Shelby Talcott on October 7, 2019
The leaders of three House committees issued subpoenas for the Pentagon and Office of Management and Budget Monday demanding the release of documents related to Ukraine amid an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
This move comes after the House of Representatives opened up an official impeachment inquiry into Trump on Sept. 24 after an August whistleblower complaint. The complaint accused Trump of asking Ukrainian officials to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.
The Democratic chairmen of the House intelligence, foreign affairs and oversight committees issued subpoenas Monday. The subpoenas are issued to OMB acting Director Russell Vought and Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
“The Committees are investigating the extent to which President Trump jeopardized U.S. national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with our 2020 election and by withholding military assistance provided by Congress to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression, as well as any efforts to cover up these matters,” both letters read.
So since Pelosi announced impeachment inquiry, there have been subpoenas to State, Giuliani, the WH, OMB and the Pentagon
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 7, 2019
The Pentagon and OMB have until Oct. 15 to comply according to the letters.
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“The enclosed subpoena demands documents that are necessary for the Committees to examine this sequence of these events and the reasons behind the White House’s decision to withhold critical military assistance to Ukraine that was appropriated by Congress to counter Russian aggression,” both documents read.
The whistleblower complaint is largely based on a July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Both the complaint and a transcript of the phone call has been released publicly.
Trump said that aid was withheld because he wanted other countries to pay more in helping Ukraine and has denied allegations that his request to Ukrainian officials had anything to do with aid, CBS News reported.
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I hope the AG Bar finds the truth soon . Maybe then we can stop the bull s…
These too will be ignored. Stupid Democrats.
This entire impeachment hoax is political theater and a total sham. Never mind if the war is destroying the country, bankrupting the economy, endangering us all, and eating out the nation’s soul. The war is the country, the whole country has a wartime leader, and the whole country must obey rather than think. After all, this is a war to spread democracy.
A U.S. pollster was able to poll U.S. troops in Iraq in 2006, and found that 72 percent of those polled wanted the war to be ended in 2006. For those in the Army, 70 percent wanted that 2006 ending date, but in the Marines only 58 percent did. The bipartisan support for keeping our troops in Syria benefits congressmen with lucrative contracts for their districts and quite likely payoffs and kickbacks for the congressmen. If you think they’re doing it for the troops you don’t understand human nature.
This is madness! If the Democrats and RINO’s weren’t doing anything wrong, they wouldn’t even be doing this to Trump. But it goes to show how desperate they’ve become. And to think we only know HALF of what they did! They want to make sure we don’t see that. This is an outrage! And they want to make sure our votes are null and void, too! I hope the Dem’s get what’s coming to them! I pray everyday!
Every one in the USA needs to see Glenn Beck`s “Ukraine: The Democrats’ Russia on You Tube and then you will see the REAL corruption , it is the DNC. This is 2 hours long and worth every minute of your time. This is , I hope , what AG Barr is investigating and will expose the socialist/communist Dem party from 2014 to present day. MUST WATCH and pass the info on !!
Just more pure bull shittt from the Criminal Democrats. TERM LIMITS and stop voting for these pig democrats.
Hard to believe that corruptness can’t be questioned by anyone. If you can’t question it, how are we suppose to fix it? The democrats are wallowing in corruptness.
The democrats have NOTHING that’s why they are throwing everything but the dirty dishtowel at Trump! I’m surprised they haven’t already gone thru his soiled laundry to see there is any ‘dirt’ there!
Pelosi actually said that if this doesn’t work they have many more…where are the parents to tell the children, stop it! Who’s in charge? Real crimes are stinking and no one is holding the criminals accountable. Instead they are badgering the innocent! My God, where is justice???
It’s as though they really do want to lose the 2020 election!! Do you suppose its because they know they are going to lose the House, and suffer loses in the Senate – so what the Hay let the Republicans completely take over!!!
But who’s gonna say enough is enough? Why is it ok to keep dragging our president into investigation after investigation, coming up with nothing and the drama continues! My God, if they can do this to the president of the United States, what could they do to you and me! This is a real-life Halloween episode!
If we hang just ONE FEEBLE INSANE LIBERAL DEMOTARD TYRUNT FOR TREASON, this nonsense will quit, these little people are the BIGGEST COWARDS AND LOSERS. The biggest problem is we can’t hang them all at once… or can we?
Taxpayers need to revolt. Democrats are trying to bankrupt America.
Obama had tried to bankrupt America with his horrible economy, loss of jobs, open borders killing welfare for Americans, killing our health care system, Islam invasion, housing crash, racial tension, drug trafficking, child trafficking, violent gang increase, supporting ISIS with weapons & cash, terrorist attacks, crime up, cop killing epidemic & much more. BO did everything he could think of to destroy America from the inside.
