That ruling may have consequences for people near the center of the Ukraine scandal, particularly former national security adviser John Bolton and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney. Still, Demings dismissed the idea of holding up the process hoping they could be made to testify. She pointed to their unwillingness to obey congressional subpoenas during the impeachment probe.

“If they comply with the document request, I believe it shows a good faith effort on their part to further cooperate with the inquiry,” Demings added.

The Intelligence Committee, which recently wrapped up its public impeachment hearings, will review a report — and quite possibly approve the findings in a party-line vote — on its inquiry into Trump’s ask of Ukraine to investigate political rivals. On Wednesday, the Judiciary Committee takes over and is expected to draft and consider articles of impeachment in the following weeks.

Demings said the president and his counsel were invited to participate in the process with the Judiciary Committee. So far, there hasn’t been an indication that they will.