House Democrats request appeal asking court to enforce subpoena for former Trump White House counsel
Source: Washington Post
Legal Issues
House Democrats request appeal asking court to enforce subpoena for former Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn
By Spencer S. Hsu and Ann E. Marimow
March 6, 2020 at 12:14 p.m. EST
House Democrats asked a federal appeals court in Washington on Friday to reconsider enforcing a congressional subpoena for President Trump’s former White House counsel Donald McGahn.
The request comes after a divided panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found that the courts have no authority to resolve the separation-of-powers dispute between the White House and Democrats in Congress.
Lawyers for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) want a full complement of judges on the appeals court to overturn the ruling from a three-judge panel of the same court. If last week’s ruling stands, it means the president’s former White House counsel can defy the subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee.
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Spencer Hsu
Spencer S. Hsu is an investigative reporter, two-time Pulitzer finalist and national Emmy Award nominee. Hsu has covered homeland security, immigration, Virginia politics and Congress. Follow https://twitter.com/hsu_spencer
Ann Marimow
Ann Marimow covers legal affairs for The Washington Post. She joined The Post in 2005 and has covered state government and politics in California, New Hampshire and Maryland. Follow https://twitter.com/amarimow
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