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immediately / on request

'I'll release that too, if it's important to you' — the first Zelensky call

Late
“I'll release that too, if it's important to you.”
Promised
, News conference at the UN General Assembly, the day the White House released the July 25 Zelensky call memo
Stated deadline
“immediately / on request” → October 2, 2019
Topic
Transparency & records
Era
First term

What happened

It took 51 days. The April 21, 2019 call memo was finally released on November 15, 2019, timed to land on the second day of the public impeachment hearings and read into the record by Devin Nunes. Adam Schiff noted the White House was still refusing all subpoenaed documents and records.

Sources

  1. Trump Releases Rough Transcript Of First April Call With Zelenskiy NPR, Nov 15, 2019
  2. White House releases notes of 1st Trump-Zelenskiy call PBS NewsHour, Nov 15, 2019
  3. Rough Transcript of Trump's First Phone Call With Ukrainian Leader Is Released The New York Times, Nov 15, 2019