House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said he would hold former White House top lawyer Don McGahn in contempt Tuesday if he didn’t appear for his scheduled testimony on special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.
“First thing we’re gonna do is we’re gonna have to hold McGahn in contempt —then we’re gonna pass a resolution in the House enforcing our contempt citations against Barr and McGahn and seek to enforce those subpoenas in court,” the New York Democrat said on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time.”
Mr. Nadler condemned President Trump’s actions to prevent the investigation, adding it shows they’re “dealing with a lawless president who is willing to go to any lengths to prevent testimony” that may hurt him.
“The recalcitrance of the president and his lawless behavior is making it more and more difficult to ignore all alternatives including impeachment,” he said.
Mr. Trump ordered Mr. McGahn not to testify to Congress Tuesday after emerging as a key figure in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the president’s behavior toward probes into the 2016 election.
“You are dealing with a lawless President who is willing to go to any lengths to prevent testimony that might implicate him, that does implicate him,” Judiciary Chair Rep. Jerry Nadler tells @ChrisCuomo in response to news Don McGahn will not appear before his committee Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/KqJjNWJ5Au
— Cuomo Prime Time (@CuomoPrimeTime) May 21, 2019
— Stephen Dinan contributed to this report
• Bailey Vogt can be reached at bvogt@washingtontimes.com.
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