Trump can 'kick and scream' -- but he can't prevent Don McGahn from testifying: Former prosecutor

On Thursday, President Donald Trump told Fox News that he didn't want former White House counsel Don McGahn testifying.

"I’ve had him testifying already for 30 hours and it’s really — so I don’t think I can let him and then tell everybody else you can’t,” Trump said.

But Don McGahn is no longer a part of the administration. So there's not much the President can do to prevent McGahn from appearing before Congress, despite how much it displeases the President.

On The Lead with Jake Tapper Friday, panelists pointed out that the President's hands are tied.

"He can kick and scream, but Don McGahn is a private citizen," said former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Elliot Williams.

"The president doesn't want him to testify, but the president is trying to have it both ways by claiming to be the most open and transparent ... yet manufacturing these claims of executive privilege that are actually quite thin."

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