White House orders Don McGahn to defy House Judiciary subpoena

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The West Wing is instructing former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee led by Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y.

Documents related to the federal Russia investigation were due at 11 a.m., but McGahn’s attorney said he received an order from the White House Tuesday morning not to comply and that the Justice Department supports the move.

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