[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S439-S440]
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SA 1285. Mr. SCHUMER proposed an amendment to the resolution S. Res.
483, to provide for related procedures concerning the articles of
impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of the United States;
as follows:
At the appropriate place in the resolving clause, insert
the following:
Sec. ___. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
resolution, pursuant to rules V and VI of the Rules of
Procedure and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on
Impeachment Trials--
(1) the Chief Justice of the United States, through the
Secretary of the Senate, shall issue a subpoena to the
Secretary of State commanding him to produce, for the time
period from January 1, 2019, to the present, all documents,
communications, and other records within the possession,
custody, or control of the Department of State, referring or
relating to--
(A) all meetings and calls between President Trump and the
President of Ukraine, including documents, communications,
and other records related to the scheduling of, preparation
for, and follow-up from the President's April 21 and July 25,
2019 telephone calls, as well as the President's September
25, 2019 meeting with the President of Ukraine in New York;
(B) the actual or potential suspension, withholding,
delaying, freezing, or releasing of United States foreign
assistance, military assistance, or security assistance of
any kind to Ukraine, including but not limited to the Ukraine
Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) and Foreign Military
Financing (FMF), including but not limited to all
communications with the White House, Department of Defense,
and the Office of Management and Budget, as well as the
Ukrainian government's knowledge prior to August 28, 2019, of
any actual or potential suspension, withholding, delaying,
freezing, or releasing of United States foreign assistance to
Ukraine, including all meetings, calls, or other engagements
with Ukrainian officials regarding potential or actual
suspensions, holds, or delays in United States assistance to
Ukraine;
(C) all documents, communications, notes, and other records
created or received by, Secretary Michael R. Pompeo,
Counselor T. Ulrich Brechbuhl, former Special Representative
for Ukraine Negotiations Ambassador Kurt Volker, Deputy
Assistant Secretary George Kent, then-United States Embassy
in Ukraine Charge d'Affaires William B. Taylor, and
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, and other
State Department officials, relating to efforts to--
(i) solicit, request, demand, induce, persuade, or coerce
Ukraine to conduct or announce investigations;
(ii) offer, schedule, cancel, or withhold a White House
meeting for Ukraine's president; or
(iii) hold and then release military and other security
assistance to Ukraine;
(D) any meetings or proposed meetings at or involving the
White House that relate to Ukraine, including but not limited
to--
(i) President Zelensky's inauguration on May 20, 2019, in
Kiev, Ukraine, including but not limited to President Trump's
decision not to attend, to ask Vice President Pence to lead
the delegation, directing Vice President Pence not to attend,
and the subsequent decision about the composition of the
delegation of the United States;
(ii) a meeting at the White House on or around May 23,
2019, involving, among others, President Trump, then-Special
Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Ambassador Kurt
Volker, then-Energy Secretary Rick Perry, and United States
Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, as well as
any private meetings or conversations with those individuals
before or after the larger meeting;
(iii) meetings at the White House on or about July 10,
2019, involving Ukrainian officials Andriy Yermak and
Oleksander Danylyuk and United States Government officials,
including, but not limited to, then-National Security Advisor
John Bolton, Secretary Perry, Ambassador Volker, and
Ambassador Sondland, to include at least a
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meeting in Ambassador Bolton's office and a subsequent
meeting in the Ward Room;
(iv) a meeting at the White House on or around August 30,
2019, involving President Trump, Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo, and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper;
(v) a planned meeting, later cancelled, in Warsaw, Poland,
on or around September 1, 2019 between President Trump and
President Zelensky, and subsequently attended by Vice
President Pence; and
(vi) a meeting at the White House on or around September
11, 2019, involving President Trump, Vice President Pence,
and Mr. Mulvaney concerning the lifting of the hold on
security assistance for Ukraine;
(E) all communications, including but not limited to
WhatsApp or text messages on private devices, between current
or former State Department officials or employees, including
but not limited to Secretary Michael R. Pompeo, Ambassador
Volker, Ambassador Sondland, Ambassador Taylor, and Deputy
Assistant Secretary Kent, and the following: President
Zelensky, Andriy Yermak, or individuals or entities
associated with or acting in any capacity as a
representative, agent, or proxy for President Zelensky before
and after his election;
(F) all records specifically identified by witnesses in the
House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry that
memorialize key events or concerns, and any records
reflecting an official response thereto, including but not
limited to--
(i) an August 29, 2019 cable sent by Ambassador Taylor to
Secretary Pompeo;
(ii) an August 16, 2019 memorandum to file written by
Deputy Assistant Secretary Kent; and
(iii) a September 15, 2019 memorandum to file written by
Deputy Assistant Secretary Kent;
(G) all meetings or calls, including but not limited tp all
requests for or records of meetings or telephone calls,
scheduling items, calendar entries, State Department visitor
records, and email or text messages using personal or work-
related devices, between or among--
(i) current or former State Department officials or
employees, including but not limited to Secretary Michael R.
Pompeo, Ambassador Volker, and Ambassador Sondland; and
(ii) Rudolph W. Giuliani, Victoria Toensing, or Joseph
diGenova; and
(H) the curtailment or recall of former United States
Ambassador to Ukraine Marie ``Masha'' Yovanovitch from the
United States Embassy in Kiev, including credible threat
reports against her and any protective security measures
taken in response; and
(2) the Sergeant at Arms is authorized to utilize the
services of the Deputy Sergeant at Arms or any other employee
of the Senate in serving the subpoena authorized to be issued
by this section.
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