The letter was provided to The Washington Post by a White House official one day after Barr criticized Mueller during a contentious appearance in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He said that Mueller’s lengthy report showed his team had “failed in their duty to act as prosecutors and only as prosecutors.”Before the release of Mueller’s report, the White House did not assert executive privilege over the document or request redactions. The White House has objected to McGahn’s appearance. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump said he’d already had McGahn testify for more than 30 hours, referring to the time the former White House lawyer spent with Mueller’s investigators. If McGahn chooses to defer to guidance from White House lawyers, the issue will likely result in a lengthy court battle that will test the limits of the president’s executive powers.

Source: Washington Post May 02, 2019 22:52 UTC