House Democrats went to court seeking testimony from former White House counsel Donald McGahn and access to secret grand jury evidence from former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s Russia investigation. Justice Department attorneys have urged the appeals court to stay out of what they say are political disputes between Congress and the White House. ADADBut at the Senate trial this week, Trump’s lawyers criticized House Democrats for moving too swiftly to impeach the president without allowing the courts to rule on the congressional subpoenas. In their filing Thursday, the House lawyers said Trump’s arguments in the impeachment trial undercut the Justice Department’s assertion that the House may not seek to enforce its subpoenas in court. Because the impeachment trial has now begun, the need for Mr. McGahn’s testimony is more urgent than ever.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2020 04:30 UTC