Don McGahn
President Donald Trump also told ABC News that he never told Don McGahn to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, despite McGahn's testimony.
The House will also more forward with enforcing subpoenas against Attorney General William Barr and ex-White House counsel Don McGahn.
Rep. Jerry Nadler also subpoenaed the chief of staff to former White House counsel Don McGahn.
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler vows accountability after the former White House counsel, Don McGahn defied a subpoena.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The House Judiciary Committee chair also pilloried Trump for blocking testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn, holding a hearing featuring an empty chair.
The House speaker has advocated for a more incremental approach.
A Justice Department legal opinion says the House Judiciary Committee can't compel McGahn to testify.
After Mueller's report came out, the former White House counsel was reportedly asked to say it wasn't obstruction when Trump told him to fire the special counsel.
The former White House counsel was asked to turn over documents by Tuesday.
Sanders said she was "not aware" of a "formal" instruction to the former White House counsel, ignoring the president's own words on Fox News.