Biden.
Pompeo did not comply with the subpoena, although Democratic aides said State Department officials had reached out to the three committees about the issue. Trump and his allies have sought to undermine the whistleblower’s credibility by asserting that the individual did not have firsthand knowledge of Trump’s phone call with Zelensky.lawmakers last week that the complaint was “in alignment” with the rough transcript of the call, and whistleblower complaints do not require firsthand knowledge of the events in question.
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