The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 1, 2020 Appeals Court Says House Dems Cannot Compel Former WH Counsel Don McGahn to Testify ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A federal appeals court ruled the House Judiciary Committee does not have the authority to sue Trump's former White House counsel Don Mc Gahn for refusing to testify. House Democrats were hoping to compel Mc Gahn to testify about possible obstruction of justice in the Mueller investigation. .