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    Judge Pushes Back On Trump Lawyers Trying To Block Possible Impeachment Witnesses

    A federal judge in Washington was skeptical in the face of arguments that current and former Oval Office aides have "absolute immunity" from ever sitting for questions about interactions with Trump.
    by Bobby Allyn Oct 31, 2019 3 minutes

    A federal judge on Thursday fired skeptical questions at lawyers for the Trump administration who argued that current and former senior White House aides have "absolute immunity" from being questioned by House impeachment investigators.

    The hearing, before U.S. District Judge Ketanji Jackson in Washington, was the first time Trump lawyers tested in open court their attempt to block White House aides from cooperating with the impeachment inquiry into the president.

    Jackson at times struggled with the Trump administration's argument that former White House counsel Don McGahn does not

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