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Letter from E. Engel, Schiff, and Cummings to Cipollone Whistleblower Complaint on Ukraine (Kelly Smith, comp.) 1 (9/9/2019)

handle is hein.presidents/usgvtwht0009 and id is 1 raw text is: Tongrss of t~le Thtiteb *tates Washington, ET 20515 September 9, 2019 Mr. Pat Cipollone Counsel to the President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20002 Dear Mr. Cipollone: The Committees on Foreign Affairs, Intelligence, and Oversight and Reform jointly request documents related to reported efforts by President Trump and his associates to improperly pressure the Ukrainian government to assist the President's bid for reelection. A growing public record indicates that, for nearly two years,' the President and his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani,2 appear to have acted outside legitimate law enforcement and diplomatic channels to coerce the Ukrainian government into pursuing two politically-motivated investigations under the guise of anti-corruption activity. The first is a prosecution of Ukrainians who provided key evidence against Mr. Trump's convicted campaign manager Paul Manafort. That investigation aims to undercut the Mueller Report's overwhelming evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to support Trump's campaign. The other case targets the son of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, who is challenging Mr. Trump for the presidency in 2020. As the 2020 election draws closer, President Trump and his personal attorney appear to have increased pressure on the Ukrainian government and its justice system in service of President Trump's reelection campaign, and the White House and the State Department may be abetting this scheme.3 1 See tweet @realDonaldTrump, July 25, 2017 (Ukrainian efforts to sabotage Trump campaign -'quietly working to boost Clinton.' So where is the investigation A.G. @seanhannity) (online at: hps://twitter.com/realDonaidTrump/status/889788202172780544?s=20). This tweet was also referenced by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation of President's Trump's possible obstruction ofjustice. See Mueller Report, Vol. II, at p 96, FN 660. 2 See Victor Pinchuk Foundation, June 8, 2017, 107th Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani Gave Public Lecture at the Invitation of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, noting the first publicly-reported meeting between Mr. Giuliani and Prosecutor General of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko (online at https:,,/pinchukfund.org/en/news/20207/). 3 Kenneth P. Vogel and Andrew E. Kramer, Giuliani Renews Push for Ukraine to Investigate Trump's Political Opponents, N.Y. Times, August 21, 2019 (online at: https:iiwww.nytimes.com/2019/08/21 /us/politics'giuliani- ukraine.html). PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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