Thank God for President Trump who turned it all around and got America back on it’s feet. Trump gave Americans their jobs back after BO said it couldn’t be done. Trump gave Americans their pride back. Trump regained our place in the world markets. Trump kept all his promises and Made America Great Again.
Now it looks like BO is coaching Democrats to destroy America again with all these treasonous ‘impeachment’ burdens they are unloading on all these various government departments with their Witch Hunt II.
Democrats have become treasonous anti-American communists out to destroy America.
Ssssh don’t tell the democrats!!!
“Decision to withhold critical military assistance to Ukraine that was appropriated by Congress to counter Russian aggression”
That never happened.
They should go after the Clinton and Obummer e-mails about Ukraine first.
Reminds me of the line in the children’s movie–Madagascar–Now’s the time to fling the poop. Some of it will stick. –Looks like that’s the Democratic strategy.
I heard a good one today, THE DEMOCRAT/SOCIALISTS WANT TO BE “FAIR” IN THEIR IMPEACHMENT “INQUIRY”! They are the sorriest bunch of anti-Americans that ever occupied the House of Representatives. They will regret their attempt to destroy America, and undo a Presidential Election, and it will be at the polls in November 2020.
I heard a good one today, THE DEMOCRAT/SOCIALISTS WANT TO BE “FAIR” IN THEIR IMPEACHMENT “INQUIRY”! They are the sorriest bunch of anti-Americans that ever occupied the House of Representatives. They will regret their attempt to destroy America, and undo a Presidential Election, and it will be at the polls in November 2020.
They are FAKE SUBPOENAS JUST LIKE FAKE NEWS THEY WERE NOT issued by a court they are LETTERS TYPED UP BY THE DEMOCRATS.
Clever.
If Dems are American Pie, then bye bye American Pie
The Dems hand out subpoenas like candy at Halloween. The subpoenas should be handed to all of the crooked and lying Dems.
The Dems hand out subpoenas like candy at Halloween. The subpoenas should be handed to all of the crooked and lying Dems.
ASUBPOENA is issued by a MAJOR court and attested to by a sworn law enforcement officer. The defense has the right to view the evidence against it, cross examine witnesses, and face it’s accuser(s).
Congress, as a body, has Subpoena power; however, a Demokratik subcommittee doesn’t have this awesome power. The Demokratz are not allowing the Republicans to hear testimony, cross examine witnesses, or face their accuser(s).
Countries where this occurs are similar to China, North Korea, and most banana republiks Trials are held behind closed doors, in a foreign language, and the outcome is a foregone conclusion..
the new Norm for the Democrats lying cheating conspiracy theories hyperbole made up stories they do it and the law does not apply to the Democrats in their view.,,I’ll be laughing all the way to the voting machine and vote for Trump.
the new Norm for the Democrats lying cheating conspiracy theories hyperbole made up stories they do it and the law does not apply to the Democrats in their view.,,I’ll be laughing all the way to the voting machine and vote for Trump.
He made the phone call public he released it so everybody can read it there’s nothing there,, more democratic disgusting TDS underhanded lying conspiracy theory nothing applies to the Democrats when the law is broken only to the Republicans and only to mostly to Trump,,and everyone can see no laws were broken yet they’re going to keep saying it and keep making up stories I guess they believe it will eventually become true if they say it enough.., unbelievable and disgusting for people to act like this.. that’s all right she just giving Trump a big boost it’s going to be a landslide Trump all the way,,the American people are not stupid and we do not believe your lies and conspiracy theories our country is doing great more jobs more everything everything is working very well.
Until Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi starts up an official impeachment investigation that includes the entire House and it it voted on by a House vote to begin the impeachment process, everything Pelosi commands from the 6 Democrat-run committees is a farce, and greatly dilutes the effect. Hey Democrats! #WeWin_YouLose #TRUMP2Q2Q
Until Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi starts up an official impeachment investigation that includes the entire House and it it voted on by a House vote to begin the impeachment process, everything Pelosi commands from the 6 Democrat-run committees is a farce, and greatly dilutes the effect. Hey Democrats! #WeWin_YouLose #TRUMP2Q2Q
Of course – the very moment they got wind of Biden’s involvement in blackmailing Ukraine – and they did know it long before the news hit the air about the “whistleblower” – you can be sure they circled the wagons and said “Sacrifice Biden”!!!!!! Personally I don’t think much of Biden, but even he doesn’t deserved to deserted by his fellow democrats – on this issue they are like rats fleeing a sinking ship!
