Robert Blair, an assistant to the President who was on the line during Trump's July Ukraine call, has been asked to testify in the impeachment inquiry
The committees investigating Trump have requested Blair — who was on the line during Trump's July call with Ukraine's President — come testify about White House policy toward Ukraine. The committees are still in talks with Blair and it is not clear if he will agree to testify voluntarily. House committees have already issued subpoenas to current and former administration officials because of White House efforts to block their testimony.
The request raises the prospect of more depositions even as the committees prepare to move toward the public phase of this impeachment inquiry.Read MoreLIVE UPDATES: The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiryBlair, who previously served as associate director for national security programs in the Office of Management and Budget, followed Mulvaney to the West Wing in January as his national security adviser after Mulvaney became acting chief of staff.
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