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30 Jan 2018, 11:16 am by Jack Goldsmith
He told White House Counsel Don McGahn to make it happen, but McGahn “refused to ask the Justice Department to dismiss the special counsel, saying he would quit instead. [read post]
27 Jan 2018, 6:43 am by William Ford
Wittes posted a special edition of the Lawfare Podcast in which he discussed the Times story with Bob Bauer, Carrie Cordero, Jack Goldsmith and Steve Vladeck: Bob Bauer argued that White House Counsel Donald McGahn protected the institution of the White House counsel when he threatened to resign rather than execute President Trump’s order to fire Mueller. [read post]
26 Jan 2018, 8:00 pm
.'s Agenda": Charlie Savage of The New York Times has an article that begins, "When Donald F. [read post]
26 Jan 2018, 8:56 am by Matthew Kahn
When President Donald Trump ordered White House counsel Don McGahn to transmit the president’s order to the Justice Department, McGahn threatened to resign, leading the president to back down. [read post]
26 Jan 2018, 5:55 am by Kathryn Rubino
* Did Don McGahn save Robert Mueller's job? [read post]
23 Jan 2018, 12:50 pm by William Ford
After Wray’s threat, White House counsel Donald McGahn cautioned Sessions against further pressuring the director, arguing that McCabe—who is reportedly planning to retire this year—was not worth the risk of losing Wray. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 8:28 pm by Jack Goldsmith, Benjamin Wittes
The threat apparently comes in response to pressure on Wray by “Attorney General Jeff Sessions—at the public urging of President Donald Trump” to fire McCabe. [read post]
11 Jan 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
The New York Times reported Trump had ordered White House Counsel Don McGahn to stop Sessions from recusing himself from oversight of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. [read post]
6 Jan 2018, 6:15 am by Alex Potcovaru
Wittes also posted a special edition of the Lawfare Podcast, featuring New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt—along with Susan Hennessey, Jack Goldsmith, and Bob Bauer for a discussion of Schmidt’s article on White House Counsel Donald McGahn’s attempt to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself from the Russia investigation. [read post]
5 Jan 2018, 11:29 am by Jordan Brunner
President Donald Trump instructed the White House counsel, Donald McGahn, to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself from the Justice Department’s Russian investigation in March of last year, the New York Times informs us. [read post]
5 Jan 2018, 6:25 am by Jack Goldsmith
McGahn’s deputies aside after a meeting at the Justice Department. [read post]
28 Dec 2017, 5:00 am by Vanessa Sauter
Trump Claims No Recordings of Conversations with Comey Only 17 Percent of Americans Believe Donald Trump is Telling the Truth About Comey FBI Independence - Too Much of a Good Thing? [read post]
4 Dec 2017, 9:51 am by Garrett Hinck
Yates testified before the Senate in May that she had not disclosed any details of the FBI investigation to McGahn. [read post]
The news that former national security adviser Michael Flynn has reached a cooperation and plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller could not come as less of a surprise. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 10:10 am by Vanessa Sauter
On Wednesday, Feinstein sent the request to Donald McGahn, the White House counsel, following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request to meet with Jared Kushner, which is not yet scheduled. [read post]
24 Oct 2017, 12:15 pm
But, five days later, Counsel to the President Donald McGahn issued a memorandum to the acting secretary of state, acting attorney general, and secretary of homeland security stating that the first Muslim Ban’s provisions did not apply to LPRs. [read post]