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US House Democrats subpoena more Trump ex-aides, including Hicks

White House Counsel Don McGahn sits behind US President Donald Trump as the president holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, US. [Reuters]

A US House committee chairman on Tuesday subpoenaed two more former White House aides, including Hope Hicks, just hours after former White House Counsel Donald McGahn was a no-show for testimony before the panel at President Donald Trump’s request.

As tensions rose between the Republican president and the Democrats who control the House of Representatives, lawmakers also negotiated for future testimony by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on his Russia investigation and debated whether to launch high-stakes impeachment proceedings against Trump.

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