


Her notes, in particular, paint a damaging portrait of a White House under siege and a president who tried multiple times to thwart the special counsel's sprawling inquiry. Donaldson was a key figure in Mueller's obstruction probe, and her name was mentioned in Mueller's final report more than 60 times.She was also blocked from discussing her own notes that were cited in the Mueller report, though she did confirm their authenticity and said they were accurately quoted.Donaldson was stopped from answering questions on a multitude of topics that were central to the former special counsel Robert Mueller's obstruction-of-justice investigation into President Donald Trump.According to a transcript of written answers Donaldson provided to the House Judiciary Committee, the White House's objections stemmed from "constitutionally-based Executive Branch confidentiality interests that are implicated.".

White House lawyers blocked Annie Donaldson, a former aide to ex-White House Counsel Don McGahn, from answering Congress' questions about the Russia investigation more than 200 times.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
