mulvaney, robert b blair, michael ellis, kristen wells griffith, russell t voss, michael duffy, brian mccormic mccormick, and -- these actions were consistent with the previous records to undermine united states government in investigations into foreign interference in united states elections. through these actions, president trump sought to irrigate himself the right to determine the proprieties, scope, and impeachment inquiry into his own conduct as well as the universality -- unilateral prerogative to deny any and all information to the house of representatives in the exercise of its sole power of impeachment. in the history of the republic, no president has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry, or sought to impede so comprehensively the ability of the house of representatives to investigate high crimes and misdemeanors. this abuse of office serve to cover up the president's own repeated misconduct and to seize and control the power of impeachment and nullify a vital constitutional safeguard vested solely in the house of representatives. in all of this, president trump has act