Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was subpoenaed on Thursday evening to appear before congressional investigators on Friday morning, Axios was first to report.
“Mr. Mulvaney has the opportunity to uphold his oath to the nation and Constitution by testifying tomorrow under oath about matters of keen national importance,” an official working on the impeachment inquiry told CNN. “We hope Mr. Mulvaney does not hide behind the President’s ongoing efforts to conceal the truth and obstruct our investigation.”
But a White House official already told CNN that Mulvaney will likely not appear for the deposition. The subpoena follows a letter sent by House investigators Tuesday that requested Mulvaney appear for testimony by the end of the week.
House Democrats were aiming to grill Mulvaney about his stunning admission of a quid pro quo while speaking to reporters at a press briefing last month. Mulvaney confirmed that military aid to Ukraine was withheld while Trump and his associates pressed the government to open up investigations into Trump’s political rivals.
Hours later, Mulvaney walked back the admission, but that didn’t stop Trump’s allies from publicly attacking his competence for several days.
I wonder what Mick Mulvaney thinks is the end-game, here. He can’t think he’s going to skate, in a post-Trump world, can he?
Those subpoenaed who don’t show, must be held in contempt of Congress… hopefully in Gitmo
Dems have to challenge this in court and charge Barr with contempt for refusing to charge Mulvaney with criminal contempt. They’re getting plenty of damning testimony from witnesses who’ve agreed to appear but they need the drama of a showdown to score political points against the WH. It’s the cover-up what gets ya, not the crime. They have to squeeze every last bit of drama out of this.
I love the smell of obstruction in the morning.
Midday, afternoon, evening, and nighttime, too…
Not on Wollman Rink, that’s for sure.