CONGRESS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The White House has declared that the executive branch will not cooperate with the House’s impeachment inquiry, but some officials have nevertheless provided testimony to Congress about what they know about whether President Trump’s attempts to pressure the Ukrainian government into investigating his political rivals were a quid pro quo in return for aid. One such witness, Laura Cooper, a Pentagon official, received a warning letter that shows how the administration has attempted to persuade officials to keep silent. Ms. Cooper appeared before impeachment investigators on Wednesday during a closed-door session that was delayed by Republican lawmakers who burst into the House Intelligence Committee’s secure suite to protest the inquiry. Below is a copy of the letter Ms. Cooper received, obtained and annotated with context and analysis by The New York Times.
–Charlie Savage, “Read the Trump Administration’s Warning Letter to Laura Cooper,” The New York Times online, October 24, 2019