President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled opposition to cooperating with Democrats’ mounting investigations in the wake of the Mueller report, calling the House Judiciary Committee’s subpoena for former White House counsel Don McGahn’s testimony"ridiculous," and setting the stage for a protracted court fight with implications for future administrations.
Bill Burck, McGahn’s attorney, has been in touch with both the White House and Judiciary Committee about the request, according to a source familiar with the conversations. The White House is expected to fight Nadler’s subpoena for McGahn and could also challenge the committee's efforts to obtain additional voluntary testimony from Mueller and other witnesses from the Justice Department and administration.
"Executive privilege is on the table -- it's his right. We should note there's been a great deal of executive collaboration and compliance," White House counselor Kellyanne Conway told reporters Wednesday.
Separately, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin informed the House Ways and Means Committee that it would miss the panel’s deadline to turn over six years’ of the president’s tax returns, and is continuing to review the request with the Justice Department and plans to respond by May 6. Democrats, who requested the information under a 1920s provision of the tax code, could go to court to compel the administration to comply with the law.
Trump did not sit for an interview with Mueller. He submitted written answers to questions about whether his campaign coordinated with Russia, but not regarding any potential obstruction of justice. The special counsel’s office wrote in an appendix to its report that it found some of Trump’s answers to be"inadequate ... in several respects."
Lawless Trump
I don’t care what they have to do. Take down this corrupt administration.
This is just political strategy to tie Trump's hands until the election
Good screw Nadler.
Local officials decide reforming unto dictating presidential intern. Hilarious. The children highlighted on CNN run the show.
Good, too bed media will change the subject when the courts have proven Trump right and democrats liars.
Maybe they can consult with Obama’s “wingman” Eric Holder, who was charged with contempt of Congress in the “Fast and Furious” scandal that killed a Border Patrol agent.
Lock them up.
And...
sukit congress
TraitorTrump is a Lawlesspresident andd the GOPTraitors sit by and do nothing.
If I were Nadler I would hold the Trump administration in contempt and throw them in prison. They would sing like a bird then.
why, does anyone plan on trying to enforce the law anymore? sure doesn't seem like anything more than empty threats to me!
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