Yesterday, an unexpected development shook Washington D.C. A federal judge granted a motion from Comer Jordan, the House Intelligence Committee Chair, to subpoena former White House Counsel Donald McGahn for testimony related to Biden’s previously classified documents.
The Justice Department has been ordered to determined if classified documents requested by Comer Jordan were released by the Trump Administration in violation of law. McGahn has been urged to deliver deposition over the upcoming weeks by the presiding judge.
The deposition is part of a potentially wide-reaching criminal inquiry, initiated by the committee at the end of President Donald Trump’s term in office. The subject of the investigation is whether the Trump White House’s release of the classified documents may have violated executive orders, which govern the handling of classified materials by the government.
The documents in question contain intelligence information that related to Biden’s actions in Ukraine. It is alleged that the documents were released to damage Biden during the 2020 election. Excessive disclosure of classified documents can have serious repercussions, as outlined by the executive order that covers the handling of such materials.
The federal judge presiding over the case has set deadlines for the parties to file briefs, and for witnesses to provide depositions. The witness testimonies are expected to reveal if any laws were broken in the controversy surrounding the documents.
This investigation is significant, as it could result in major legal changes related to the use and handling of classified documents by governments around the world. It will be interesting to see what is unearthed during the depositions and if any information uncovered has the potential to alter the political landscape in any way.
Though the ruling has set the stage for plenty of drama, the truth of the situation awaits uncovering. We will keep our eyes on the developments of this story in the upcoming weeks and months.