House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued a subpoena to former White House Counsel Don McGahn for documents he provided to the Special Counsel — his response is due today — and for his testimony related to the committee’s obstruction of justice investigation, setting a May 21 hearing date. CNN reports that the White House … Read more
To paraphrase the great Betty Davis in All About Eve, “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy week.” There are several congressional committee deadlines coming due this week in the Trump administration’s policy of “total obstruction” of Congress: Stunned by the administration’s refusal to allow officials to testify or respond to document requests, … Read more
An update to my earlier post, Congress and Americans need to hear from ‘SilentBob’. Former U.S. Attorney Neal Katyal, who drafted the Special Counsel regulations and therefore is the expert on their purpose, intent and meaning, explains at the New York Times why Why Barr Can’t Whitewash the Mueller Report: Many who watched Attorney General … Read more
Congress and Americans need to hear from “Silent Bob.” No, not this guy …. This “Silent Bob,” Robert S. Mueller III, who has only been “heard” through Attorney General William Barr’s redacted version of his Mueller Report, and his March 27 letter to Barr objecting to Barr’s mischaracterization of “the context, nature, and substance of … Read more
The Trump administration filed a motion in opposition to the entire Affordable Care Act aka “Obamacare” on Wednesday, arguing in a federal appeals court that the signature Obama-era legislation was unconstitutional and should be struck down. Trump Administration Files Formal Request to Strike Down All of Obamacare: Such a decision could end health insurance for … Read more