Article snippet: House Democrats have subpoenaed three Trump administration officials for depositions as part of their impeachment inquiry into MORE's dealings with Ukraine, lawmakers announced Friday. House Intelligence Committee Chairman MORE (D-Calif.) issued subpoenas for two officials with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and one State Department official. Schiff subpoenaed Michael Duffey, OMB’s associate director for National Security Programs, and OMB Acting Director Russell Vought to give depositions on Nov. 5 and 6, respectively. House Democrats sent Duffey and Vought letters on Oct. 11 requesting they voluntarily appear for depositions on Oct. 21. Vought responded at the time by saying neither he nor Duffey would comply with the requests. "I saw some Fake News over the weekend to correct. As the WH letter made clear two weeks ago, OMB officials - myself and Mike Duffey - will not be complying with deposition requests this week," Vought tweeted Monday, with the hashtag "#shamprocess." Duffey is considered a key figure in the administration’s decision to withhold aid from Ukraine. The administration gave Duffey the authority to stall Ukraine aid after career civil servants in the White House raised concerns that they did not have the legal power to delay such funds, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month. Democrats also issued a subpoena to T. Ulrich Brechbuhl, a State Department counselor, for a Nov. 6 deposition. Brechbuhl previously t... Link to the full article to read more