Democrats call for more subpoenas

Lawmakers answer Trump's ire as Pelosi says the president is 'scared' of inquiries

WASHINGTON - Agitated and angry, US President Donald Trump squared off against House Democrats, packing his increasingly aggressive impeachment defense with name-calling and expletives. Quietly but just as resolutely, lawmakers expanded their inquiry, promising a new subpoena requiring documents and witnesses at hearings.

Democratic leaders put the White House on notice that the wide-ranging subpoena would seek information about Trump's actions in the Ukraine controversy, the latest move in an impeachment probe that's testing the Constitution's system of checks and balances. They said they'd be going to court if necessary.