WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday blocked a top US diplomat from speaking to Congress as part of the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, dramatically escalating the battle with Democrats over his presidency.Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland had voluntarily agreed to be deposed by House Democrats who were expected to press him about Trump’s effort this year to pressure Ukraine into investigating a political rival, his lawyer said.But “early this morning, the US Department of State directed (him) not to appear today for his scheduled transcribed interview,” Sondland’s attorney Robert Luskin said in a statement. While the lawyer …read more
Source:: The News International
