BREAKING: State Department releases Ukraine documents to American Oversight

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BREAKING: State Department releases Ukraine documents to American Oversight

Documents show links between Pompeo, Giuliani, Oval Office

americanoversight.org/state-departme…
It's clear why Mike Pompeo has refused to release this information to Congress.

It reveals a clear paper trail from Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo to facilitate Giuliani’s smear campaign against a U.S. ambassador.
Documents are also available here:
State Department Records of Giuliani and Ukraine-Related...
Records from the Department of State in response to American Oversight’s request for external communications with the president’s personal attorneys, including Rudy Giuliani, regarding efforts to...
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6557889-State-Department-Records-of-Giuliani-and-Ukraine.html
We're going through the documents now and we'll be posting notes here and on
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Pages 47, 57, and 58 - March 2019, Pompeo spoke with Giuliani shortly before speaking with Nunes and then Mnuchin. americanoversight.org/state-departme…


"I've been trying and getting nowhere through regular channels."

Page 55 - Giuliani's assistant emails Trump's Oval Office gatekeeper, Madeleine Westerhout seeking a contact for Secretary Pompeo.

State Department Records of Giuliani and Ukraine-Related...
Records from the Department of State in response to American Oversight’s request for external communications with the president’s personal attorneys, including Rudy Giuliani, regarding efforts to...
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6557889-State-Department-Records-of-Giuliani-and-Ukraine.html#document/p55/a537063

Records of March 26 and 29 calls between Secretary Pompeo and Rudy Giuliani.

We haven't seen evidence or reporting of a March 26 call before now.

Pages 39, 45, and 46
State Department Records of Giuliani and Ukraine-Related...
Records from the Department of State in response to American Oversight’s request for external communications with the president’s personal attorneys, including Rudy Giuliani, regarding efforts to...
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6557889-State-Department-Records-of-Giuliani-and-Ukraine.html#document/p44/a537061



It's also notable what isn't here: State did not produce a formal directive recalling Yovanovitch or a formal readout of Trump's July 25 call with Zelensky.

Both of those were covered by the court's production order, and their absence raises questions.