House issues subpoenas to two OMB officials in impeachment inquiry; Trump praises Giuliani
Last edited Fri Oct 25, 2019, 02:55 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Washington Post
House investigators pressed forward with their impeachment inquiry on Friday, issuing subpoenas to two Office of Management and Budget officials, one of whom has vowed they wont cooperate with the Democrat-led probe.
The move came as President Trump repeatedly insisted to reporters that he had done nothing wrong in pressing Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. He also praised his embattled personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani as a great crime fighter.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Democrats are trying to make us look as bad as possible with the ongoing inquiry.
Closed-door depositions are scheduled to resume Saturday after a two-day pause with an appearance by a Foreign Service officer stationed in Kyiv, who is expected to testify on efforts of Giuliani and others to oust the previous U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry-live-updates/2019/10/25/8498483a-f6a6-11e9-ad8b-85e2aa00b5ce_story.html
ETA - here is the tweet from the House Intelligence Committee
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House Intelligence Committee
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@HouseIntel
BREAKING: House impeachment investigators subpoena OMB and State Department officials.
Failure or refusal to appear at the deposition, including at the direction or behest of the President or the White House, shall constitute evidence of obstruction. https://intelligence.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=746
OMB and State Department Officials Subpoenaed in House Impeachment Inquiry
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1:59 PM - Oct 25, 2019
ffr
(22,670 posts)Also subpoenaed were Michael Duffey, a senior official in the Office of Management and Budget, and T. Ulrich Brechbuhl, counsel at the State Department.
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BumRushDaShow
(129,092 posts)but an earlier version down the page mention the 3rd person, who is from the State Dept.
ffr
(22,670 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,092 posts)during the course of the investigation so far (or at least it feels like it).
Everytime someone does comply and testify, that just uncovers more names of people to subpoena.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)All they have to do is hold a mirror up to you, Rump.
BumRushDaShow
(129,092 posts)but just stand back and let the circus clowns perform.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)FakeNoose
(32,645 posts)... meanwhile the media calls him on a measly 5%, and all he does is whine about it.
Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)Last edited Sat Oct 26, 2019, 08:23 AM - Edit history (1)
And his didn't.
He is always blubbering about how everyone is always saying how everything he does is sucky, crooked, failing, illegal, and wrong. The fact that he's always blubbering about always getting caught bragging out in the open about doing impeachable things means everyone is catching him everywhere, jerking his chain on all fronts.
He always has to blubber, he's always getting his chain jerked, every time he openly brags about his crooked moves. He's being called on 90% of his open crookedness, maybe 10% we don't know the details of.