BREAKING NEWS: Federal court rules Don McGahn must comply with House subpoena – giving new boost to

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BREAKING NEWS: Federal court rules Don McGahn must comply with House subpoena – giving new boost to Democratic impeachment inquiry

    House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed McGahn for his testimony
    The Obama-appointee's ruling is almost certain to face an appeal
    Ruling could impact former national security advisor John Bolton and acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney over testimony being sought
    McGahn, who left his post in October 2018, last May defied a subpoena from the Democratic-led Judiciary Committee for testimony
    House Intel panel is preparing a report on impeachment for Judiciary, which will consider potential articles of impeachment
    House Democrats already are considering potential obstruction of justice as an article that could be brought against the president
    Justice Department lawyers argued McGahn has 'absolute immunity' from needing to provide testimony
    The Justice Department plans to appeal

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com and Reuters

Published: 18:08 EST, 25 November 2019 | Updated: 18:53 EST, 25 November 2019


A federal judge ruled Monday that former White House counsel Don McGahn must comply with a House subpoena – boosting a Democratic-run impeachment inquiry as a committee is already drafting a report that could lead to articles against the president.

U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled that McGahn, whose explosive clashes with Trump are catalogued in Robert Mueller's 448-page report, must comply with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena.

After a week of public hearings, the House Intelligence Committee has begun work on a report it will send to Judiciary, which will draw up any articles of impeachment.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7725043/Federal-court-rules-Don-McGahn-comply-House-subpoena.html

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[Right_in_Virginia]

Don't get too excited now; wouldn't want you to choke on that popcorn.   

All it means is McGahn must come in person and claim executive privilege.

But even this will be overturned.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

compulsory appearance by dint of a subpoena is a legal construct, not a political one, and per the Constitution, no one is above the law.'

Goddam Constitutional Judges!!! /sarc  At the pace this is going the House won't run out of witnesses for several months.

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Trump administration to appeal ruling over former WH counsel McGahn testimony
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/472043-trump-administration-to-appeal-ruling-over-former-wh-counsel-mcgahn