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brooklynite

(94,585 posts)
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 05:58 PM Apr 2019

Nadler says he will call McGahn

Source: Politico

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Sunday said his panel would call former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify.

“We have to hear from other people like Don McGahn, who we’re going to call,” the New York Democrat said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

McGahn’s testimony in the recently released Mueller report has been at the heart of the controversy over possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump. In his testimony, McGahn spoke of being ordered by the president to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.

Addressing that testimony, Nadler said Attorney General William Barr deceived the American people about presidential misconduct.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/21/jerry-nadler-don-mcgahn-mueller-report-1284142

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trickyguy

(769 posts)
2. Just like the Nixon situation, it's not the crime but the cover-up that will get them.
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 08:40 PM
Apr 2019

Hopefully this is the beginning of unearthing all the lies and cover-up by Trump

and all his allies. It will come out sooner or later. This is a good start.

CDerekGo

(507 posts)
3. Fully Expect
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 08:44 PM
Apr 2019

Every single individual named in the Meuller Report to be called to testify before any of the House Committees

Ligyron

(7,633 posts)
4. It's not just crimes Trump was involved in back before the OSC investigated.
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 08:48 PM
Apr 2019

He and his army of monkeys continue to commit crimes almost every day. Hope some patriots in the FBI or Intell agencies will come forward with some solid evidence we all know exists.

Lordy, I hope there are tapes...

machoneman

(4,007 posts)
7. I would have thought McGahn would refuse but not now after Ghouliani's and K. Spinway's attacks...
Sun Apr 21, 2019, 10:15 PM
Apr 2019

on his character and testimony.

In fact, he may strongly need to tell his side to keep his law firm afloat and in the good graces of other clinets.

Why?

He's been impugned by one of the worst lawyers to ever represent any president. He must refute at all times any idea that he lied to Mueller, misrepresented what Trump told him and any idea that he acted illegally.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)
10. McGahn can't just decide to cooperate or not cooperate.
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:40 AM
Apr 2019

McGahn provided legal advice to the white house. While he wasn't the President's personal lawyer, he still has significant privilege commitments to the Executive Branch, and the vast majority of what Nadler will want to know will be covered by a privilege claim.

I wouldn't hold my breath that McGahn will provide any smoking guns, or anything else of note.

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)
11. Apparently McGahn cooperated with Mueller's team
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 04:48 PM
Apr 2019

pretty extensively. He was referenced more often than anyone else in the report.

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)
8. Jill Wine-Banks has said often that Americans
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 09:17 AM
Apr 2019

need to hear from the witnesses, not (just) Barr or Mueller. Someone else pointed out that Fox News will cover these hearings so their viewers will get the first hand accounts whether they want to or not.

Nadler would also be smart to dump the 5 minute alternating questions and go to 15 minute segments where questioning is lead by the committee counsel, not the members.

 

NYMinute

(3,256 posts)
9. Nadler is doing his job
Mon Apr 22, 2019, 11:00 AM
Apr 2019

in a methodical and seasoned way.

Getting McGahn's testimony on record will be the foundation of an obstruction case.

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