A president would likely have to testify if subpoenaed: Kavanaugh memo

Published August 11, 2018 3:46am ET



President Trump’s nominee for Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, argued in a memo more than 20 years ago that a president would likely be compelled to testify in front of a grand jury if subpoenaed.

In a five-page memo addressed to independent counsel Kenneth Starr on Jan. 25, 1995, Kavanaugh questioned why a president who was under subpoena would be treated differently than anyone else.

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