NEW: A federal court just ordered the State Dept. to search for and release additional Ukraine-related records to us by January 8.
State had previously failed to search for documents dated after Aug. 2, 2019. The court says searches must cover up through Oct. 18, 2019.
State had previously failed to search for documents dated after Aug. 2, 2019. The court says searches must cover up through Oct. 18, 2019.
The first set of Ukraine documents released to us—with the earlier search cut-off date—included nearly 100 pages of emails and showed links between Giuliani and Mike Pompeo.
Now, the State Department's search must also include the time period *after* the whistleblower complaint.
Now, the State Department's search must also include the time period *after* the whistleblower complaint.
The first set of State Dept. Ukraine documents were all from 8/2 or earlier, but a lot happened after that:
- 8/12: Whistleblower complaint filed
- 9/1: Zelensky-Pence meeting in Warsaw
- 9/11: Aid released
- 9/25: Call "transcript" released
- 10/17: Mulvaney press conference
- 8/12: Whistleblower complaint filed
- 9/1: Zelensky-Pence meeting in Warsaw
- 9/11: Aid released
- 9/25: Call "transcript" released
- 10/17: Mulvaney press conference
The new records the State Dept. has been ordered to search for and release to us by January 8 would include any communications of senior officials, like Sec. Pompeo, with Giuliani or with anyone outside the government about the Ukraine pressure campaign.
