U.S. District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruling that Donald McGahn, former White House Counsel for President Trump, must testify before House Judiciary Cmte was nominated by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by Senate in 2013 by voice vote. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6560…
Jackson:"When a duly authorized cmte of Congress issues a valid subpoena to a current or fmr Exec branch official & thereafter, a federal court determines the subpoenaed official does,as a matter of law,have a duty to respond notwithstanding any contrary order of the President."
House Judiciary Chair Nadler on "Victorious McGahn Ruling: "I am pleased the court has recognized that the Trump Administration has no grounds to withhold critical witness testimony from the House during its impeachment inquiry."
.@RepJerryNadler:"Don McGahn is a central witness to allegations President Trump obstructed Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation, & the Admin’s claim that officials can claim ‘absolute immunity’ from Congressional subpoenas has no basis in law, as the court recognized today."
@RepJerryNadler Nadler on McGahn: "Now that the court has ruled, I expect him to follow his legal obligations and promptly appear before the (Judiciary) Committee.”
@RepJerryNadler House Intel Chair Schiff: “Today’s McGahn ruling is a very significant victory for congressional oversight, and for the American people."
@RepJerryNadler .@RepAdamSchiff: "With today’s ruling, the courts have made it absolutely clear – first with Harriet Miers and now with Don McGahn – that absolute immunity is not a legitimate basis by which to prohibit senior White House officials from testifying before Congress."
@RepJerryNadler @RepAdamSchiff Schiff: "To those witnesses who hide behind fallacious claims of absolute immunity, this ruling shows again how meritless their position remains."
@RepJerryNadler @RepAdamSchiff Schiff: "The witnesses who have defied Congress at the behest of the president will have to decide whether their duty is to the country, or to a president who believes that he is above the law."
@RepJerryNadler @RepAdamSchiff Schiff concludes: "We would encourage witnesses to demonstrate the same courage and patriotism of public servants like Dr. Hill, Lt. Col. Vindman, Ambassador Taylor and others who have come forward to fulfill their duty.”
