The White House on Monday blocked former counsel Donald McGahn from testifying to Congress, the latest act of defiance in the ongoing war between House Democrats and President Trump. The former White House counsel delivered critical testimony in several instances of potential obstruction by Trump detailed in special counsel Robert. The move to bar McGahn from answering lawmakers’ questions angered House Democrats already eager to hit back at what they view as White House stonewalling. Those principles apply to the former White House Counsel. Earlier this month, the White House invoked executive privilege to bar McGahn from complying with a congressional subpoena to provide documents to Congress related to Mueller’s investigation, though the White House never officially filed the paperwork to assert the White House secrecy prerogative.

Source: Washington Post May 20, 2019 19:02 UTC