Is McGahn going to be party to obstruction? Ian Bassin tweets: “So Don McGahn is a member of the bar. He is a partner at the law firm Jones Day. Does Jones Day believe their partners should ignore subpoenas?”

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“Unsettled”? Mercy me -- next they’ll be deeply disturbed by outright obstruction. “Institutionalist-minded Republicans are increasingly uncomfortable with the far-reaching arguments Trump and his lawyers are using to make their case, amid fears the claims of near-immunity from congressional scrutiny will set dangerous precedents.” If only they belonged to some body that could take action.

While Trump boosts the obstruction case against himself, there’s trouble from another investigation. “Federal prosecutors in New York are scrutinizing tens of thousands of documents relating to Donald Trump’s inauguration in a sign that the investigation into the committee’s finances is advancing.”

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When they address Trump’s obstruction, Democrats can open up badly needed oversight hearings on other fronts against the most financially corrupt administration in 100 years. “Any other president would likely have fired Cabinet officials facing the same scandals at [HUD Secretary Ben] Carson and [Commerce Secretary Wilbur] Ross—out of simple political expediency, if not out of any moral conviction. But Trump sets the tone for his administration. He stands accused of personally profiting from his public work, especially through the Trump International Hotel in D.C., though other parts of his empire have struggled during his presidency.” Read the whole thing.