> For Trump, the House chose not to do that, because (I believe) it would slow them down, and that wasn't acceptable to them. The full House has to authorize a

> For Trump, the House chose not to do that, because (I believe) it would slow them down, and that wasn't acceptable to them. The full House has to authorize a committee to to conduct an impeachment investigation and to vest it with the proper authority before the subpoenas become enforceable. The Democrats never did this because in that case, the Republicans in the House would have been able to send out their own subpoenas. See also: https://youtu.be/Z-9EOHyCZ4A https://youtu.be/Z-9EOHyCZ4A https://www.scribd.com/document/443783939/OLC-Opinion-Judicial-Enforcement-Authority-01-19-2020 https://www.scribd.com/document/443783939/OLC-Opinion-Judici...