Blindsided Trump Allies Urge Better Coordination on Impeachment
- GOP lawmakers surprised when Sondland testimony scrapped
- President met with Jordan, Meadows, Gaetz and others Tuesday
Donald Trump speaks to the media outside of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 4.
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Donald Trump blindsided key Republican allies on Tuesday when the White House blocked a diplomat’s testimony in the House impeachment probe, and the lawmakers later asked the president to make sure it doesn’t happen again, according to people familiar with the matter.
Frustrated that they didn’t get a heads-up that Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, would be prevented from appearing on Tuesday, a handful of GOP lawmakers went to the White House to discuss the issue with Trump and senior advisers, one of the people said.