Kellyanne Conway defies House subpoena

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway defied a congressional subpoena, resisting a Democrat-led effort to have her testify before the House Oversight Committee about alleged violations of the Hatch Act.

Chairman Elijah Cummings announced at the beginning of a hearing Monday, during which Conway was slated to testify, that he received a letter from the White House 15 minutes prior. The letter, written by White House counsel Pat Cipollone, said Conway “is absolutely immune from compelled congressional testimony with respect to matters related to her service as a senior advisor to the President.”