Ex-White House counsel Don McGahn must appear before Congress for testimony, judge says
The judge rules Trump's absurd assertion of blanket immunity, a claim never before made by any prez because...........ridiculous...........is total bullshyte.
Clearly, the ruling has implications for the impeachment inquiry.
The mind boggling aspect of the ruling is................Billy the Bagman is contesting it. The guy who is supposed to be the people's lawyer is working in Trump's interest, not the country's. Imagine my surprise.
Claims one judge, it could be reversed.
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The thing is, there is no legal standing on which to reverse the judge's ruling. This wasn't a matter of a narrow victory for House Dems with the judge ruling "absolute immunity" doesn't not apply in this instance. The ruling plainly states there is no such thing as absolute immunity.
Donald McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules; Administration Will Appeal
A judge rejected the Trump administration’s argument that senior White House officials were immune from congressional subpoenas.
"The Justice Department, which is representing Mr. McGahn in the lawsuit, will appeal, a spokeswoman said. Still, the ruling by Judge Jackson, who was appointed by President Barack Obama,
could have broader consequences for the investigation into the Ukraine affair.
In rejecting the Trump administration’s
sweeping claim that top presidential advisers, as Mr. McGahn was, are absolutely immune from being compelled to talk about their official duties — meaning they do not even have to show up — the judge said the same is true even for those who worked on national security issues.
Judge Jackson’s ruling also came on the same day that another federal judge in Washington held out the possibility that more documents about the Ukraine affair could yet see the light of day,
ruling that emails between the White House and the Pentagon about the freezing of military aid to Ukraine should be released under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit."
Donald McGahn Must Testify to Congress, Judge Rules; Administration Will Appeal
Duplicitous Don and Billy the Bagman are losing case after case because the arguments they are making are ludicrous. Not even a SC packed with radical right wing ideologues will save them unless hacks like Gorsuch and Schlitz Kavanaugh are willing to turn their backs on the Constitution.
