HOUSE OF REPS/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “More than half of the House Judiciary Committee’s 81 targets in its obstruction of justice and corruption investigation into President Donald Trump have declined to produce documents, according to a POLITICO analysis. Two weeks after committee chairman Jerrold Nadler’s March 18 deadline, 14 witnesses contacted by POLITICO indicated through attorneys or in public statements that they had provided no documents to the panel. Approximately 30 individuals and entities ignored the committee’s requests altogether as of Wednesday [4-3-19] morning, according to a Republican aide. POLITICO’s analysis is based on outreach to all 81 targets or their attorneys, public statements by witnesses and interviews with committee aides and lawmakers. Earlier Wednesday, the committee voted to authorize subpoenas for five former top Trump White House officials as part of its investigation, which is examining allegations of abuses of power again the president. Those former aides include Reince Priebus, Stephen Bannon, Donald McGahn, Hope Hicks and Ann Donaldson. It’s now up to Nadler whether and when to issue those subpoenas.”
–Andrew Desiderio and Kyle Cheney, “Most targets in House’s Trump corruption probe haven’t provided docs,” Politico, April 3, 2019 3:59 pm