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Key House Democrats who have avoided questions about impeachment in the past say that President Trump could be exposing himself to another potential avenue for impeachment by obstructing congressional investigations

The White House's all-out refusal to cooperate with the House Democratic investigations have some Democrats questioning whether Trump's blatant disregard for congressional oversight is yet another kind of obstruction of justice that could rise to the level of"high crimes and misdemeanors." Democrats say they're not ready to launch impeachment proceedings yet.

Kline agreed to appear this week after a leading Republican on the Oversight Committee stepped in, but House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings has said he still won't hesitate to hold Kline in contempt of Congress if the committee's questions aren't answered. The White House also threatened to fight a subpoena for former White House counsel Don McGahn.

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