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NEW: Former Volker aide Chris Anderson plans to tell investigators today that John Bolton “cautioned that Mr. Giuliani was a key voice with the President on Ukraine which could be an obstacle to increased White House engagement,” per opening statement we obtained.

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Attorney Mark MacDougall, representing both Chris Anderson & Catherine Croft, says in separate statements that he’ll object to questions that “are intended to assist anyone in establishing the identity of the Whistleblower.”

That’s what Dems accused GOP of trying to do yesterday
STORY >> Two State Dept officials plan to describe to impeachment investigators an unusual intrusion into U.S. foreign policy by Trump-aligned consultants, singling out Trump’s “long-held view of Ukraine as a corrupt country.” w/ @kyledcheney

politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
Croft & Anderson detail an unusual effort by non-gov’t officials to influence U.S. foreign policy toward Ukraine as it was subjected to intensifying aggression from Russia.

They hoped to “undo” Trump’s hostile posture but were told Rudy was the obstacle.

politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
Catherine Croft on the withheld military aid:

“The only reason given was that the order came at the direction of the president.”

politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
!!!!! >> Anderson says senior WH officials blocked the issuing of a statement condemning Russia after Moscow seized Ukrainian ships in November 2018.

Instead, “Ambassador Volker drafted a tweet condemning Russia’s actions, which I posted to his account.”
politico.com/news/2019/10/3…
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BREAKING: Here’s the GOP witness list for the public impeachment hearings, as requested by Devin Nunes.

List includes Hunter Biden, the whistleblower, and the whistleblower’s sources.

His full letter to Schiff: republicans-intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
Three of the requested GOP witnesses — Kurt Volker, David Hale and Timothy Morrison — have testified behind closed doors, and it’s within the realm of possibility that Dems ask them to appear in public, too. republicans-intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/…
Schiff responds:

“This inquiry is not, and will not serve, however, as a vehicle to undertake the same sham investigations into the Bidens or 2016 that the President pressed Ukraine to conduct for his personal political benefit...”
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NEW: Ahead of public hearings, a key part of the impeachment case remains a mystery.

Transcripts show the uncertainty surrounding the hold on Ukraine aid has only deepened—& officials who could shed light on it have fought the hardest to avoid testifying.
politico.com/news/2019/11/0…
How was Trump’s order to freeze the aid handled at the highest levels of his administration? What reasons were given, if any, to senior budget officials who implemented the abrupt freeze?

Those key Q’s remain unanswered—largely due to OMB stonewalling.

politico.com/news/2019/11/0…
Absent cooperation from OMB, investigators have been unable to showcase evidence directly linking Trump’s hold on aid with his demand for investigations.

Instead, lawmakers have been told a tale of mass confusion & frustration across the gov’t.

politico.com/news/2019/11/0…
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JUST IN: House Intel subpoenaed Mulvaney tonight, per an official.

“We hope Mr. Mulvaney does not hide behind the President’s ongoing efforts to conceal the truth and obstruct our investigation.”

We reported today Mulvaney would not appear for his scheduled deposition tomorrow
Impeachment investigators decided today to NOT subpoena John Bolton, citing Bolton’s efforts to slow-walk the process by vowing to challenge a subpoena in court.

Dems have decided that Mulvaney, though, should be subpoenaed.

politico.com/news/2019/11/0…
Important point here: subpoenaing Mulvaney doesn’t really do much at this stage.
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(Thread) Rudy Giuliani: Villain or Fall Guy?

I read the Volker, Sondland, and McKinley transcripts.

Either Guiliani is a master plotter, manipulating the gullible Trump for his own purposes—or Trump is setting him up to be the fall guy.
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Remember, the accusation is that Giuliani conducted a months-long shadow foreign policy in Ukraine for the purposes of advancing Trump’s and his personal interests.
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Seniors WHO officials blocked the DOS from issuing a statement condemning RU after Moscow seized Ukrainian ships in Nov 2018.

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Today, two State Department Foreign Service Officers are testifying.

Their statements are here: usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

They add a few new details:

💠Nov. 25, 2018: When Russia attacked and seized Ukrainian military vessels heading to a Ukrainian port. . .
1/ . . . Christopher Anderson (State Dept. Foreign Service Officer) prepared a statement condemning Russia for its escalation.

The White House blocked the statement from being released.

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2/ 💠Catherine Croft (another State Dept. foreign Service Officer) Croft testified that she received multiple calls from lobbyist Robert Livingston telling her that Ambassador Yovanovich should be fired.
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Robert Livingston, the former Republican congressman turned lobbyist, repeatedly told a foreign service officer assigned to the White House that the American ambassador to Ukraine should be fired because of her association with Democrats. nytimes.com/2019/10/30/us/…
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