Trump's Justice Department secretly sought data from Apple on Donald McGahn - The Washington Post

…"What the Republicans did — what the administration did … goes even beyond Richard Nixon," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told CNN in an interview Sunday. "Richard Nixon had an enemies list. This is about undermining the rule of law, and for these attorneys general … or Sessions, at least, to say they, too, didn't know anything about it is beyond belief."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-justice-department-congress-data/2021/06/13/ee2fb784-cc50-11eb-a7f1-52b8870bef7c_story.html

D.C. Circuit Panel's Multiple Bad Court Thingies (Opening Arguments podcast OA418)

Our main story today is how the DC Circuit Court has helped Trump successfully avoid accountability until after the election. You may remember Don McGahn from such investigations as Robert Mueller's. McGahn refused to cooperate at all with the House's impeachment investigation, under the complete nonsense theory of absolute immunity. Andrew breaks down what happened and gives a signature deep dive on House subpoena power!
Interview:
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/opening-arguments

Judge rules former WH counsel McGahn must testify under subpoena | TheHill

A federal judge on Monday ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify before Congress, delivering a significant win to House Democrats amid their impeachment inquiry into President Trump. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, an Obama appointee, said McGahn is obligated to comply with a House Judiciary Committee subpoena from April seeking to compel his testimony.....
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/471913-judge-rules-former-wh-counsel-mcgahn-must-testify-under-subpoena

FLASHBACK: McGahn warned Trump he could be impeached if he asked law enforcement officials to investigate his rivals - Raw Story

As new revelations about President Trump's July 25 phone call to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky continue to dominate headlines, some are harkening back to a 2018 story that highlighted a warning to President Trump from a White House lawyer -- a warning that told Trump if he solicits law enforcement to investigate his political rivals, he could one day face impeachment....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/flashback-mcgahn-warned-trump-he-could-be-impeached-if-he-asked-law-enforcement-officials-to-investigate-his-rivals/

Nadler tees up post-recess showdown with Trump - The Hill

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler is teeing up a post-recess showdown with President Trump as the New York Democrat pushes for impeachment behind the scenes.....
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/459143-nadler-tees-up-post-recess-showdown-with-trump

Apportionment – The Census Fight Is Not Over (Opening Arguments podcast OA307)

Today’s episode, sadly, reminds you of an entirely new way that you should be terrified. In a “please, tell me that Donald Trump’s lawyers aren’t listening to this” episode, Andrew breaks down a 1990s court decision surrounding a 1920s law to talk about the ultimate endgame for Trump and the census. Is it horrible? Yes. Are you better off being prepared? Absolutely.

We begin, however, with a quick trip up a rare Tuesday Yodel Mountain by examining the transfer of the House Judiciary Committee’s lawsuit seeking injunctive relief against Don McGahn. Was it a “huge victory” for the President that Chief Judge Beryl Howell transferred the case? (No.)

Then, it’s time for a deep dive into the Presidential powers of apportionment and how Donald Trump can potentially do a court-clogging end-run around the Supreme Court’s census decision even if he loses the 2020 election.

After that, it’s time to check out a new segment from Cybertron — the official “Optimist Prime” versus “Negatron” segment on impeachment. Who will stand victorious? Hint: he’s got the energon axe.

Then, it’s time for the answer to #T3BE 139, a dreaded real property question. Did Thomas manage to get it right? Listen and find out!
Interview:
https://openargs.com/oa307-apportionment-the-census-fight-is-not-over/

A major impeachment development: Court may order McGahn’s testimony - The Washington Post: Opinion

A lawsuit to compel a key witness to testify has been filed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/08/major-impeachment-development/

Dems see Hope Hicks testimony as huge gift in legal battle with Trump - POLITICO

In an exclusive interview, Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler also said Democrats would soon sue former White House Counsel Don McGahn.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/21/hope-hicks-democrats-trump-1374706

WATCH: Barr says DOJ couldn't show Trump's instructions to McGahn were corrupt

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., asked Attorney General William Barr if President Donald Trump's efforts to change White House counsel Don McGahn's account about the president's instructions regarding special counsel Robert Mueller constitute a credible charge of obstruction of justice. "We felt that that episode, the government would not be able to establish obstruction," Barr said. ....
https://youtu.be/KWH3GIdCiLE

Trump Just Waived Hope of Executive Privilege: Experts - Newsweek

Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor, also tweeted that any idea of using executive privilege is "is out the window" after Trump's latest social media display.....
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-tweet-executive-privilege-mcgahn-testimony-1406222

Why is Trump raging again? Because Don McGahn will further expose his corruption - The Washington Post: Opinion

Trump reportedly fears that his former White House counsel could help build the case for impeachment.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/04/23/why-is-trump-raging-again-because-don-mcgahn-will-further-expose-his-corruption/

Mueller’s biggest bombshell? Trump told the White House counsel to lie - The Washington Post

It’s as close to the definition of obstruction of justice as anyone could ask for ...https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/19/muellers-biggest-bombshell-trump-told-white-house-counsel-lie/

Democrats urge 'immediate hearing' on White House's obstruction of government watchdog agency - Daily Kos

What you do when you're running the most scandal-ridden and corrupt administration in modern American history? Totally ignore the federal government's ethics watchdog. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1768494

Republican Excuses for Firing Mueller Show How Dangerous the Party Has Become -- Slate

How far will the Republican Party go to defend Donald Trump? That's an open question as he accumulates power and insulates himself from accountability. In recent days, we've learned that last year, Trump didn't just fire FBI Director James Comey, who was leading the Russia investigation. Trump also told White House Counsel Don McGahn, a month later, to get rid of Robert Mueller....
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/republican-excuses-for-firing-mueller-show-how-dangerous-the-party-has-become.html

What did Trump know? That Flynn lied. When did he know it? January.

Wondering what Trump knew and when he knew it may trigger Watergate flashbacks, but it’s key to any investigation of obstruction. And while one Trump lawyer has already fallen on his sword to take the blame for a tweet that showed Trump knew Michael Flynn had lied to the FBI back in January, Foreign Policy has turned up even more evidence that White House attorney was aware of this time bomb from the beginning.....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/21/1726601/-What-did-Trump-know-That-Flynn-lied-When-did-he-know-it-January