Happening now: @HouseJudiciary is hosting a hearing on lessons from the Mueller report.
@RepJerryNadler: "There can be no question that Congress must investigate this direct attack on our democratic process."
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Former White House Counsel John Dean: "I certainly hope John McGahn is a key witness before this committee." @MuellerReport #Mueller

Joyce White Vance is explaining every way the president has tried to obstruct the #Mueller investigation, including offering pardons to those who refused to cooperate.
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Barbara McQuade: "I'm confident if anyone other than the sitting president engaged in this conduct, he would be indicted for committing a crime."
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John Dean referred to McGahn's refusal to appear as a witness due to privilege as a "smokescreen" and encouraged Congress to keep pushing.
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"It was important to investigate while memories were fresh and evidence could be obtained."
Professor Joyce describing how and why the #Mueller investigation was necessary and legally sound.
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.@RepZoeLofgren: "Why would McGahn refer the president to private counsel?"
John Dean: "...McGahn represents-not Donald Trump- but the office of the president."
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Professor Joyce explains that Trump continually trying to remove Mueller for arbitrary reasons constitutes obstruction of justice.
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.@JacksonLeeTX18: "The President called McGahn and directed him to have the Special Counsel removed."
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John Dean stated that he thought McGahn is "somebody who learned from history" when he offered Trump his resignation, referring to parallels with Watergate and past other past investigations.
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.@TedDeutch- reading from the Mueller report directly- shows that Trump pushed for Mueller's removal over-and-over again throughout the investigation.
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Professor Vance: "The President, in an attempt to save himself, was willing to forgo any investigation into what Russia did to this country."
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