LATEST: The House is expected to vote on a Democratic resolution Thursday that lays out more details regarding the next steps in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
“We are taking this step to eliminate any doubt as to whether the Trump Administration may withhold documents, prevent witness testimony, disregard duly authorized subpoenas, or continue obstructing the House of Representatives.”
The move comes as pressure grows on Democrats to conduct the inquiry with a more open process, including holding public hearings with key witnesses in the Ukraine case. Republicans have been calling on House Democrats to hold a floor vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry so that Republicans can be given subpoena power, but Pelosi has decided against such a vote.
The House Rules Committee on Monday announced that its members will meet on Wednesday afternoon, in advance of the Thursday vote, to consider the resolution.
So far, nine witnesses have provided more than 70 hours of closed-door testimony, according to an tally by NBC News.refused to appear for a scheduled depositionThe White House has been trying to block his appearance, and Kupperman, who worked under former national security adviser John Bolton,Alex Moe is a Capitol Hill producer for NBC News covering the House of Representatives.
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