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May 21, 2019

Trump Orders McGahn to Defy Congressional Subpoena
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On Capitol Hill, the standoff between President Trump and Democratic
lawmakers over congressional subpoenas is set to intensify today as the
House Judiciary Committee could hold former White House counsel Don Mc
Gahn in contempt for failing to appear in front of the panel this
morning. Mc Gahn said he would heed Trump's instructions to skip the
hearing. The White House is arguing Mc Gahn has "constitutional
immunity" thanks to his former role as an immediate adviser to the
president. The House panel subpoenaed Mc Gahn to testify about possible
presidential obstruction of justice during the Russia investigation.


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