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White House counsel Don McGahn in September. Lawyers for McGahn appeared in federal court on Thursday in a dispute over whether he will have to sit for questions from House investigators conducting the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Saul Loeb/AP hide caption

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How This Impeachment Inquiry Differs From The Last 2

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How Democrats Are Reacting To Developments In The Impeachment Inquiry

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Democratic Rep. Peter Welch Discusses Developments In The Impeachment Inquiry

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Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy Discusses Developments In The Impeachment Inquiry

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President Trump Continues Effort To Name Whistleblower

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House Votes To Formalize The Impeachment Inquiry As Proceedings Move Forward

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Demonstrators rally in Washington, D.C., in April to protest the Trump administration's efforts to add to 2020 census forms a citizenship question, which has since been blocked by the courts. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Timothy Morrison arrives for a deposition in the House impeachment inquiry on Thursday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ukrainian President 'Trying Hard To Stay On The Fence' Regarding Impeachment

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House Debates Impeachment Inquiry Resolution

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi leaves her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Thursday as the House prepared to vote — then pass — a resolution formalizing its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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