One of the investigations into Russia's possible influence on the US elections ratcheted up today as the House intelligence committee issued its first subpoenas.

The House committee issued subpoenas to former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, as part of its investigation.

The committee wants them both to testify as well as provide documents.

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"We hope and expect that anyone called to testify or provide documents will comply with that request, so that we may gain all the information within the scope of our investigation. We will continue to pursue this investigation wherever the facts may lead," Reps. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, and Adam Schiff, D-California, who are leading the House investigation, said in a statement.

The committee issued seven subpoenas in all.

The House investigation is one of three major investigations right now. The Senate Intelligence Committee is also investigating possible Russian influence in the election. The FBI also recently appointed a special prosecutor to lead its efforts into an investigation that US President Donald Trump’s campaign was colluding with the Russians. 

The Washington Post reported earlier that Flynn would hand over personal and business documents to a Senate investigation also looking into Russia’s influence on the election. Flynn’s lawyers indicated he’d comply with the request, the Post reported.

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James Comey, who until recently served as as head of the FBI until he was fired by Trump, will testify publicly as early as next week as part of the Senate’s investigation, CNN reported

Comey said he was pressured by Trump to drop the FBI’s probe into the relationship between Trump’s campaign and Russia before he was fired. 

Trump has denied pressuring Comey, which some have characterized as obstruction of justice, and appeared to threaten him with potential tapes of their conversation at the White House.

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House Probe Into Russia's US Election Influence Issues Its First Subpoenas

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