Blocking Sondland News Today

Happening while ed meese with us in the white house seemed particularly apt. and last night, after midnight, the state department had contacted gordon saundland, u.s. ambassador to the eu, who had been expected to appear before the impeachment committees today for a deposition. saundlands attorney said that although he had intended to give his deposition and hand over documents and he had flown to washington specially for that purpose, the state department in that 12:30 a.m. phone call intervene...

But this letter appearing in congress while ed meese was in the white house receiving his medal of honor seemed particularly apt. and last night, after midnight, the state department had contacted gordon sondland, u.s. ambassador to the eu, who had been expected to appear before the impeachment committees today for a deposition. sondelands attorney said that although he had intended to give his deposition and hand over documents and he had flown to washington specially for that purpose, the stat...

Partisan protsz mr. schiff has been running. >> nancy pelosi, the house speaker, just spoke to reporters in seattle, and she dhaucalled an abuse of power. she said the president is obstructing congress from getting the facts, but she asked if there would be parts of an article of impeachment. clearly that is a major consideration as the democrats ask these witnesses who are not yet coming. brianna? >> manu, thank you. a source close to the presidents impeachment team is telling cnn that blocking...

Be a floor vote on impeachment? >> we cant know that because that would be jumping the hoop. we need to go through the steps -- remember, the congress is not even in session and yet were working. we do want to do this expeditiously. we want to get to the real business of the house of representatives. here weve taken the house ten months ago. were not even talking about climate change and gun control, and we want to get back to that. the only way to get back to those critical issues which are res...

Withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. gordon sondland says bill, i believe you are incorrect about president trumps intentions. the president has been crystal clear no quid pro quo of any kind. but the president, white house blocking sondland from testifying. and you say what? >> well, we really dont have an impeachment inquiry. we dont have even house oversight committee acting like a house oversight committee. what you have is a chairman and his committee members roo...

Contributor, a very busy man mike huckabee is with me. great to see you. >> thank you very much, harris. great to be with you. >> harris: governor, i dont know if you had a chance to read what steve hilton was talking about. >> i did. >> harris: maybe you can speak to that a little bit. >> i think steve is exactly on point. first of all, this is not about impeaching the president because they really believe he did something that is incredibly wrong. this is about trying to delegitimize his elect...

A military aid package to the country. he told mr. sondland and mr. volker i think its crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. that is a very smokey gun in writing. a member of the trump administrations diplomatic core, the highest ranking diplomat in ukraine puts the trump crime in writing in a text. i think its crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. its all there, everything you need is right there in that text. secretary of ...