Trump Blocks Ambassador
Sondland From Testifying in Impeachment Inquiry Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador
to the E.U., was supposed to testify in
President Trump's impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. According to Sondland's attorney,
Robert Luskin, the State Department
instructed him not to testify. Attorney Robert Luskin, via statement Attorney Robert Luskin, via statement Sondland was recently revealed to be involved in text
messages discussing Trump's efforts to enlist Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelensky to look into the Bidens. Trump took to Twitter to
defend the decision to block
Sondland from the investigation. President Donald Trump, via Twitter House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff was shocked
by the move, telling reporters, "there was no indication
that this ambassador would be a no-show." House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff,
via statement Democrats plan to subpoena Sondland for his testimony. Reps. Adam Schiff, Elijah Cummings