Don McGahn Defies Congressional Subpoena for Mueller-Related Documents

| Importance: 8/10 | Status: confirmed

Former White House Counsel Donald McGahn, acting under White House instruction, defied a congressional subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee on May 7, 2019, refusing to provide documents related to the Mueller investigation. This act of subpoena defiance was part of a broader strategy to obstruct congressional oversight, with White House counsel Pat Cipollone claiming executive privilege. The incident was a critical moment in the post-Mueller investigation legal battles, highlighting the Trump administration’s resistance to congressional scrutiny.

Key Actors

Donald McGahn White House House Judiciary Committee William Burck Jerry Nadler Pat Cipollone Mick Mulvaney

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don-mcgahn mueller-investigation subpoena-defiance white-house-obstruction congressional-oversight executive-privilege

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