DoJ reportedly preparing court fight to get Trump insiders to testify – as it happened

Prosecutors expect former president to try to invoke executive privilege to prevent his ex-officials from speaking

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The White House has issued a statement encouraging the House to pass an assault weapons ban later today.

The statement reminds the public that 40,000 Americans die from gunshot wounds every year and guns have become the top killer of children" in the US.