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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 National Emergency and the President’s Lawyers

Bob Bauer Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 1:27 PM

President Trump seems to have relied on the White House counsel’s office for advice on declaring a national emergency—but then disregarded the office’s repeatedly expressed doubts about the legal basis for the declaration.

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The White House Counsel and the Pending Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

Bob Bauer Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 6:09 PM

President Trump’s latest broad assertion of his own power to disregard constitutional law will be an important test for the new or acting White House counsel.

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Don McGahn as White House Counsel: An Early Appraisal

Bob Bauer Sun, Sep 2, 2018, 10:00 AM

If McGahn is not what the president would have preferred in a counsel to the Trump administration, McGahn has clearly succeeded to a significant degree as the chief White House lawyer in a Republican administration.

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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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Thoughts on the Proper Role of the White House Counsel

Bob Bauer Tue, Feb 21, 2017, 9:02 AM

The Trump administration's recent missteps should turn our attention to the question of whether Don McGahn is fulfilling his responsibilities as White House Counsel.

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Documents

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

Congress

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

Documents

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

Executive Power

The National Emergency and the President’s Lawyers

Donald Trump

The White House Counsel and the Pending Birthright Citizenship Executive Order

White House Counsel

Don McGahn as White House Counsel: An Early Appraisal

The Lawfare Podcast

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

White House Counsel

Thoughts on the Proper Role of the White House Counsel

White House Counsel

More Questions About McGahn in the Flynn Imbroglio

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