Does Trump’s urging China to investigate the Bidens complicate the impeachment inquiry?
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🗓️ 3 October 2019
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| 0:00.0 | It's the end of week two in the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump's actions. |
| 0:06.4 | Here are some news updates to keep you up to speed. |
| 0:10.1 | The Washington Post reported this week that Trump involved Vice President Pence in efforts |
| 0:14.3 | to pressure Ukraine's leader. |
| 0:16.6 | Officials say that Pence was unaware of the allegations in the whistleblower complaint |
| 0:21.1 | despite the fact that one of the Vice President's top advisors was on that July 25th phone |
| 0:26.7 | call. |
| 0:28.0 | On Thursday, Kurt Volker, who resigned last week as Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, |
| 0:34.0 | was interviewed behind closed doors in front of three House committees. |
| 0:38.0 | Volker was among the officials mentioned by name in the whistleblower complaint and he's |
| 0:42.8 | the first witness to be interviewed in this probe. |
| 0:46.0 | In that interview, Volker told House investigators that he warned Trump's personal attorney, Rudy |
| 0:52.1 | Giuliani, that Giuliani was receiving untrustworthy information from Ukrainian political figures |
| 0:57.9 | about former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter. |
| 1:02.5 | And Friday, the House oversite committee plans to subpoena the White House for documents |
| 1:06.9 | at first requested on September 9th. |
| 1:09.6 | Committee chairman Elijah Cummings said that the White House's quote, flagrant disregard |
| 1:14.6 | of multiple voluntary requests for documents have left us with no choice but to issue this |
| 1:20.1 | subpoena. |
| 1:21.1 | If the White House does not comply, this could escalate to the courts. |
| 1:26.2 | But among these new developments, one of the most notable moments came from the president |
| 1:30.4 | himself. |
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