HOUSE OF REPS/IMPEACHMENT/MIKE PENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UKRAINE: “House impeachment investigators widened the reach of their inquiry on Friday [10-4-19], subpoenaing the White House for a vast trove of documents and requesting more from Vice President Mike Pence to better understand President Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals. The subpoena, addressed to Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, calls for documents and communications that are highly delicate and would typically be subject in almost any White House to claims of executive privilege. If handed over by the Oct. 18 deadline, the records could provide keys to understanding what transpired between the two countries and what steps, if any, the White House has taken to cover it up. The request for records from a sitting vice president is unusual in its own right, and Mr. Pence’s office quickly signaled he may not comply.”
–Nicholas Fandos, “Impeachment Investigators Subpoena White House and Ask Pence for Documents on Ukraine,” The New York Times online, October 4, 2019