“Moreover, documents sought in the subpoena are protected by attorney-client, attorney work-product, and executive privileges.”The letter follows a pattern of stonewalling from the White House, as Trump continues to denounce the impeachment inquiry as a “witch hunt” against him. The committees are still reviewing the partial disclosure. In Impeachment Hearing, ... says he was told to "keep his head down" and "keep a low profile" on Ukraine because the White House had hand picked "three amigos" to take that portfolio. The official said OMB won’t participate in a process the White House views as a sham.The House is looking into whether Trump ordered a delay in military aid to Ukraine to pressure the country to investigate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son.Earlier Tuesday, Giuliani’s lawyer told the House that the president’s personal attorney will defy a subpoena issued as part of the inquiry.Democrats could go to court to enforce the subpoenas and are talking about re-activating a dormant congressional power to directly impose fines and punishments to enforce subpoenas. -- Billy HouseState Official Kent Arrives for Testimony (19:03 a.m.)Kent arrived Tuesday morning to give testimony behind closed doors to the three House committees conducting the impeachment investigation.The deputy assistant secretary in the European and Eurasian bureau overseeing policy toward Ukraine had warned in emails to colleagues in March that Yovanovitch was the target of a disinformation operation.That message and other documents were turned over to Congress by State Department Inspector General Steve Linick early this month. The impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, the incumbent president of the United States, was initiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September 24, 2019, after a whistleblower alleged that Donald Trump may have abused the power of the presidency. Giuliani will not participate because this appears to be an unconstitutional, baseless and illegitimate ‘impeachment inquiry,’” Sale’s letter says. The House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees asked the budget office on Oct. 7 to provide the documents by Tuesday.The official also indicated that acting budget director Russell Vought won’t comply with the committees’ request that he testify on Oct. 25. -- Jordan FabianHouse Democrats Meet Tuesday on Inquiry Plan (2:48 p.m.)Speaker Nancy Pelosi will meet with House Democrats at 6 p.m. Tuesday behind closed doors to discuss their plan for the impeachment inquiry, according to a congressional aide.Congress has been in recess for two weeks and returns to Washington for votes Tuesday evening. -- Billy HouseGiuliani Defies House Subpoena for Documents (3:54 p.m.)Giuliani will not turn over the documents demanded by the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry, according to a letter from Jon Sale, the attorney who represented Giuliani until Tuesday. House committees have, however, secured the testimony of former and current officials by issuing subpoenas to compel them to appear. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, described by colleagues as one of the "three amigos" on U.S. policy on Ukraine, told President Donald Trump that he plans to resign. That approach is unrecognizable today as the GOP has become the party of Donald Trump and his “America First” approach.“I knew the ‘three amigos’ and believe me, these are not three amigos like we were,” said Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic, then independent senator from Connecticut who was part of the original group with Republicans McCain and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.Lieberman said he believes McCain, his longtime friend, would be “really upset about what’s happening in Ukraine now.”The House impeachment inquiry has detailed how the self-described “three amigos” — European Union Ambassador Gordon Sondland, outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry and former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker — operated an “irregular” foreign policy channel that was pushing Ukraine to announce the investigations Trump wanted.In return, the White House would release $400 million in military aid the Eastern European ally needed to counter Russian aggression and would arrange a coveted Oval Office visit with Ukraine’s newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy.Led by Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, the trio assembled as a loose contingent of envoys whose activities were initially unseen by others in the administration specializing in Ukraine issues.
He said parting at this point was the plan all along.Sale said he sent a letter to Capitol Hill earlier Tuesday responding to the subpoena, but he declined to reveal its contents.