BREAKING: Federal judge rules that former White House Counsel Don McGahn must comply with congressional subpoena.
before the House"in order to protect the prerogatives of the office of the presidency."
House Judiciary Democrats said they wanted McGahn to testify about actions by President Trump that former special counsel Robert Mueller's report said could constitute obstruction of justice. After McGahn declined to respond in March to a voluntary request for documents, the committee issued a subpoena April 22, describing him as"the most important witness, other than the President, to the key events that are the focus of the Judiciary Committee's investigation.
Last week, House lawyers urged the judge to issue a ruling quickly, explaining that the Judiciary Committee plans to hold its own impeachment hearings,While the Justice Department's view is that close advisers to the president cannot be forced to appear before Congress, no court has ever said so. In 2008, a federal judge in Washington rejected that view, ruling that Harriet Meiers, a White House counsel under President George W. Bush, could not refuse demands for her testimony.
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