Witness Ordered Not to Speak in Impeachment Inquiry

“The Trump administration directed a top American diplomat involved in its pressure campaign on Ukraine not to appear Tuesday morning for a scheduled interview in the House’s impeachment inquiry,” the New York Times reports.

“The decision to block Gordon Sondland, the United States ambassador to the European Union, from speaking with investigators for three House committees is certain to provoke an immediate conflict with potentially profound consequences for the White House and President Trump.”

Axios: “The Trump administration gave the order just hours before Sondland was scheduled to sit for a deposition in the basement of the Capitol, and House Democrats have warned that they will consider any attempts by the administration to interfere with their investigation as obstruction, possible grounds for impeachment.”