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Donald McGahn

House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Interview With Don McGahn

Bryce Klehm Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 4:19 PM

The House Judiciary Committee released a transcript of its interview with Donald McGahn, former President Trump's White House Counsel. McGahn was interviewed behind closed doors on June 4, 2021, as part of an agreement following a legal battle regarding his testimony that began over two years ago. The committee originally sought his testimony regarding President Trump's conduct during the Mueller investigation. You can read the testimony here or below.

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Executive Power

The Bigger Picture Behind the Dustup Over the Barr Memo

Quinta Jurecic Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 4:26 PM

Several court battles show the tension between the administration’s desire to break with the Trump years and the Justice Department’s other institutional interests.

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Congress

The D.C. Circuit Got History Wrong in its McGahn Decision

Jonathan Shaub Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 10:10 AM

The majority fails to consider the relevant history of congressional oversight of the executive branch.

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D.C. Circuit

Summary: En Banc D.C. Circuit Rules that House Committee has Standing to Sue to Enforce McGahn Subpoena

Rachel Bercovitz, Charlotte Butash Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 1:44 PM

On August 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, sitting en banc, decided Committee on the Judiciary v. McGahn. What’s in the ruling?

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D.C. Circuit

House of Representatives Can Subpoena McGahn, En Banc DC Circuit Rules

Elliot Setzer Fri, Aug 7, 2020, 10:47 AM

On Friday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, sitting en banc, found that the House Judiciary Committee has standing to bring a lawsuit to enforce their subpoena against former White House counsel Don McGahn.

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Federal Law Enforcement

The Durham Investigation: What We Know and What It Means

Jack Goldsmith, Nathaniel Sobel Thu, Jul 9, 2020, 9:58 AM

The investigation as it developed should not have been conducted by a federal prosecutor, and Attorney General Barr’s public commentary has seriously (and somewhat mysteriously) damaged the credibility of whatever Durham uncovers.

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The Russia Connection

Director of National Intelligence Declassifies Flynn-Kislyak Transcripts

Mikhaila Fogel Fri, May 29, 2020, 5:11 PM

On Friday, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified and released the transcripts of the December 2016 calls between former national security adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The calls are at the center of the ongoing criminal case again Flynn.

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The Russia Connection

House Intelligence Committee Releases Interviews from Russia Investigation

Gordon Ahl Tue, May 12, 2020, 11:07 AM

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released 57 interview transcripts and several additional documents from the committee’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

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Federal Law Enforcement

The Justice Department’s Faulty Arguments in the Flynn Case

Robert S. Litt Fri, May 8, 2020, 6:50 PM

Under the logic of the government’s motion to dismiss the charges against Michael Flynn, the FBI can’t investigate whether someone is a Russian agent unless it already has evidence that the person is a Russian agent.

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Michael Flynn

Justice Department Drops Criminal Case Against Michael Flynn

Mikhaila Fogel Thu, May 7, 2020, 3:01 PM

In a filing on Thursday, May 7, 2020, the Justice Department moved to dismiss the criminal information against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Flynn had pleaded guilty to one count of lying to federal investigators regarding his contact with the Russian ambassador prior to President Donald Trump's inauguration. The filing, signed by U.S.

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Mueller Investigation

Donald McGahn

House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Interview With Don McGahn

Executive Power

The Bigger Picture Behind the Dustup Over the Barr Memo

Congress

The D.C. Circuit Got History Wrong in its McGahn Decision

D.C. Circuit

Summary: En Banc D.C. Circuit Rules that House Committee has Standing to Sue to Enforce McGahn Subpoena

D.C. Circuit

House of Representatives Can Subpoena McGahn, En Banc DC Circuit Rules

Federal Law Enforcement

The Durham Investigation: What We Know and What It Means

The Russia Connection

Director of National Intelligence Declassifies Flynn-Kislyak Transcripts

The Russia Connection

House Intelligence Committee Releases Interviews from Russia Investigation

Federal Law Enforcement

The Justice Department’s Faulty Arguments in the Flynn Case

Michael Flynn

Justice Department Drops Criminal Case Against Michael Flynn

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