DEMS/HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/MIKE POMPEO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Democrats, moving quickly to escalate their impeachment inquiry into President Trump, subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday [9-27-19], demanding that he promptly produce a tranche of documents and a slate of witnesses that could shed light on the president’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to help tarnish a leading political rival. The subpoena and demands for depositions were the first major investigative actions the House has taken since it launched impeachment proceedings this week in light of revelations that Mr. Trump pushed President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to investigate Joseph R. Biden Jr., a contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, possibly using United States aid as leverage. Democrats said more subpoenas — and possibly the scheduling of their first formal impeachment hearing — would come in the next week.”
–Nicholas Fandos and Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “House Democrats Issue First Subpoena in Impeachment Inquiry,” The New York Times online, September 27, 2019