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1. I think this may be what's happening with McGahn. The White House is clearly trying to delay. Had they wanted to litigate the documents they should have gone to court right away. Instead they waited until compliance was due to interfere. In typical civil case Rule 45 requires
2. the party served object in writing within 14 days. What we have here is not an objection by McGahn but by the White House not a party, on day 15. What I missed yesterday is the obvious fact that McGahn's attorneys have the documents. They were likely the conduit to Mueller.
3. I don't think the House has a clear set of Subpoena rules but I would bet you could get a federal judge to say that if the White House wanted to object they had to file likely by Monday, that was 14 days. But file. In any event, McGahn has not objected he has deferred.
4. To me that means McGahan's now in contempt. McGahn is trying to save his career. Besides him, the people I would burn are the folks with physical control of the evidence. That is likely William A. Burck, Esq., and his partners at Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart, & Sullivan, LLP.
5. So far Burck has represented McGahan, Kushner, Bannon and Preibus. The firm is clearly playing with fire. And I've got a gallon of gasoline.
I would confirm they have the docs and then send Burch and his partners a demand that they turn them over immediately or be considered
I would confirm they have the docs and then send Burch and his partners a demand that they turn them over immediately or be considered
6. to be obstructing Congress and engaging in a dishonesty criminal act in violation of 18 USC 1505. That means that they have lost any attorney-client privilege not just for McGahn but for the other co-conspirators they were dumb enough to have as concurrent clients. Hi Jared!
7. You don't play with the Russian mob that has control of our White House with kid gloves. You destroy anyone helping them. I'd make Burck public enemy No 1 and make him know if he doesn't comply
8. his license if going to be gone within six months. But moreover, you make this about Jared Kushner's lawyers losing his attorney-client privilege. Let that settle in at the Kremlin Annex at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Right @IvankaTrump?
10. And just so we have the context correct, Steve Bannon's lawyers have access to the documents that are being withheld from the United States Congress. I'd torch Burck.
