The White House has told former staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to comply with subpoenas from House Judiciary Democrats to produce documents to the committee, officials said -- the latest escalation in a showdown over documents related to the Russia investigation. NADLER SUBPOENAS HOPE HICKS, ANNIE DONALDSON AFTER MCGAHN DEFIES PANEL'S DEMANDS"The subpoenas seek documents related to matters that were subjects of the investigation conducted by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III. The instructions are the latest in a standoff between the White House and congressional Democrats amid investigations into whether President Trump obstructed justice in Mueller’s Russia probe. But a spokesperson for Ranking Republican Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., said the White House did not explicitly direct Hicks and Donaldson to defy a subpoena. "In fact, the White House again invited Judiciary Committee Democrats to direct their requests there, which they have yet to do.

Source: Fox News June 04, 2019 17:03 UTC