The Justice Department asked a federal judge Tuesday to put a temporary pause on her ruling that orders former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn to testify in the House impeachment probe, saying it needs the delay to pursue an appeal
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Democrats had hailed U.S. District Court Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Monday decision, which rebuked a Trump administration position that the president’s advisers enjoyed “absolute immunity” from being forced to answer questions under oath about their work. “Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings,” Jackson wrote.
If a pause is granted, McGahn’s lawyer said he’ll wait to decide on whether to appear before the House panel until after the case has been decided.
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