Trump Promotes Top Mulvaney Aide Who Refused To Cooperate With Impeachment
Source: Huffington Post
12/23/2019 07:59 pm ET
Robert Blair, senior adviser to acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, was on the president’s July 25 call with Ukraine that sparked the impeachment process.
By Sanjana Karanth
President Donald Trump has promoted acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney’s top aide who refused to testify before the House in the impeachment investigation.
Trump named Robert Blair as the special representative for international telecommunications policy and for work on the Trump administration’s 5G efforts, the White House announced Monday.
“In this capacity, Mr. Blair will lead the strategic prioritization of United States efforts to promote a secure and reliable global communications system,” the White House said in a statement. “He will coordinate interagency efforts and serve as a liaison to industry, non-governmental, and international stakeholders to promote the development, deployment, and operation of the next-generation telecommunications infrastructure that will provide the security, data privacy, and stability required for a fully interconnected world.”
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Blair was one of many U.S. officials on Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which prompted the intelligence whistleblower complaint that helped launch the House’s impeachment process. Mulvaney was not on the call, but the acting chief of staff admitted in October to reporters that Trump pressed for a quid pro quo with Ukraine.
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