A federal judge on Thursday set a Dec. 10 hearing date for what he said was the “urgent” matter of whether a former top national security official’s testimony can be legally subpoenaed by the House for its impeachment inquiry.
Tomorrow or early next week is “Urgent”.
Dec 10 is forever.
December 10th is urgent? Good thing an appendectomy isn’t involved.
I hope the judge never has an “urgent” bowel movement…
btw, a Shrub appointee…
I thought Mitch wanted a bow on this by thanksgiving
He’s in contempt.
You can’t always get what you want…
Would Fat Ass’s resignation moot the matter?
Nope
Really surprised he set it this far out. My guess is that judge K.B. Jackson who has the mcGhan case, which is fully briefed, said she would get a ruling ASAP, but has a trial that will take two weeks. Seems to me that judge Leon set the DOJ’s brief on the 14th to allow time for a ruling in the MCGhan case.
But I still haven’t gotten what I need…
STILL no taco truck on my corner…
Grow a pair, man,
Liz Cheney was bitching about the lack of legislation in the House because of the impeachment. We know that’s a lie, because the House has passed several bills for which Mitch McConnell can’t find time to bring to the floor.
I wonder what kind of lack of legislation Lizzie means.
Judge Leon is a Republican hack. Look up some of this other decisions through the years.
“Absent a definitive judgement from the Judicial Branch ‘say[ing] what the law is’ […] Plaintiff will effectively be forced to adjudicate the Constitutional dispute himself”
It seems that absent a definitive judgement from the Judicial Branch, plaintiff should just obey the f***ing subpoena.
Yes, he’s certainly no friend to progressive causes. This case is as open and shut as they come. I’m hoping he just wants his moment in the sun and he’s not actually going to issue a ruling without a Constitutional basis.
Justice delayed is justice denied. Judge Leon is doing just this.
I suppose if Leon didn’t consider it an urgent matter of great public interest, we’d be looking at, what … next summer?
ETA: Can the D.C. Circuit appoint one judge to hear all impeachment related matters on a priority expedited basis and transfer all pending cases to her/him?
Well, in one sense it’s good news, because it establishes that the investigation won’t get any testimony from the WH inner circle before the end of the year. It means the House can focus on the evidence and testimony they already have, which is enough for impeachment. Just add obstruction as one of the articles.
The court fight should continue on the merits, but there is no point in delaying the impeachment hearings and vote deep into next year, which is where the court fights will end up.
Including by republican judges, apparently.
Gentle ladies and men, I give you activist judges.