President Trump has instructed former White House counsel Don McGahn to evade a subpoena to testify before Congress on Tuesday.
“The Department of Justice has provided a legal opinion stating that, based on long-standing, bipartisan, and Constitutional precedent, the former Counsel to the President cannot be forced to give such testimony, and Mr. McGahn has been directed to act accordingly,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement Monday.
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#BREAKING: White House officially tells McGahn to defy Dems' subpoena https://t.co/mFq7knGgsw pic.twitter.com/JYBwVIKZJp
— The Hill (@thehill) May 20, 2019
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I think it's time for Congress to test this theory. https://t.co/5qJws1xZ3x
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 20, 2019
The interesting part of the WH – McGahn letter is that they don't actually claim privileged, just say he's former senior staff so exempt/immune.
The question now is does McGahn go along with this or show up tomorrow?
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& @DevlinBarretthttps://t.co/LDUXUhWYAQ— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) May 20, 2019
Nadler tears into Trump for ordering McGahn to defy subpoena: The "latest act of obstruction" https://t.co/caZaaeNppa pic.twitter.com/SpU6LCioTc
— The Hill (@thehill) May 21, 2019
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