The White House intervened on Tuesday to block former White House counsel Don McGahn from complying with a congressional subpoena, suggesting President Trump might assert executive privilege to shield the documents. The House Judiciary Committee had asked Mr. McGahn to turn over documents that could detail demands by the president to fire special counsel Robert Mueller for “conflicts of interest.” …
The US Congress House Judiciary Committee has approved subpoena power for special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report, amid a Democratic party effort to publicly release the document without redactions. Key points: A subpoena would give Democrats access to the report and its underlying evidence But the committee's chair has not confirmed if subpoenas will be issued Some Republicans believe …
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