GoldElephant Of Course Obama was involved!!!! Up to the ‘proverbial earlobes’!!! But you really don’t think the democrats are going to pay any attention to anything but negative on Trump??? To do so would prove the American Voter that they are nothing but despicable swamp rat!
GoldElephant Of Course Obama was involved!!!! Up to the ‘proverbial earlobes’!!! But you really don’t think the democrats are going to pay any attention to anything but negative on Trump??? To do so would prove the American Voter that they are nothing but despicable swamp rat!
Correction to a portion of my comment:-
Remember when the President of Ukraine said you can’t withhold 1.2 billion dollars and Biden responded with “oh no…..call the President” and the president was Obama. That proves that………………………
I just watched Dan Bongino and he pointed something out in the video of Biden bragging about his withholding money from the Ukrainians unless they fired the prosecutor who was investigating his son and I haven’t heard anybody else mention it. I believe he is right when he said the Democrats no longer want Biden to run because he could involve Obama, which is what he did in that video and they don’t want that to come out. Remember when the President of Ukraine you can withhold 1.2 billion dollars and Biden responded with “oh no…..call the President” and the president was Obama. That proves that Obama was in on the quid pro quo and bumbling Biden unknowingly implicated him. I watched the video again and again but never put two and two together until Bongino pointed that out.
I just watched Dan Bongino and he pointed something out in the video of Biden bragging about his withholding money from the Ukrainians unless they fired the prosecutor who was investigating his son and I haven’t heard anybody else mention it. I believe he is right when he said the Democrats no longer want Biden to run because he could involve Obama, which is what he did in that video and they don’t want that to come out. Remember when the President of Ukraine you can withhold 1.2 billion dollars and Biden responded with “oh no…..call the President” and the president was Obama. That proves that Obama was in on the quid pro quo and bumbling Biden unknowingly implicated him. I watched the video again and again but never put two and two together until Bongino pointed that out.
Exactly, if they really wanted Biden they would have been wise to have kept their mouths shut and left Trump alone. Isn’t it amazing, for supposed “smart – intelligent” people how dumb they are being?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Translation: The DEMS have DESTROYED the ONLY candidate who had even a MARGINAL chance of defeating Pres. Trump in 2020 with their OWN false accusations and witch hunts! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! Translation: The DEMS have DESTROYED the ONLY candidate who had even a MARGINAL chance of defeating Pres. Trump in 2020 with their OWN false accusations and witch hunts! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
got it
So let me be sure I have the DEMented Dems’ “rules” straight: They can investigate Pres. Trump ENDLESSLY, on their evidence-free imaginary and BOGUS accusations, but if Pres. Trump DARES to investigate the the REAL and PROVABLE crimes and corruption of ANY conniving Democrat, then that is an IMPEACHABLE offense? SMH.
So let me be sure I have the DEMented Dems’ “rules” straight: They can investigate Pres. Trump ENDLESSLY, on their evidence-free imaginary and BOGUS accusations, but if Pres. Trump DARES to investigate the the REAL and PROVABLE crimes and corruption of ANY conniving Democrat, then that is an IMPEACHABLE offense? SMH.
that’s what the dimmies do best…along with being deceitful, contemptuos, liars, cheaters, murderes & thieves. It all proves that these folks are the equal of FEEBLE INSANE LIBERAL DEMOTARD TYRUNTS… it IS what it is.
I sure hope they shut out the American people because we will come to Our elected Presidents aide. Those of us who are honest and NOT TREASONOUS, not liberal, not insane, not feeble, not a demotard and not a tyrunt… count on it dimmy dems, YOU ARE DONE! good riddance
I sure hope they shut out the American people because we will come to Our elected Presidents aide. Those of us who are honest and NOT TREASONOUS, not liberal, not insane, not feeble, not a demotard and not a tyrunt… count on it dimmy dems, YOU ARE DONE! good riddance
They don’t want to bring it to a vote, make it “official,” and conduct an actual, LEGAL impeachment proceeding, because THEN Pres. Trump would have the right to subpoena witnesses and mount an actual legal DEFENSE in response to their ENDLESS false accusations and WITCH HUNTS. THIS way, they can completely shut out Pres. Trump OR the Republicans from this ILLEGAL “impeachment” process simply by changing the rules as they go to suit themselves. But then, why would ANYBODY expect the conniving, LYING Dems to play FAIR?
Not official until the full committee passes the resolution. What is happening is a unilateral attempt at deposing our president with baseless accusations and lies.
Not official until the full committee passes the resolution. What is happening is a unilateral attempt at deposing our president with baseless accusations and lies.
The witch hunt continues.