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Letter from Schiff, E. Engel, and Cummings to Dowd re: Subpoenas for Parnas and Fruman Whistleblower Complaint on Ukraine (Kelly Smith, comp.) 1 (10/10/2019)

handle is hein.presidents/usgvtwht0086 and id is 1 raw text is: nlressu of tfhe uTtr tate i11'as 11tont, BWE 2 G515, October 10, 2019 VIA U.S. MAIL John M. Dowd, Esq. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20015 Dear Mr. Dowd: Pursuant to the House of Representatives' impeachment inquiry, we are hereby transmitting the following subpoenas: * A subpoena that compels your client, Lev Parnas, to produce the documents set forth in the accompanying schedule by October 16, 2019; and * A subpoena that compels your client, Igor Fruman, to produce the documents set forth in the accompanying schedule by October 16, 2019. The subpoenas are being issued by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence under the Rules of the House of Representatives in exercise of its oversight and legislative jurisdiction and after consultation with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Oversight and Reform. The subpoenaed documents shall be collected as part of the House's impeachment inquiry and shared among the Committees, as well as with the Committee on the Judiciary as appropriate.' Your clients' failure or refusal to comply with the subpoenas, including at the direction or behest of the President or the White House, shall constitute evidence of obstruction of the House's impeachment inquiry and may be used as an adverse inference against your clients and anyone with whom they are acting in concert, including the President. In addition to providing the subpoenaed documents, the Committees also expect your clients to appear to testify about these matters at a later date. Background The Committees are investigating the extent to which President Trump jeopardized national security by pressing Ukraine to interfere with our 2020 election and by withholding a White House meeting with the President of Ukraine and military assistance provided by Congress to help Ukraine counter Russian aggression, as well as any efforts to cover up these matters. See Letter from Jerrold Nadler, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, to Adam B. Schiff, Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Maxine Waters, Chairwoman, Committee on Financial Services; Elijah E. Cummings, Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Reform; and Eliot L. Engel, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (Aug. 22, 2019) (online at https:/'/judiciarty.house.govisites/democratsjudiciary.house.gov/tiles/documents/FiveChairsLetter8.22.pdf). PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER

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