NYTimes: Will McGahn skip the hearing tomorrow (defying the subpoena)?

[triron]

Link to tweet

I bet he will and feel pretty safe in that.

[Chin music]

1. I don't really care about it today, do you?

Seriously sick of the russian party. Face it, they'll get what they want, and all it does is please the alt right that we are outraged, again. If Congress can't be bothered to be outraged (both sides) then, I'm over it for today.

[uponit7771]

4. yes, impeachment polls higher for Red Don than Nixon post Saturday night massacre. Don't let the ...

... ignore impeachment talk fool you.

People DO care

[Chin music]

5. It's Monday and I'm already friday'd out.

The never ending nightmare.

[triron]

7. I am more than 'Friday'd out.

You probably are as well. My counselor told me to try to just enjoy things I can do something about.
He says he used to watch Rachel every night, now every other night (for sanity). He is a PH. D psychologist.

[Chin music]

10. Glad you get help if you think you need it Triron.

You are loved here. Thanks for the post.
I wish RM would take some time off too. Make people appreciate the shit she goes through, to keep a 'seemingly', stunningly non-plussed society, informed.
Everybody is outraged, then they walk away from the computer, and check the refridge. America post computers/cell phones.
Never thought I'd be glad to be old. (Hell of a reward for older Americans, SO chaps my ass).

[Peace06]

14. Russian party

I like that! So appropriate!

[Leghorn21]

2. Looks like it, t

My disgust levels are OFF THE FKN CHARTS

Be a man, McGahn, JUST THIS ONE TIME??!?

[triron]

9. Hate to say it but I'm more disgusted with the committee chairmen and the speaker.

If you are afraid to punish a child the child will do more and more outrageous things.

[notdarkyet]

11. Thats how Trumpism turned into this pos.

[dchill]

3. Hey McGahn - are you a man or are you a Mnuchin?

[Generic Other]

6. Trump does the crime

and his lickspittle lackeys do the time!

[Sanity Claws]

8. He could show up

and state that he has been ordered to claim Executive Privilege.
He could say that apologetically and let them know that he thinks that Congress has a fight with Trump, not him.

[kentuck]

12. I think he might.

It would cause a shockwave if he does.

[BKDem]

15. He is gone from the WH

He owes them nothing. He can't invoke Executive Privilege. They have to invoke it for him, and he is under no obligation to comply.
Fuck them, McGahn. It's payback time.

[onenote]

13. the White House is not claiming "executive privilege"

Rather, they are asserting an even broader complete testimonial immunity for advisors to the president, and are attempting to back it up with rulings and opinions from previous administrations. https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/r0tz.eD1exEQ/v0

[Nevilledog]

16. Thank you. I really wanted to read this opinion.

Seems to me the two problems with this opinion might be (upon skimming) White House counsel's designation as advisor and the definition of official duties.

Justice obviously concluded that a claim of executive privilege was going to fail, so they came up with this.

[onenote]

19. One particular weakness in the opinion

(imo) is the argument that because the executive and legislative branches are "co-equals", Congress can't force a member of the WH staff (as an extension of the president) to appear at a hearing any more than the president could demand the attendance of members of Congress at a WH meeting.

The flaw in that reasoning is that while nothing in the Constitution gives the president any oversight with respect to Congress, the Constitution (1) allows Congress to remove the president via the impeachment process and (2) gives Congress power of the purse over the executive branch and as such could eliminate presidential advisors by eliminating any funding for them.

[Nevilledog]

20. I totally agree with you.

[Nuggets]

17. If he doesn't show are there any meaningful consequences?

[FakeNoose]

18. (Ahem) ... just pointing this out to Mr. Private Citizen McGahn