it." ... President Trump cannot permit his Administration to participate in this partisan inquiry under these circumstances.145
To date, Acting Director Vought has not produced a single document sought by the Committees and has not indicated any intent to do so going forward.
Witnesses who testified before the Committees have identified multiple additional documents that Acting Director Vought is withholding that are directly relevant to the impeachment inquiry, including but not limited to:
- a June 19 email from OMB Associate Director of National Security Programs Michael Duffey to Department of Defense (DOD) Deputy Comptroller Elaine McCusker regarding the fact that "the President had seen a media report and he had questions about the assistance" and expressing "interest in getting more information from the Department of Defense," specifically a "description of the program";146
- a July 12 email from White House Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff Robert Blair to Associate Director Duffey explaining that the "President is directing a hold on military support for Ukraine" and not mentioning any other country or security assistance package;147 and
- an August 7 memorandum drafted in preparation for Acting Director Vought's attendance at a Principals Committee meeting on Ukrainian security assistance, which included a recommendation to lift the military assistance hold.148
The Committees also have good-faith reason to believe that the Office of Management and Budget is in possession of and continues to withhold significantly more documents and records responsive to the subpoena and of direct relevance to the impeachment inquiry.
Department of State
On September 9, the Committees sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting six categories of documents in response to reports that "President Trump and his personal attorney appear to have increased pressure on the Ukrainian government and its justice system in service of President Trump's reelection campaign" and "the State Department may be abetting this scheme."149 The Committees requested that Secretary Pompeo produce responsive documents by September 16. The Secretary did not provide any documents or response by that date.
On September 23, the Committees sent a follow-up letter asking Secretary Pompeo to "inform the Committees by close of business on Thursday, September 26, 2019, whether you intend to fully comply with these requests or whether subpoenas will be necessary."150 The Secretary did not provide any documents or respond by that date.
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