Daily Update | June 7, 2019
Abigail DeHart // 5/29/19 //
The White House told former Trump aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to provide documents to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The Trump Administration said that due to financial constraints it would begin restricting or canceling education, legal, and recreational services for migrant children housed in shelters. New regulations by the Trump Administration end group travel to Cuba.
TRUMP: INVESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION
The decision to hold Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn in contempt could accelerate the Democratic party’s lawsuit to obtain President Trump’s tax returns (Politico).
The White House told former Trump aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to provide documents to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation (WSJ; Bloomberg).
IMMIGRATION
The Trump Administration said that due to financial constraints it would begin restricting or canceling education, legal, and recreational services for migrant children housed in shelters (NYTimes).
The Homeland Security Department’s internal watchdog says conditions at ICE detention facilities may violate detainees’ rights (WaPo).
DEMOCRACY
The 2019 version of the State Department’s Compliance Report dealing with arms control fell far short on delivering the congressionally-mandated content (Just Security).
REGULATION
The Interior Department announced a plan to expand hunting and fishing opportunities in several federal wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries (The Hill).
JUSTICE & SAFETY
President Trump is not relying on trade-related statutes but on international emergency economic power to impose new Mexican tariffs (The Volokh Conspiracy).
The Trump Administration’s approach to the Middle East breaks with international law and long-held U.S. policies (Lawfare).
President Trump’s lack of an overarching strategy with Iran over the past year leaves cause for real concern (Lawfare).
New regulations by the Trump Administration end group travel to Cuba (WaPo).
- Further analysis of these restrictions can be found here.