In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, then-White House counsel Don McGahn listens as Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)
The Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday asking it to have an “en banc” rehearing – a hearing before all 11 judges on the court – of its case to enforce a subpoena against former White House Counsel Don McGahn.
“The current statutory regime for enforcement of congressional subpoenas reflects Congress’s judgment that information disputes between the political branches do not belong in federal court,” the court added. “Under this regime, only the Senate—and not the House—has statutory authority to enforce a subpoena in federal court.”
The committee concluded: “The stakes of the Committee’s inquiry are exceedingly high. The Committee is investigating allegations of President Trump’s improper political influence into ongoing criminal matters … The Committee must hear from McGahn directly.”
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