House Democrats have issued a subpoena to US Energy Secretary Rick Perry as part of their ongoing impeachment probe into Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Perry was asked to provide documents relating to his involvement in a July call between Mr Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The US President had said Mr Perry set up the July 25 call.
Mr Perry was also ordered to give details on a Ukrainian state-owned energy company as he was sent the subpoena by the House’s intelligence, foreign affairs and oversight and reform committees.
The committees set a deadline of October 18 for the documents to be handed over.
A spokeswoman for Mr Perry said he wanted Mr Trump to speak on energy matters with the Ukrainian leader as part of US efforts to boost Western energy ties to Eastern Europe.
The impeachment investigation is focused on whether Mr Trump used more than £300 million of military aid as leverage to pressure Mr Zelensky to launch a probe into former vice president Joe Biden.
Mr Biden is bidding to unseat Mr Trump in next year’s election.
Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing, tweeting that the probe was: “The Greatest Witch Hunt in the history of the USA!”
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