McGahn skips Congress after the White House tells him to stay home
Donald McGahn did not show up for the House Judiciary Committee’s scheduled hearing, after being told by the Trump White House not to comply with the subpoena. The refusal immediately escalated the fight over whether former senior aides can be ordered to ignore Congress. It also gave Democrats a clean new example of the administration treating oversight like a nuisance instead of a constitutional obligation.
First recorded May 21, 2019·Meaningfully updated May 21, 2019
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McGahn skips Congress after the White House tells him to stay home
Donald McGahn did not show up for the House Judiciary Committee’s scheduled hearing, after being told by the Trump White House not to comply with the subpoena. The refusal immediately escalated the fight over whether former senior aides can be ordered to ignore Congress. It also gave Democrats a clean new example of the administration treating oversight like a nuisance instead of a constitutional obligation.
Donald McGahn did not show up for the House Judiciary Committee’s scheduled hearing, after being told by the Trump White House not to comply with the subpoena. The refusal immediately escalated the fight over whether former senior aides can be ordered to ignore Congress. It also gave Democrats a clean new example of the administration treating oversight like a nuisance instead of a constitutional obligation.
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