House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says the committee will go to court if necessary to secure Don McGahn’s testimony after the former White House counsel defied a congressional subpoena. Photo: ReutersWASHINGTON—The Republican National Committee spent about $2.2 million last month on legal fees, new financial filings show, boosting the overall tab for lawyers paid by the party, the Trump campaign and a legal defense fund to about $17 million since President Trump took office. The legal bills are far higher than they were for former President Obama and the Democratic National Committee, as well as for previous years at the RNC, Federal Election Commission records show. The RNC and Mr. Trump’s campaign paid about eight times...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 21, 2019 18:22 UTC