Committee on the Judiciary v. Donald McGahn, II
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July 14, 2021
DC Circ. Scraps McGahn Ruling On House Subpoena Power
The full D.C. Circuit has vacated a panel's previous ruling against House Democrats' effort to enforce a subpoena of former White House counsel Don McGahn, after attorneys for lawmakers and the Biden administration reached a deal for the Jones Day partner to testify behind closed doors.
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May 13, 2021
McGahn Agrees To Closed-Door Testimony On Russia Probe
Democrats' long-running legal bid for testimony from ex-Trump White House counsel Don McGahn came to an end late Wednesday after the Jones Day partner agreed to testify "as soon as possible" in a closed session before the House Judiciary Committee about the former president's attempts to obstruct the Russia investigation.
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May 12, 2021
House, DOJ Reach Deal In McGahn Subpoena Fight
Attorneys for House Democrats and the Biden administration revealed late Tuesday that they've "reached an agreement in principle" in the nearly two-year legal showdown over lawmakers' bid to compel testimony from former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn about the former president's efforts to interfere with the Mueller probe.
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April 09, 2021
House Slams DOJ's 2nd Bid To Delay McGahn Subpoena Case
A top House attorney has rebuked the Biden administration's claim that they've made "sufficient progress" toward a settlement that warrants another postponement of oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit in House Democrats' long-running bid to compel testimony from former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn.
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February 18, 2021
White House Wins McGahn Suit Delay, Rifts With House Dems
President Joe Biden's White House scored a win over House Democrats as the D.C. Circuit agreed Thursday to delay oral arguments in the latter's suit to force ex-White House lawyer Don McGahn to testify about former President Donald Trump's alleged attempts to impede the investigation into the 2016 election.
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November 16, 2020
McGahn Says Incoming Congress Will Moot House Subpoena
Ex-White House lawyer Don McGahn told the D.C. Circuit on Monday that when the current Congress ends in January, the subpoena seeking to force him to testify about President Donald Trump's alleged attempts to impede the investigation into 2016 election interference will expire.
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October 15, 2020
McGahn Subpoena Case Again Returns To Full DC Circ.
The full D.C. Circuit ruled Thursday it will once again rehear a dispute over the House of Representatives' authority to compel testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn, a case that has significant ramifications on the chamber's oversight power and a battle over President Donald Trump's tax returns.
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September 09, 2020
House Seeks 2nd DC Circ. Review Of McGahn Subpoena
The House Judiciary Committee asked the full D.C. Circuit to review a recent finding that the panel lacks the authority to force testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn, saying the chamber's "constitutional right to obtain information" has once again been "hamstrung."
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August 31, 2020
DC Circ. Rebuffs House's Bid To Enforce McGahn Subpoena
A divided D.C. Circuit panel on Monday rejected an attempt by the House Judiciary Committee to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House counsel Donald McGahn, finding Congress lacks the authority to bring such a suit.
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August 07, 2020
Full DC Circ. Leaves Border Wall Funding Dispute Unresolved
In light of a full D.C. Circuit finding that the House can sue to enforce subpoenas, a majority of the court on Friday bounced the House's suit over whether the Trump administration can reallocate border wall funding to a three-judge panel to decide.