Schiff Says White House Blocking Ambassador’s Testimony Is ‘Evidence of Obstruction’

Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, speaks to the media before a closed-door meeting regarding the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump at the U.S.. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 8, 2019. Photo by Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said that the White House blocking testimony from Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was “additional strong evidence of obstruction.”

Schiff said that Sondland’s personal device, which contains texts and emails that Democrats want to read as part of the impeachment inquiry, was being withheld in addition to Sondland himself.