Schiff blasts Trump and Pompeo for blocking Sondland’s testimony in impeachment probe by stableford
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff blasted President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for blocking Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central player in the Ukraine controversy, from testifying Tuesday in the ongoing impeachment inquiry into the president.
“The failure to produce this witness, the failure to produce these documents, we consider yet additional strong evidence of obstruction,” Schiff told reporters. “By preventing us from hearing from this witness and obtaining these documents, the president and secretary of state are taking actions that prevent us from getting the facts needed to protect the nation’s security.”
Earlier Tuesday, Sondland’s attorney, Robert Luskin, said the State Department had directed his client not to appear for his scheduled closed-door depositions in the impeachment probe. No reason was given, Luskin said. Sondland, whose companies donated at least $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, had agreed to appear voluntarily.
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