House Democrats say they plan to subpoena the White House on Friday for a host of documents as part of the House's impeachment inquiry into President Trump and Ukraine.
The subpoena threat to the White House escalates the impeachment investigation from House Democrats fueled by the US intelligence community's inspector general's review of a whistleblower complaint alleging President Donald Trump sought help from Ukraine's government to interfere in the 2020 elections.
"Pelosi and Schiff warn White House not 'to interfere'Schiff told reporters Wednesday that obstruction of justice could be an article of impeachment against Trump, and efforts to block information from the committees could be viewed as corroborating the allegations, saying Democrats are"deeply concerned about Secretary Pompeo's effort now to potentially interfere with witnesses whose testimony is needed.
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