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Document: White House Letter to Judiciary Committee Regarding Obstruction of Justice

Mikhaila Fogel   Wed, May 15, 2019, 1:05 PM

White House Counsel Pat Cipollone has sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler questioning the validity of the committee's investigation into, as the committee stated, "alleged obstruction of justice, public corruption, and other abuses of power by President Trump, his associates, and members of his Administration." Cipollone stated that the White House "[does] not believe the investigation ...

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Executive Privilege and Compelled Testimony of Presidential Advisers: Don McGahn's Dilemma

Jonathan Shaub   Fri, May 3, 2019, 10:04 AM

The issue of whether former White House Counsel Don McGahn’ will testify before Congress raises questions about executive privilege and the compelled congressional testimony of senior presidential advisers that the courts have only seldom, if ever, addressed.

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Documents: House Request for Trump-Putin Meeting Information and White House Response

Mikhaila Fogel   Thu, Mar 21, 2019, 2:56 PM

On March 4, the chairmen of the House committees on Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform sent a request to acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney for information regarding a Washington Post report that President Trump sought to conceal notes of interpreters and linguists following meetings with Russian Presi

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The Lawfare Podcast: Bob Bauer and A.B. Culvahouse on Defending the President

Vanessa Sauter   Sat, Oct 7, 2017, 1:30 PM

Last month, Lawfare and Foreign Policy hosted an event on lawyering for the Trump presidency. Susan Hennessey spoke with former White House Counsels Bob Bauer, who served in the Obama administration from 2010 to 2011,  and A.B. Culvahouse, who served in the Reagan administration from 1987 to 1989, in a lively discussion on providing legal support when your client is the president.

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