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    Political Storm Clouds Glower As Dems Open New Phase In Impeachment Case

    After a delay, the House Intelligence Committee is set to convene its first closed-door deposition with a witness. Meanwhile, President Trump thunders, calling the inquiry a waste of time.
    by Philip Ewing Oct 03, 2019 5 minutes
    Storm clouds rolled over Capitol Hill earlier this week.

    House Democrats are set to launch a new phase of their impeachment inquiry on Thursday when former Ambassador Kurt Volker, until recently a top State Department representative to Ukraine, is scheduled to meet with investigators.

    Then, on Friday, the intelligence community's inspector general, Michael Atkinson, is due on the Hill.

    More witnesses are expected next week, all for depositions behind closed doors with members of Congress and their staff.

    Democrats say that itinerary and their other actions, including the prospect of a subpoena for the White House itself, show they mean business about the Ukraine affair.

    "This is a very serious — a very serious — challenge that the president has put there," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "It's very sad. I don't see impeachment as a unifying thing for our country. I weighed those equities hard and long until

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