Don McGahn: former White House counsel must testify, judge rules – live
Federal judge rules McGahn must testify to House judiciary committee, putting pressure on other Trump officials tied to impeachment inquiry
“Now that the court has ruled, I expect [McGahn] to follow his legal obligations and promptly appear before the Committee,” House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler said in a statement.
“McGahn is a central witness to allegations that President Trump obstructed Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation, and the Administration’s claim that officials can claim ‘absolute immunity’ from Congressional subpoenas has no basis in law, as the court recognized today.”
More from Reuters on today’s key ruling:
U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in Washington rejected the Trump administration’s legal claim that current and former senior White House officials cannot be compelled to testify before Congress.