Article snippet: MORE (D-Calif) initiating a formal impeachment inquiry last week. Details of the phone call first emerged after reports that a whistleblower had raised concerns about it to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. A readout of the call, which was released last week, showed Trump asking Zelensky to investigate former Vice President MORE and his son Hunter Biden. The fallout from those reports led to a flood of new calls on Capitol Hill for an impeachment inquiry. Following Pelosi's announcement to formally launch impeachment proceedings, the White House released not only the readout of the call but also the whistleblower's complaint and the intelligence community's inspector general's report. Little is still known about the whistleblower, who, according to the complaint, was not a direct witness to the conversation but was told about it by White House colleagues. The New York Times reported the person is a CIA officer who is currently working at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Va. Schiff, who as the House Intelligence Committee chairman is helping oversee the probe into the phone call, has said the whistleblower is likely to testify behind closed doors on Capitol Hill. Mark S. Zaid, one of the lawyers representing the whistleblower, confirmed on Sunday evening that they were continuing to coordinate with lawmakers but that no time or date had yet been set for testimony. The impeachment inquiry marks a significant turning point in the Trump era, ... Link to the full article to read more