US Democrats set Friday deadline for White House to hand over documents related to President Trump's call with Ukraine leader, as part of impeachment inquiry
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff joins Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to speak about Democratic legislative priorities and impeachment inquiry plans during her weekly news conference at the US. Capitol in Washington, US, October 2, 2019.
They charge that White House officials and others in the administration have blocked repeated efforts to obtain key documents and other data sought by Democrats as they investigate whether Trump and those in his inner circle committed wrongdoing. A memorandum of the call — released by the White House — showed Trump sought dirt on his potential 2020 election rival, former vice president Joe Biden.
Schiff blasted the president's bid to expose the whistle-blower's identity as "a blatant effort to intimidate witnesses" and "incitement of violence," while Pelosi called Trump's words "dangerous."Pompeo said on Tuesday that the Democrats were trying to "intimidate" and "bully" the career officials into appearing and claimed it would be "not feasible" as demanded.
Pompeo himself risks greater pressure after the Democratic heads of committees said his being in on the phone call made him "a fact witness."
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