AINSLEY: FOX NEWS ALERT FOR YOU.
IT IS BREAKING RIGHT NOW.
THE FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO
THE EU SAYS THE STATE DEPARTMENT
IS ORDERING HIM NOT TO APPEAR ON
CAPITOL HILL TODAY.
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" ALSO
REPORTS HE WILL NOT BE
ANTICIPATING QUESTIONS.
STEVE: GORDON SONDLAND WAS
EXPECTED TO TAKE THE STAND AND
BE DEPOSED TODAY.
PETE: CATHERINE HERRIDGE JOINS
US LIVE FROM WASHINGTON ON WHAT
IT MEANS FOR THE INVESTIGATION.
REPORTER: GOOD MORNING.
THINGS HAVE BEEN MOVING QUICKLY
IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES.
RECENTLY AS THAT THEY HEARD FROM
LAWMAKERS THEY WERE EXPECTING
GORDON SONDLAND ON THE HILL IN A
CLOSED-DOOR, TRANSCRIBED
INTERVIEW.
IT IS NOT UNDER OATH.
BUT THE SAME IMPACT IF THE
WITNESS LIES OR MISLEADS
INVESTIGATORS.
IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES WE GOT
CONFIRMATION THAT THE DEMOCRATIC
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE
INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE, ADAM
SCHIFF WILL HOLD A NEWS
CONFERENCE AT 9:30 EASTERN TO
TAKE REPORTERS QUESTIONS.
WOULD SEEM NOW ON THE DECISION
BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO BLOCK
THIS INTERVIEW THIS MORNING WITH
GORDON SONDLAND.
HE MATTERS BECAUSE HE SENT A
SERIES OF TEXT MESSAGES IN
SEPTEMBER WHICH REBUTTED OR
PUSHED BACK AGAINST ALLEGATIONS
THAT THE PRESIDENT'S
CONVERSATION WITH THE UKRAINIAN
LEADER IN JULY 25th AND THE
HOLD ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE WERE
PART OF A QUID PRO QUO INVOLVING
AN INVESTIGATION OF JOE BIDEN.
THE GOOD NEWS WITH THAT 9:30
NEWS CONFERENCE, ADAM SCHIFF
WE'LL BE ABLE TO ASK HIM OTHER
QUESTIONS WHY HE WAS NOT MORE
FORTHCOMING ABOUT HIS OFFICE'S
EARLY CONTACT WITH THE
WHISTLEBLOWER, GUYS.
STEVE: GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
AINSLEY: ANY IDEA THEY WOULD
BLOCK HIM AND NOT BLOCK VOLCKER
OR ATKINSON.
REPORTER: I DON'T WANT TO GIVE
YOU THAT INFORMATION T WOULD
ONLY BE SPECULATION.
STEVE: MIKE POMPEO SAID WE'LL
BLOCK ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THEY
DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO
PREPARE.
MR. VOLCKER VOLUNTEERED TO
APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE.
REPORTER: VOLCKER IS OUT OF THE
STATE DEPARTMENT.
HE IS FORMER SPECIAL ENVOY.
HE RESIGNED AFTER THE TRANSCRIPT
WAS MADE PUBLIC.
HE IS PRIVATE CITIZEN CAN MAKE
HIS OWN DECISIONS.
SONDLAND IS CURRENTLY U.S.
AMBASSADOR TO EUROPEAN UNION.
EFFECTIVELY ONE OF THE POMPEO'S
EMPLOYEES.
HAS TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIVE OF
THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
I AM GLAD YOU MENTIONED THE
LETTER FROM SECRETARY POMPEO HE
LAID OUT A VERY COMPELLING LEGAL
ARGUMENT FOR WHY PROPER
NOTIFICATION AND OTHER PROCESSES
HAD NOT BEEN FOLLOWED BIT