It's a waste of taxpayer money. A farce. Why is today's deposition even happening? Most of what the House Judiciary Committee wanted to know WILL NOT be revealed.
McGahn's obstinance in protecting Trump during the Mueller Russia investigation frustrated lawmakers who knew he had the answers they were seeking.
The hearing will be behind closed doors and only open to House members (no staff). Because of the ground rules McGahn's testimony has been carefully negotiated to prevent full public disclosure.
A transcript will be made available to the public after the DOJ scrubs anything they find objectionable. The content has already scrubbed before the committee even gets to see it today.
Finally, the DOJ can assert executive privilege to block questions, and McGahn himself can clam up if he considers the question beyond the scope of the agreement.
So why even bother?
It's the right of the people to know what happens within and to their government. That right stands superior to institutional interests of the branches of government.
But we already know the outcome of this wasted exercise because lawmakers and lawyers have already determined it.
In the end the Biden-Garland Department of Justice, by continuing to defend its predecessor's legal claims against oversight, also worked against the nation's paramount need to know.
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