A top aide to former national security adviser John Bolton has asked a judge if he’s required to comply with a subpoena from House impeachment investigators
A top aide to former national security adviser John Bolton filed suit Friday to determine whether he's required to comply with a subpoena to appear before House impeachment investigators, a move that could mire the testimony of a key witness in litigation as President Donald Trump seeks to block his cooperation with lawmakers.
Kupperman pointed to what he described as the merits and drawbacks of both the White House and Congress' arguments. "The district court in Miers further concluded that the Counsel to the President was not entitled to absolute or qualified immunity because the inquiry did not “involve the sensitive topics of national security or foreign affairs," Cooper noted. "National security and foreign affairs are at the heart of the information that the House Defendants seek from Plaintiff in connection with the House’s impeachment inquiry.
Republicans have contended that the House must hold a formal vote to launch an impeachment inquiry, but in her ruling, Judge Beryl Howell — chief judge of the federal District Court in Washington D.C. — said there is no requirement of a formal vote. Rather, Howell ruled, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's determination that several House committees were pursuing potential impeachment justifies the probe.
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