{UAH} The week that was.....

 

1. Just a day after the House voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry, one year away from the general election, President Donald Trump went on the attack while speaking at a rally Friday in Tupelo, Mississippi. He called the impeachment inquiry "the deranged impeachment witch hunt," and said that the Democrats voted "to potentially nullify" the 2016 election results.

 

"The Republicans are really strong... the most unified I've ever seen them," he added. 

 

2. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she expects the House to begin public hearings this month — the most specific she has been about when lawmakers would have the chance to question witnesses in open session.

 

"I would assume there would be public hearings in November," she told reporters and editors during a roundtable held at Bloomberg News in New York. Pelosi also made clear that Democrats have not yet decided whether they will actually impeach the president.

 

3. We are learning even more about what Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman told House investigators this week: Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, was listening in on Trump's July 25th Ukraine call. Several days after that call, John Eisenberg, the top legal adviser for the NSC, told Vindman not to discuss his concerns with anyone. The Washington Post and Politico first reported the story.  

 

Late Friday, House investigators issued subpoenas for testimony from Eisenberg, as well as  Brian McCormack, who works on energy policy at the Office of Management and Budget. McCormack is Rick Perry's former chief of staff. Both Eisenberg and McCormack have already been asked to appear Monday.

 

4. House investigators also called Energy Secretary Rick Perry to testify. Energy Department spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes indicated that Perry would not appear for the closed-door hearing but would consider testifying in a public session.

 

5. Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke dropped out of the 2020 presidential race Friday after his campaign failed to build off the momentum generated from his longshot Texas Senate run. O'Rourke ended his campaign the same way he began it — with a surprise announcement in Iowa, a state he had never visited until launching his presidential campaign back in March.

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