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He was indicted in November on two counts of contempt of Congress after he failed to appear for a deposition before the committee.

An attorney representing McCarthy wrote to the committee Friday that it does not have the authority to issue subpoenas to the lawmakers.

The move would send the criminal contempt referrals to the full House to take up a vote. If the House also approves, it would then move onto the Justice Department.

John Bolton’s attorney suggested Tuesday that a court order directing former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress has no bearing on whether his client and another ex-national security official he represents will testify.

Trump aides are honing their approach after two weeks of what allies have described as a listless and unfocused response to the impeachment probe.

House Democrats leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine issued subpoenas Monday to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and acting White House budget director Russell Vought.

The White House, meanwhile, is trying to force the question on Democrats, as it seeks to raise the political cost for their impeachment investigation and to animate the president’s supporters ahead of the 2020 election.