House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has submitted to the Judiciary Committee a classified letter from an aide to Vice President Mike Pence , according to multiple reports on Wednesday.
Jennifer Williams, an adviser to Pence on Russia, filed additional evidence after her testimony before the House Intelligence Committee last month, Schiff said in a note attached to the aides written submission. Schiff said Pences office failed to declassify the document ahead of the House Judiciary Committees impeachment markup , which began at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.
Williamss submission contains additional information concerning a September 18, 2019 telephone call between Vice President Mike Pence and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Schiff wrote. The contents of the letter have not been made public.
Pences office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Williams was among the witnesses to be targeted by President Donald Trump for cooperating with the Houses impeachment inquiry.
In a closed-door meeting with House lawmakers in November, Williams testified about Trumps July 25 phone call with Zelensky, which is at the heart of impeachment proceedings. A rough transcript of the call shows the president sought Zelenskys help with a corruption probe of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, based on unsubstantiated allegations.
Williams told House Intelligence Committee members that the conversation on which she listened in struck me as unusual and inappropriate .
Trump lashed out at Williams and accused her of undermining his presidency.
Tell Jennifer Williams, whoever that is, to read BOTH transcripts of the presidential calls, & see the just released ststement from Ukraine, the president tweeted, misspelling statement. Then she should meet with the other Never Trumpers, who I dont know & mostly never even heard of, & work out a better presidential attack!
The Trump administrations use of classification to hide potentially sensitive information has come under scrutiny in the wake of the whistleblower complaint pertaining to the presidents July 25 call with Zelensky. Reports in recent weeks have illuminated the remarkable steps the administration has taken , in particular, to keep details about Trumps communication with certain foreign leaders restricted to a small number of officials.
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