Don McGahn, White House Counsel in the Trump Administration, testifies to Congress about Donald Trump’s efforts to obstruct Trump-Russia investigation.
May 28, 2021 Dear Friend, As we enter Memorial Day weekend, we will take time to remember those who lost their lives serving our country. We honor their sacrifice and hold them in our hearts. Earlier today, I learned that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has accepted my invitation and will visit Memphis next Thursday to assess the damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge
Don McGahn, White House Counsel in Trump Administration, agrees to testify to Congress about Donald Trump’s efforts to obstruct Trump-Russia investigation.
May 14, 2021 3:07 p.m.
Senate Democrats, in a letter Friday to Attorney General Merrick Garland, weighed in on a judge’s recent opinion accusing the Trump-era Justice Department of misleading her about the purpose of an internal memo related to the Mueller probe.
“To be clear, these misrepresentations preceded your confirmation as Attorney General, but the Department you now lead bears responsibility for redressing them,” the Democrats, all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said.
They asked Garland not to appeal the judge’s ruling, which ordered the department to release currently-redacted portions of a memo ostensibly advising then Attorney General Barr on whether to prosecute President Trump based on what was described in the Special Counsel report.
05.14.21
Senate Judiciary Democrats to AG Garland: In order to help rebuild nation’s trust in DOJ’s independence after four years of turmoil, we urge DOJ not to appeal decision to order the release of memo written to downplay Trump’s obstruction of Mueller’s investigation
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights; and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee; today led Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland expressing serious concerns about the Trump-era Department of Justice’s (DOJ) apparent misrepresentations to a federal court regarding an Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) memorandum that was written to downplay President Trump’s obstruction of Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation. In their letter, the Senators urged DOJ to not appeal D.C. Dist