The full US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on a 7-2 vote said the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee had legal standing to seek to enforce the subpoena.
A US appeals court on Friday dealt the administration of President Donald Trump a major legal setback, ruling against its bid to block a Democratic-led congressional panel’s subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. The full US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on a 7-2 vote said the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee had legal standing to seek to enforce the subpoena. It left other legal issues unresolved, meaning litigation will continue. “Today’s decision is a profound victory for the rule of law and our constitutional system of government,” said Representative Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the committee. Kerri Kupec, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department, said the administration would “vigorously press” the remaining arguments.
