Rob Porter is a key witness in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s obstruction of justice investigation into President Donald Trump
The House Judiciary Committee will subpoena former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, a key witness in former special counsel Robert Mueller’s obstruction of justice investigation into President Donald Trump, as the panel weighs whether to recommend articles of impeachment.
Porter did not work on the Trump campaign and came to the White House after having served in senior posts for establishment lawmakers including Sen. Rob Portman and former Sen. Orrin Hatch . Though the president considered him a confidant and has continued to call him since his departure from the White House, it is not clear whether Porter will defend or protect the president in testimony before the committee, if he complies with the subpoena.
At one point, according to the report, Trump instructed Porter to inquire with a top Justice Department official at the time, Rachel Brand, about taking over supervision duties of the Mueller probe. Trump was particularly incensed that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had recused himself from overseeing the investigation, and Mueller’s report chronicles Trump’s attempts to fire or otherwise interfere with the probe.
Porter also wrote that McGahn believed Trump’s threats to fire him were empty because of the poor optics of such a decision. It was that belief that motivated McGahn to resist Trump’s directives, including that McGahn write a false letter denying a New York Times story that revealed the president’s instruction to have Mueller fired.
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