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Bolton Has No Excuse, Must Testify Now That Judge Has Dismissed Kuppermans Lawsuit: Legal Experts
by Matt Naham | 5:41 pm, December 30th, 2019
https://lawandcrime.com/impeachment/bolton-has-no-excuse-must-testify-now-that-judge-has-dismissed-kuppermans-lawsuit-legal-experts/
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A federal judge for the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia on Monday dismissed former John Bolton deputy Dr. Charles Kuppermans lawsuit against the House of Representatives, leading legal observers to demand, once again, that Bolton testify in the impeachment inquiry.
The judge found that the Kupperman lawsuit was moot given that the House withdrew a subpoena for Kuppermans testimony in the impeachment probe, and given that there is no reasonable possibility that the House will exercise its inherent contempt power against Dr. Kupperman.
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The Kupperman lawsuit sought an authoritative and binding judicial ruling to resolve the question of whether Kupperman was constitutionally obliged to testify in the impeachment inquiry or to abide by President Trumps directive not to testify.
House Democrats successfully sought to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming it was moot after withdrawing Kuppermans subpoena. They wanted to avoid the delay protracted litigation would cause to the impeachment proceedings. Nevertheless, Kupperman persisted, culminating in todays dismissal.
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stopdiggin
(11,387 posts)situation one way or the other. In fact, makes a point of not addressing the issue specifically. Whether other rulings are germane now remains the question. And I don't thing that question yet has a final answer.
applegrove
(118,844 posts)on the President's people testifying.
stopdiggin
(11,387 posts)and whether THAT decision -- no doubt ALSO under appeal -- now has relevance to Bolton is the debate at hand. I'm certainly not claiming to know.
calimary
(81,527 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,304 posts)But I won't hold my breath.