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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. saundland's 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 intervened and told him not to show up today. cnn later reporting that it was actually the white house couns...

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. sondeland's 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 intervened and told him not to show up today. cnn later ...

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 president's impeachment team is telling cnn that blocking sondland's testimony today was part of a larger strategy, that the days of playing nice, if you th...

Be a floor vote on impeachment? >> we can't 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 we're working. we do want to do this expeditiously. we want to get to the real business of the house of representatives. here we've taken the house ten months ago. we're 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 responsible for our taking control of the house, is to clear away this impeachment matter and move ...

Withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign. gordon sondland says bill, i believe you are incorrect about president trump's 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 don't have an impeachment inquiry. we don't have even house oversight committee acting like a house oversight committee. what you have is a chairman and his committee members rooting around hoping to contextually set something up for an impeachment. and so i think the presid...