White House tells Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to comply with House Democrats' subpoenas
Former White House staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson have been instructed by the White House not to comply with the House Judiciary Committee's subpoenas to turn over documents related to their time in President Donald Trump's administration.
Donaldson was former White House counsel Don McGahn's chief of staff. Her notes were heavily cited in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report.The White House has instructed former White House staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to comply with the House Judiciary Committee's subpoenas to turn over documents related to their time in President Donald Trump's administration, House Democrats said Tuesday.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y, said in statement that the White House's move was "part of President Trump's continued obstruction of Congress." The Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas for Hicks and Donaldson to testify before that panel and provide documents related to a sweeping probe of figures in PresidentBoth Hicks and Donaldson were ordered to produce the requested documents to the committee by June 4. Hicks' subpoena sets a June 19 date for her to testify in a hearing before the Judiciary Committee, while Donaldson is asked to appear June 24 for a deposition.
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