As ex-White House counsel defies subpoena, House Democrats weigh response

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House Counsel Don McGahn ignored a subpoena to testify on Tuesday to a U.S. House of Representatives committee, fuelling talk among Democratic lawmakers of possible legal action against him and potential impeachment of President Donald Trump.

As part of a White House stonewalling campaign against numerous congressional investigations of the Republican president and his administration, McGahn did not appear before the House Judiciary Committee as scheduled, drawing a threat from its Democratic chairman, Jerrold Nadler.

"Let me be clear: this committee will hear Mr. McGahn's testimony, even if we have to go to court to secure it," Nadler said during a roughly 30-minute hearing, with the committee's witness chair remaining empty for the second time this month.

Attorney General William Barr, the top U.S. law enforcement official and a Trump appointee, on May 2 also snubbed the committee, which later voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for not handing over a full, unredacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian election interference.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/defied-by-trump-house-panel-holds-rapid-hearing-without-ex-white-house-lawyer/ar-AABFUSk?li=BBnb7Kz

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1. What bothers me about stories like this is, it should ALREADY be thought out as to what

you're going to do if A, or B. As if nobody in life ever thinks beyond whatever THEY are going to do, and act immediately. IMMEDIATELY. And please, spare me the "this is the process" responses. Rome is burning. (Not you Yo, the usual suspects when the topic of "hurry" is foisted upon our system.) this isn't business as usual. imho.
What good is a check on the president, if you aren't checking the president? I forsee this very issue coming up in the next election. Paper Tiger Democrats. Can we avoid letting that happen?

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2. I agree. Richard Neal demanded Trump's taxes and had a plan when Munchin refused

Nadler needs to quiet the rhetoric and take appropriate legal action.

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3. I liked how that guy handled his business.

Richard Neal got it done.