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What happened and what’s next in the impeachment inquiry - The Boston Globe

posted onOctober 12, 2019
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Article snippet: The impeachment inquiry into President Trump over his pressure on Ukraine to conduct an investigation into a political rival, former vice president Joe Biden, is moving rapidly, and developments are coming to light at all hours. Here’s a summary of what you might have missed, and what’s expected to happen next. Here’s what happened Thursday and overnight: ■  Two associates of Rudy Giuliani were arrested at Dulles International Airport as they allegedly tried to flee the country with one-way tickets. They were charged with campaign finance violations for allegedly making hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations to the America First Action committee supporting Trump’s reelection. On Thursday, the two men, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, were also subpoenaed by House Democrats. There’s a lot more to the story, and the Globe’s Martin Finucane breaks down the complicated situation here. ■  House Democrats issued a subpoena to Energy Secretary Rick Perry to provide documents related to a Ukrainian energy company as well as his involvement in a July call between Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. ■  Axios reported that ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland, who was blocked from testifying this week, will now testify Wednesday before House investigators in Washington. What’s expected to happen next: ■  Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is scheduled to give a deposition to House investigators Friday. ■  President Trump holds anoth... Link to the full article to read more

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