NEW: Jerry Nadler threatens to hold Don McGahn in contempt of Congress
Earlier Tuesday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on ABC News'"The Investigation" podcast “I don’t anticipate that that takes place,” when asked whether the White House would allow McGahn to comply with Democrats’ request. “We consider this to be a case closed and we're moving forward to do the work of the American people.”In a separate letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.
"Mr. McGahn is a critical witness to many of the alleged instances of obstruction of justice and other misconduct described in the Mueller report,” Nadler wrote last month in a press release accompanying his subpoena request. “His testimony will help shed further light on the President's attacks on the rule of law, and his attempts to cover up those actions by lying to the American people and requesting others do the same.
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