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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

Attorney General William Barr speaks alongside Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, right, and acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O'Callaghan, left, about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report during a news conference, Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AG Barr ribs Rod Rosenstein for deadpan expression

Attorney General William P. Barr on Thursday mocked the social media frenzy sparked by Deputy Attorney General's deadpan expression during the April press conference to announce the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation.

May 9, 2019
In this May 1, 2019, photo, Attorney General William Barr is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee is moving ahead with a vote to hold Barr in contempt of Congress despite last-minute negotiations with the Justice Department over access to the full, unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

William Barr held in contempt by House Judiciary panel

The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William P. Barr in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena demanding the full, unredacted Mueller report and underlying evidence.

May 8, 2019
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