White House is planning to spurn Democrats' requests for documents sought as part of their impeachment inquiry.
, show the ambassadors coordinating with both Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and a top Zelenskiy aide.The Department of Defense announced Thursday that its general counsel had directed all DoD offices to produce information requested by Democrats dealing with the delayed military funding for Ukraine.
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are trying to take the lead on the staff response to impeachment, creating a streamlined non-presidential response process, coordinating across government agencies and taking into account actions by the state and defense departments, according to one official.
Aides and advisers to President Donald Trump have met throughout the week to craft their strategy even as the president made statements that shifted the parameters of the impeachment inquiry in unexpected ways.when he publicly called on the Chinese to investigate BidenThen on Friday he argued that he is on a broader push to root out corrupt behavior by Americans with business dealings in foreign countries, regardless of whether it involves his political rivals.
“As President I have an obligation to end CORRUPTION, even if that means requesting the help of a foreign country or countries,” Trump tweeted. “It is done all the time. This has NOTHING to do with politics or a political campaign against the Bidens. This does have to do with their corruption!” Trump has made little previous mention of combating corruption outside the U.S. during his presidency, with the overwhelming majority of his public comments on corruption related to his accusations against Justice Department officials involved in the Russia election meddling investigation, and Democrats probing the same issues.Kristen Welker
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