The subpoena was issued jointly by Representatives ,  , and Elijah Cummings, who serve as chairmen of the House's committees on , , and , respectively. It follows repeated failed attempts to obtain documents from the through previous document requests. Among other things, the House subpoenaed a full transcript of a call between Trump and then-newly elected President Zelensky in late July. It also called for records relating to the Trump administration's temporary withholding of security aid to Ukraine, as well as files relating to attempts by Rudy Giuliani to encourage investigations into Democratic challenger former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden is one of the front runners for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the upcoming 2020 race. Giuliani was serving as Trump's personal lawyer at the time. The New York Times reports that more subpoenas are likely to be issued in the coming week. According to a poll published by  last week, over 220 members of the House of Representatives favored some form of impeachment. One of the Representatives was an independent; the rest were from the Democratic Party. Together, the number of members is enough for the simple majority vote required by the to impeach an official. Some reported wanting to draft articles of impeachment, while others preferred an investigation by either the House Judiciary Committee or another body. Since then, a Republican, , has publicly voiced support for the impeachment inquiry, telling the : "I'm a big fan of oversight, so let's let the committees get to work and see where it goes." He continued by noting that "Using government agencies to, if it's proven, to put your finger on the scale of an election, I don't think that’s right [...] If it turns out that it's something along those lines, then there's a problem."
The subpoena was issued jointly by Representatives , Adam Schiff , and Elijah Cummings, who serve as chairmen of the House's committees on , , and , respectively. It follows repeated failed attempts to obtain documents from the through previous document requests. Among other things, the House subpoenaed a full transcript of a call between Trump and then-newly elected President Zelensky in late July. It also called for records relating to the Trump administration's temporary withholding of security aid to Ukraine, as well as files relating to attempts by Rudy Giuliani to encourage investigations into Democratic challenger former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden is one of the front runners for the Democratic Party's nomination for president in the upcoming 2020 race. Giuliani was serving as Trump's personal lawyer at the time. The New York Times reports that more subpoenas are likely to be issued in the coming week. According to a poll published by NBC News last week, over 220 members of the House of Representatives favored some form of impeachment. One of the Representatives was an independent; the rest were from the Democratic Party. Together, the number of members is enough for the simple majority vote required by the to impeach an official. Some reported wanting to draft articles of impeachment, while others preferred an investigation by either the House Judiciary Committee or another body. Since then, a Republican, , has publicly voiced support for the impeachment inquiry, telling the : "I'm a big fan of oversight, so let's let the committees get to work and see where it goes." He continued by noting that "Using government agencies to, if it's proven, to put your finger on the scale of an election, I don't think that’s right [...] If it turns out that it's something along those lines, then there's a problem."
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Adam Schiff
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NBC News