Vice President Mike Pence’s office has refused a request to declassify his September phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Pence’s counsel rejected the request from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), which came after Pence aide Jennifer Williams testified about the call, but told lawmakers that specific details of the conversation were classified. Pence’s office said the vice president didn’t discuss the impeachment inquiry, which has revolved around President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, so there was no need to release the transcript.
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The Daily Beast: Pence’s office refuses to declassify call with Zelensky
A transcript of a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is shown during the testimony from former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch's before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill Nov. 15, 2019 in Washington, DC.
