Dems plot aggressive post-Mueller moves, beginning with McGahn
By Morgan Chalfant and Olivia Beavers - 04/23/19 06:22 PM EDT
House Democrats have zeroed in on former White House counsel Don McGahn — a witness whose testimony could antagonize President Trump — as they adopt an aggressive posture in the wake of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
The House Judiciary Committee has demanded that McGahn appear in a public hearing before it on May 21, which would give Democrats an opportunity to draw out unflattering details about Trump and his White House.
McGahn is viewed as a key witness who could shed light on obstruction of justice allegations against Trump. Mueller did not find Trump obstructed justice, but he also did not exonerate him on the issue.
The former White House counsel offered extensive testimony to Mueller’s team and is featured prominently in the report’s examination of nearly a dozen episodes of potential obstruction of justice by Trump, including one instance in which Trump is described as directing McGahn to have the special counsel removed.
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