Mcgahn Hearing News Today

One was in courtroom 17. the other in the courtroom 18. and some lawyers who started in the mcgahn hearing, when 4:00 came left and went down to the hall to the kupperman hearing. >> the mcgahn judge said she showed an inclination to order mcgahn to testify and absolutely skeptical of the argument that the d.o.j. was raising and essentially said how can you take this position given our constitutional checks and balances that congress has no ability to compel executive branch witnesses? i think s...

To get to fire the special counsel in an effort to thwart the investigation. democrats want to hear all of this in public testimony, but under the instructions of the white house he is defying a subpoena and will not show up at todays hearing. hes also refusing to turn over records because the white house has essentially told him not to. they say that he is immune from testifying because he is a senior level white house adviser. thats an approach that democrats reject. expect at this hearing tod...

But what i want to stand on here is that we have a responsibility, we took a constitutional oath to uphold and defend the rule of law and the constitution and all of us are trying to do that the best that we can. >> i understand that. and im interested in is it accurate that chairman nadler told you and fellow democrats that right now is not the right time to move forward with an impeachment inquiry? >> you know, chairman nadler is going to speak for us in a little bit, you know, at the mcgahn h...

There, congressman jamie raskin of maryland, serves on the house oversight and judiciary committee. good to have you on an important morning. >> thanks for having he. >> we are going to get to that in a moment, but just about the hearing that is supposed to happen today, the empty chair will be there for don mcgahn, former white house counsel who will not appear before your committee. jerry nadler the chairman of your committee said there will be, quote, serious consequences, that you are prepar...

But theyre still going to have the hearing, trying to make their point. this as there is an internal battle within the democratic party at this point over whether or not to pursue impeachment proceedings against this president. >> lots of empty chairs on the hill of late. plus after weeks of escalating tensions are iran today congress may finally get some answers, major intelligence briefings under way on the hill. theres still a disagreement, though, about what that intelligence actually show...