HMM: In a late-night filing, DOJ reveals that it has spoken to the Judiciary committee at least 5 times since Oct. 8 about scheduling an interview with McGahn.
The committee, though, says it's at an impasse on negotiations.
The committee, though, says it's at an impasse on negotiations.
More on DOJ's contention that there's no impasse over McGahn testimony:
NEW: DOJ claims negotiations with the House over McGahn testimony are ongoing. But a source familiar with the talks says the White House is making offers it knows are unacceptable to the House.
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NOTABLE: The White House is fighting fiercely to require that McGahn testify behind closed doors ... while berating Democrats for holding closed-door hearings with other impeachment witnesses.
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Their argument is this: "Compelled public interrogation of Presidential advisors...on terms entirely of the committees’ choosing, would place power in the hands of Congress to exert authority...over the President’s conduct of his duties that the Constitution did not intend."
