McKinley to testify Wednesday; Trump’s campaign manager calls impeachment inquiry a ‘seditious conspiracy’
Oct. 14, 2019 at 7:49 p.m. EDT
Michael McKinley, the former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is expected to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday, according to two officials working on the impeachment inquiry.
The testimony of McKinley, who resigned his position last week, could shed light on Pompeo’s actions and how they have affected the State Department.
President Trump’s reelection campaign manager Brad Parscale, meanwhile, branded the impeachment inquiry a “seditious conspiracy” on Monday and called for the resignation of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as another witness testified behind closed doors.
Parscale's comments came as House investigators heard from Fiona Hill, the White House’s former top Russia adviser.
Earlier in the day, Trump renewed his call to unmask the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry, which is focused on Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son at a time when U.S. military aid was being withheld from the country.
With Congress returning to Washington after a two-week recess, several other depositions are also planned, including that of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, who is scheduled to appear Thursday under subpoena.
● House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) hints that panel may not press whistleblower to testify in person.
● Hunter Biden says he will resign from Chinese company board and won’t take foreign work if his father is president.
● Trump’s envoy to testify that the contention of ‘no quid pro quo’ came from Trump.
The whistleblower complaint | The rough transcript of Trump’s call with Zelensky |The letter from White House counsel to House leaders
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Oct. 14, 2019 at 7:49 p.m. EDT
Michael McKinley, the former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is expected to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday, according to two officials working on the impeachment inquiry.
The testimony of McKinley, who resigned his position last week, could shed light on Pompeo’s actions and how they have affected the State Department.
President Trump’s reelection campaign manager Brad Parscale, meanwhile, branded the impeachment inquiry a “seditious conspiracy” on Monday and called for the resignation of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as another witness testified behind closed doors.
Parscale's comments came as House investigators heard from Fiona Hill, the White House’s former top Russia adviser.
Earlier in the day, Trump renewed his call to unmask the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry, which is focused on Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son at a time when U.S. military aid was being withheld from the country.
With Congress returning to Washington after a two-week recess, several other depositions are also planned, including that of Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, who is scheduled to appear Thursday under subpoena.
● House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) hints that panel may not press whistleblower to testify in person.
● Hunter Biden says he will resign from Chinese company board and won’t take foreign work if his father is president.
● Trump’s envoy to testify that the contention of ‘no quid pro quo’ came from Trump.
The whistleblower complaint | The rough transcript of Trump’s call with Zelensky |The letter from White House counsel to House leaders
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