Ex-WH counsel Don McGahn to testify before House panel after deal in subpoena dispute

Washington — Former White House counsel Don McGahn is expected to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors "as soon as possible" after Democrats on the panel and the Justice Department reached an agreement this week in a long-running dispute over enforcement of a subpoena for his testimony.

Lawyers for the Justice Department, who are representing McGahn, and House Democrats on Wednesday requested the federal appeals court in the District of Columbia postpone oral arguments in the case, set for May 19, because the two sides reached "an agreement on an accommodation." Under the agreement, the Judiciary Committee will conduct a transcribed interview with McGahn, resolving the years-long dispute over the subpoena for his testimony. The interview will be limited to information from McGahn, who worked in the Trump White House, in the publicly available parts of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.