Don McGahn’s Testimony Would Be the Main Event
Forget Barr and Mueller. The former White House counsel would be a more interesting witness—and create something more closely resembling an impeachment hearing.
There’s no use in pretending that the White House’s announcement that it has directed former White House Counsel Don McGahn not to testify to Congress comes as a surprise.
It is only the latest salvo in the skirmish between Donald Trump’s administration and the Democratic House. The White House had already told McGahn not to supply documents to the House Judiciary Committee under subpoena. It sued to prevent the president’s accounting firm from providing documents to the House Oversight Committee. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has refused to comply with a House Ways and Means subpoena for President Trump’s tax returns. Attorney General William and .
