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NEW: NADLER tells us Hope HICKS’ blanket refusal to talk about obstruction of justice was the gift Dems needed to demonstrate to a why MCGAHN should be forced to testify.
The suit against him is being drafted and will be filed imminently, Nadler says: politico.com/story/2019/06/…
The suit against him is being drafted and will be filed imminently, Nadler says: politico.com/story/2019/06/…
Democrats were livid about Hicks’ performance in the moment, but Nadler told us in an interview that he anticipated — and welcomed — her outright refusal to talk because it laid out perfectly for a judge what the WH’s “absolute immunity” claim means. politico.com/story/2019/06/…
Nadler says when a court sees that the immunity claim extends as far as where Hicks’ desk was located in the West Wing - and her conversations with non-WH officials - the argument against McGahn will be easier to make. politico.com/story/2019/06/…
And lastly, Nadler says a win against McGahn would set a precedent that will force Hicks and other witnesses back to Capitol Hill to testify about what they told Mueller about their time in the White House. politico.com/story/2019/06/…
We asked Nadler whether the McGahn case would benefit from a live impeachment inquiry — and he went realpolitik on us. There simply won’t be an inquiry when Dems are ready to file the McGahn suit (any day now) so it’s not part of the strategy in that case. politico.com/story/2019/06/…
