Mulvaney attempts to join lawsuit over House subpoena

[demsocialist]

On Friday night, Mulvaney asked a court to allow him to join a lawsuit about the House subpoena power over White House witnesses in the impeachment probe. Mulvaney wrote he fears the House could hold him in contempt, while he obeys executive branch orders.

He claims that he cannot choose between complying with the House subpoena he received and the White House's instruction that he is immune from testifying, and would like a federal court to decide for him.

Mulvaney's move in court adds him to the ongoing case of another uncooperative impeachment witness, former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman, who sued House members and the White House before his scheduled testimony, asking a court to resolve whether he should follow the White House's orders that he is immune from testimony or the House's subpoena. Kupperman's case isn't set to be resolved for weeks, if not until mid-December or later.

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/09/politics/mick-mulvaney-subpoena-lawsuit/index.html|]

I haven't seen a thread on this yet.

[BigmanPigman]

1. He wants the court to decide for him!?!?!

So is he a "maybe"?

[demsocialist]

2. Maybe he is concerned about being held in contempt and arrested

Could be a stalling tactic and could be how this ends up at the Supreme Court??

[vsrazdem]

3. Maybe he's concerned he is going to be thrown under the bus by Trump and he is sending a

signal that's not a good idea.