This seems likely to add to the revelations on the 2016 plans for Trump World Tower in Moscow, now that the redacted Mueller report is available.
Also recall that Don Jr may have already committed perjury in prior sessions before Congress related to his father’s obstruction of justice.
We’ll know a bit more if his session gets scheduled opposite a House session with a major figure like Mueller or McGahn. Or it could wind up with a Fifth Amendment pleading.
It's the first congressional subpoena — that we know about — of one of President Trump's children. The subpoena sets up a fight that's unprecedented in the Trump era: A Republican committee chair pit against the Republican president's eldest son.
- It's also a sign that the Russia investigations in Congress aren't over despite the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe and despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying it's time to move on from the Russia probe.
- Unlike many congressional investigations in the Trump era, the Senate Intelligence probe — led by Republican chairman Richard Burr and ranking Democrat Mark Warner — has been largely bipartisan.
- The fact that they're subpoenaing Trump Jr. is a strong signal that he declined a request to appear before the committee again.