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Jeff Mordock

jmordock@washingtontimes.com

Jeff Mordock is the White House reporter for The Washington Times. A native of Newtown, Pennsylvania, he previously worked for Gannett and has won awards from both the Delaware Press Association and the Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association. He is a graduate of George Washington University and can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Jeff Mordock

In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, then-White House counsel Don McGahn, listens as he attends a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Don McGahn subpoena sets up executive privilege showdown

The White House intervened on Tuesday to block former White House counsel Don McGahn from complying with a congressional subpoena, suggesting President Trump might assert executive privilege to shield the documents.

May 7, 2019
President Trump's White House counsel, Don McGahn, right, escorts Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. McGahn, who sat with special counsel Robert Mueller for about 30 hours of interviews, has emerged as a central character in Mueller's painstaking investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice and impeded the years-long Russia investigation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House signals it will fight McGahn subpoena

The White House on Tuesday instructed former administration attorney Donald F. McGahn not to comply with a subpoena from House Democrats as the fight over investigations into President Trump reaches a crescendo.

May 7, 2019
In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, White House counsel Don McGahn listens as Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed McGahn for testimony following the release of the report from special counsel Robert Mueller. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Donald Trump may block Don McGahn testimony

President Trump said Thursday he may block former White House counsel Don McGahn from testifying before Congress because the attorney has already spoken with investigators on the Russia probe.

May 2, 2019
A photographer takes a photograph of a placard for Attorney General William Barr who is not expected to appear before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

William Barr a no-show as Democrats vow retribution

With Attorney General William P. Barr's chair empty, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler lashed out Thursday at Trump administration for the growing clash, saying the government itself "is very much at stake."

May 2, 2019
Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democrats weigh contempt of Congress for William Barr

House Democrats said they are considering holding Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt of Congress after he informed them he won't meet their deadline for turning over the unredacted special counsel's report and won't appear to testify Thursday.

May 1, 2019
Attorney General William Barr testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the Russia report by special counsel Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

William Barr won’t testify Thursday

Attorney General William P. Barr has told House Democrats he won't testify Thursday after they changed their rules to create a new format that would have subjected him to tougher scrutiny by lawyers.

May 1, 2019
In this file photo, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questions then-Attorney General nominee William Barr as he testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Graham to Hirono: You have ‘slandered’ Barr

In the most fiery exchange so far during Attorney General William P. Barr's Senate Judiciary testimony, Sen. Lindsey Graham interrupted questioning to accuse Sen. Mazie Hirono of "slandering" the Justice Department's top official.

May 1, 2019