Article snippet: House Judiciary Committee Chairman MORE (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday subpoenaed two former White House officials to testify before his committee and provide documents, a move that is likely to further exacerbate a standoff with the White House. Nadler issued subpoenas to Annie Donaldson, who served as chief of staff to former White House counsel Don McGahn, and former White House communications director MORE's longest-serving aides in the West Wing. The two subpoenas mark an ongoing fight between the White House and Congress as House Democrats seek to compel the testimony of other current and former administration officials as part of their sprawling investigations into Trump and his administration. ADVERTISEMENT A representative for Donaldson's law firm did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday. Bob Trout, an attorney for Hicks, declined to comment. The subpoena orders Hicks to provide documents by June 4 and then to testify before the Judiciary Committee on June 19. A separate subpoena requires Donaldson to turn over a tranche of documents to the committee by June 4 and demands her appearance at a deposition on June 24. Democrats believe Donaldson and Hicks witnessed a series of key events that they hope to examine as they review the episodes special counsel MORE examined as possible obstruction of justice. Donaldson is said to have kept detailed notes about the meetings with McGahn that she sat in on and such notes were frequently mentioned in Muel... Link to the full article to read more
Nadler subpoenas Hope Hicks and McGahn's former aide for testimony | TheHill
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