The immediate backlash from Republican lawmakers has fortified Trump Jr.'s allies, they say, and will continue to push for more of them to come out against the move.
Axios calls it "the first congressional subpoena - that we know about - of one of President Trump's children".
"[Donald Trump Jr.] has already spent dozens of hours testifying in front of Congressional committees".
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a floor speech Tuesday in which he declared "case closed" on the probe.
During an appearance before the Judiciary Committee Trump Jr was asked about the extent of his involvement in a plan to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
A source close to the president's son testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee for almost 9 hours and in front of Congressional committees for a total of 27 hours.
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Trump Jr's testimony was reportedly brought into question in light of the February testimony by Cohen who claimed that he had briefed Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump about "10 times" on the project, implying that Trump's son was in fact keeping close tabs on the matter.
The surprise subpoena was issued by a Republican-led committee, opening a new source of strain between the Congress and a White House battling the legislature's pressure on multiple points.
The subpoena from the Republican-led committee comes after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said its time to call "case closed" for the investigations on Russian Federation.
In his report on Russian meddling in the USA presidential election in 2016, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team of prosecutors reported that there was a "reasonable argument" that Trump Jr. violated campaign finance laws. They should NOT be taking orders from unhinged resistance Dems. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) wrote on Twitter.
It is unclear why the committee wants him to return to testify.
A separate source close to Trump Jr. said the president's son has continued to provide documents as requested and as part of negotiations around this subpoena, which began weeks ago, the president's son offered to answer questions in writing.
The White House is asserting executive privilege as the House Judiciary Committee seeks the full contents of Robert Mueller's report, which was released with redactions on April 18.
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