White House blocks ambassador's impeachment testimony; lawmakers vow subpoena

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked an ambassador from testifying to the U.S. House of Representatives' impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, a move top House Democrats vowed to counter with a subpoena.

The chairmen of three House committees leading the impeachment investigation said they would compel testimony from U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, a Trump donor who started his diplomatic job in July. The investigators are interested in what the ambassador knew and what his role was in Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to probe former Vice President Joe Biden, who leads the field of potential challengers to the Republican president.

Through his lawyer on Tuesday, Sondland said he hoped "the issues raised by the State Department that preclude his testimony will be resolved promptly."

"He stands ready to testify on short notice, whenever he is permitted to appear," Sondland's lawyer, Robert Luskin, said in a statement.

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