Lawyer says Trump administration moved to squelch testimony

WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for former deputy Attorney General Sally Yates wrote in letters last week that the Trump administration was trying to limit her testimony at congressional hearings focused on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The hearing was later canceled by the House intelligence committee chairman.
In the letters, attorney David O’Neil said he understood the Justice Department was invoking “further constraints” on testimony Yates could provi