Federal Judge Rules That McGahn Must Testify, Delivering Blow To White House
The much-anticipated ruling could have implications for other key witnesses, such as former national security adviser John Bolton, who has refused to testify until a federal court weighs in.
Updated 10:05 p.m. ET
A federal judge in Washington has ruled that former White House counsel Don McGahn must testify to House impeachment investigators, despite orders from the Trump administration that he not cooperate with Congress.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson clears the way for McGahn's testimony, sought by House Democrats in exploring Trump's possible obstruction of justice related to the Russia probe.
Jackson declared in her 118-page ruling that "presidents are not kings" and that "no one is above the law."
She added: "However busy or essential a presidential aide might be, and whatever
