UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal is now reporting U.S. Scretary of State Mike Pompeo allegedly participated in the Urkrainie phone call with President Trump.
As Washington buzzes about the subpoena sent Ruby Guiluliani a new allegation of presidential favors sought has surfaced.
The New York Times, who remains under heat from both sides of the aisle for releasing identifying information regarding the whistleblower, dropped a new bombshell allegation on Monday. The paper via its website is reporting that President Donald Trump in a recent phone call with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison requested their assistance in finding information on the origin of the Russian probe investigation led by Robert Mueller.
White House staff told the Times, the president was seeking this help at the request of Attorney General William Barr. For more info on what Australian officials told the FBI, visit TheHill.com.
The Subpoena is a joint request
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs issuing
“Pursuant to the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry, we are hereby transmitting a subpoena that compels you to produce the documents set forth in the accompanying schedule by October 15, 2019,” the Chairmen wrote.
The Committees are investigating the extent to which President Trump jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with our 2020 election and by withholding security assistance provided by Congress to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression, as well as any efforts to cover up these matters.
Giuliani admitted on national television that, while serving as the President’s personal attorney, he asked the government of Ukraine to target former Vice President Joe Biden.
“In addition to this stark admission, you stated more recently that you are in possession of evidence—in the form of text messages, phone records, and other communications—indicating that you were not acting alone and that other Trump Administration officials may have been involved in this scheme,” the Chairmen wrote to Giuliani.
The subpoena, which was issued by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence after consultation with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Oversight and Reform, requires Giuliani to produce several categories of documents by October 15, 2019.
The Chairmen also sent separate letters today seeking documents and noticing depositions with three of Giuliani’s business associates on the following dates:
- October 10, 2019: Lev Parnas
- October 11, 2019: Igor Fruman
- October 14, 2019: Semyon “Sam” Kislin
“A growing public record indicates that the President, his agent Rudy Giuliani, and others appear to have pressed the Ukrainian government to pursue two politically-motivated investigations,” the Chairmen wrote. “The Committees have reason to believe that you have information and documents relevant to these matters.”
Read the letter and subpoena schedule to Giuliani.
Click here to read the letter to Parnas.
Click here to read the letter to Fruman.
Click here to read the letter to Kislin.
