White House defies Congress on McGahn subpoena as Trump battles Democrats

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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's struggle with Democratic lawmakers intensified on Tuesday (May 7), with the White House directing former ...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's struggle with Democratic lawmakers intensified on Tuesday , with the White House directing former counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a congressional subpoena and the chair of the House Judiciary Committee threatening to hold him in contempt.

"The White House records remain legally protected from disclosure under longstanding constitutional principles, because they implicate significant executive branch confidentiality interests and executive privilege," Cipollone wrote. Nadler had asked McGahn to produce the documents by Tuesday morning. The committee also subpoenaed McGahn to testify at a deposition. Neither committee officials nor McGahn's lawyer were immediately available to comment on whether he would do so.

The report cited"McGahn's clear recollection" that the president directed him to tell Rosenstein that"Mueller has to go". McGahn did not carry out Trump's order, the report said.

 

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