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Deny "the new york times" report about the president trying to fire you, correct? >> correct. >> in fact, the presidents counsel was so alarmed by the prospect of the presidents meeting with mcgahn that he called mr. mcgahns counsel and said that mcgahn could not resign no matter what happened in the oval office that day, correct? >> correct. >> so its accurate to say that the president knew that he was asking mcgahn to deny facts that mcgahn, quote, had repeatedly said were accurate, unquote, i...

President summoned mr. mcgahn to the oval office. according to the mueller report, quote, the president opened the conversation by saying, i dont have a lawyer. unquote. the president told mr. mcgahn he said he wished ray kohn was his attorney. ray kohn is known principally as the chief architect of the mccarthy hearings that destroyed so many lives in 1954, an actual political witch hunt, not the imaginary kind the president decries. mr. kohn served as president trumps lawyer for a long time, d...

If your aide testifies in front of one branch of government, it does not waive executive privilege when he goes in front of the congress. that has not been tested. its what the president is asserting here is broad immunity for everybody. that goes way beyond anything the courts have looked at, and i think its an expression or an assertion of a hugely expanded executive authority. >> so david, let me ask you just on that. to jims really important point, which is this is broad. this is just across...

The special counsel found mr. mcgahn to be, quote, a credible witness with no motive to lie or exaggerate given the position he held in the white house, close quote. thats from the mueller report. the special counsel also found the following -- quote, substantial evidence indicates that by june 17th, 2017, the president knew his conduct was under investigation by a federal prosecutor who could present any evidence of federal crimes to a grand jury. substantial evidence indicates that the preside...

Contact with mr. sessions on the matter. days later, the president did exactly the opposite. he summoned mr. mcgahn and mr. sessions to mar-a-lago, where the president again, quote, expressed his anger, unquote. he said he wanted mr. sessions to act as his fixer. he said he wanted mr. sessions to undo his recusal and limit the scope of the investigation. but mr. sessions, too, refused the presidents orders. on june 17th, 2017, the president took his displeasure a step further. he called mr. mcga...

If he does not immediately correct his mistake, this committee will have no choice but to enforce the subpoena against him. mr. mcgahn did not appear today because the president prevented it. just as the president has said that he would, quote, fight all subpoenas, close quote, issued by congress as part of his broader efforts to cover up his misconduct. this stonewalling makes it all the more important to highlight some of the incidents that mr. mcgahn is said to have witnessed. let me recount ...

Communication. he took to twitter do call mr. mcgahn a liar. his lawyers went on cable television to do the same, to call mr. mcgahn a liar. there are reports of the president and his lieutenant exerted other kinds of pressure on mr. mcgahn. in short, the president took it upon himself to intimidate a witness who has a legal obligation to be here today. this conduct is not remotely acceptable. the white house asserts that mr. mcgahn does not have to appear today because hes entitled to, quote, a...

Other. it is now my pleasure to recognize the ranking member of the judiciary committee, the gentleman from georgia, mr. collins, for his opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for all that have gathered here. again, here we go again. the theater is open. and the summations are coming in. in fact, right now, were running over the norms of congressional oversight, dabbing at the edges of running roughshod on the constitution, asking for things we dont, but i am glad about one th...

The special counsel mr. mcgahn to be a, quote, credible witness with no motive to lie or exaggerate given the position he held in the white house, close quote. from the mueller report. the special counsel also found the following. quote, substantial evidence indicates that by june 17th, 2017, the president knew his conduct was under investigation by a federal prosecutor who couldnt present any evidence of federal crimes to a grand jury. substantial evidence indicates that the presidents attempts...

In early 2018, after press reports described the presidents attempt to force mr. mcgahn to remove the special counsel on his behalf the president repeated his pattern. he summoned mr. mcgahn to his office and got angry. this story dont look good. you need to correct this. you are the white house counsel, close quote. mr. president told mr. mcgahn. why do you take notes? the president then told mr. mcgahn to tell the american people something that was not true. he asked him to deny those reports ...