- Rep. Devin Nunes, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, issued subpoenas to the opposition research firm behind the Trump-Russia "dossier."
- The firm, Fusion GPS, said Nunes, who stepped aside from the House Intelligence Committee's investigation, now appears to be running his own, "parallel" investigation.
- Democrats accused Nunes of trying to "undermine" the investigation.
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed the opposition research firm Fusion GPS earlier this month for more information about the dossier the firm produced alleging ties between President Donald Trump's campaign team and Russia, according to CNN.
An attorney for Fusion GPS, Joshua A. Levy, said in a statement on Tuesday that "if
unilaterally broke our discussions with committee staff and abruptly demanded that my clients submit to a fresh inquiry."
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That claim was bolstered by a Democratic committee source, who told CNN that the subpoenas were issued
In a letter dated September 1 and obtained by CNN, Nunes vented about the pair's "insufficient responsiveness to the committee's numerous Russia-investigation related requests over the past several months."
Schiff said Democrats have been wanting to subpoena the White House for documents related to the firing of former FBI Director James Comey, but the Republicans on the committee "have not been willing." He also claimed that Republicans were trying to "antagonize the FBI and the DOJ, and trying to provoke a conflict" with Mueller.