Court's December detour could place some impeachment witnesses out of Democrats' reach

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A federal judge will consider a lawsuit over a key White House official's House subpoena in mid-December, meaning some key impeachment witnesses like former national security adviser John Bolton may be beyond the reach of Democrats

Former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman had run to the courts last Friday asking for help deciding whether he needed to appear for scheduled testimony Monday on Capitol Hill. He did not show up Monday.The federal judge, Richard Leon of the DC District Court, brought Kupperman's attorneys, the House and the Justice Department into court Thursday because the urgency of the situation. Still, the court detour means the case may lag behind and impact action on the Hill.

If that timeline holds, however, Democrats could begin drafting or even considering articles of impeachment by the time the court hearing occurs.Judge Leon told the Justice Department, the House of Representatives and Kupperman's lawyers that he will hear arguments on December 10 about the court's role in the dispute.When a Justice Department attorney asked for more time next month to respond to arguments in the case, Leon chastised her."When it's a matter of this consequence...

 

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Is the house willing to wait that long?

So now we won't hear from main players in this mess. So Sad Americans can't hear everything. Our tax dollars at work. How many be were in on this crap anyway

That’s SUCH crap! The Court should make THIS a priority!

Long as they rule on Subpoena to the committee right away And don’t weenie out

Bolton's statement: ' I wanted to remove Assad, Lil Kim, and Pelosi, but Trump told me to wait on that!!'

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