OnPolitics Monday: The one thing you need to know about the impeachment inquiry

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Monday, October 7

In a 2017 photo, Donald Trump greets Nancy Pelosi just before Trump's inauguration as president.

The one thing you need to know about the impeachment inquiry today

The week's themes: taxes and interviews with those associated with Ukraine.

Happy Monday! The impeachment inquiry surrounding President Donald Trump's storied call with Ukraine continues this week. The week's themes: taxes and interviews.

Will it be messy? Probably. Will it be dramatic? Oh, for sure. Will we be following every twist and turn and sending the important bits to your email for reading ease? Count on it.

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The one thing to know today

Three House committees are pursuing Trump's tax returns for evidence of possible corruption in three different federal lawsuits. The Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight committees have subpoenaed the Pentagon and White House Office of Management and Budget for documents about the administration's temporary freeze on military aid for Ukraine.

•	The administration froze $400 million in aid in July and released the funding in September. Lawmakers said they are exploring reasons for the cutoff. The deadline for the documents is Oct. 15.
•	The three panels earlier subpoenaed Ukraine documents from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. But the department missed a Friday deadline that the panel set for documents.
•	Pompeo has accused lawmakers of bullying department staffers regarding the subpoena.

Other big news in Trump tax return land:

•	A federal judge in New York has dismissed Trump's lawsuit to block a Manhattan attorney from gaining access to eight years of tax returns.
•	Defending his Syria troop withdrawal decision on Monday, Trump cited a much-mocked reason: "My great and unmatched wisdom."

Also anticipated for this week

On Tuesday... Gordon Sondland, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, is scheduled to give a deposition to the three committees.

On Thursday... The three panels also scheduled a deposition with Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-born businessman who helped introduce Giuliani to the Ukrainian prosecutor sought to provide dirt on Biden.

On Friday... The three committees scheduled a deposition with Marie Yovanovitch, a career diplomat and the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. She was pulled from her post in May after working years under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

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