The Justice Department confirmed that President Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr. and former White House Counsel Don McGahn were never called before a grand jury that heard witnesses called by Special Counsel Robert Mueller
issued Thursday, suggested it was perplexing why Trump Jr. and McGahn were not subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury.“The Special Counsel’s reasons remain unknown,” Howell wrote. “The reason is not that the individuals were insignificant to the investigation. To the contrary, both of the non-testifying individuals named in paragraph four figured in key events examined in the Mueller Report. Assessment of these choices by the Special Counsel is a matter for others.
Lawyers for other witnesses in the probe have said they believe Trump Jr.’s attorneys informed prosecutors he would assert his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if called to the grand jury and that Mueller’s team elected not to force his testimony by asking a judge to grant him immunity.tamped down talk“I can tell you I have no knowledge that anybody took the Fifth,” Rudy Giuliani said at the time.
In that part of the investigation, witnesses — including many White House officials — were interviewed at Mueller’s office. The move was widely seen as a courtesy aimed at avoiding a potential clash between Mueller’s office and the White House. McGahn’s extensive interviews, which total about 30 hours, provided a key part of the narrative surrounding several episodes of potential obstruction. Mueller ultimately reached no legal conclusion about those instances.
The document that confirmed the lack of grand jury testimony by Trump Jr. and McGahn is a court declaration filed by Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer, the Justice Department’s highest ranking career official.
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