It seems to me the issue is not moot if the White House was relying on this case to prove its contention that everything any subordinate ever said is privileged and can’t be disclosed. And certainly there can be further investigations in which McGahn’s testimony would be required. And in purely political terms the Republicans left a road map with their incessant investigations that Democrats could usefully apply.
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Court: '“Mr. Barr et.al. wouldn’t be trying to make us really, really mad, would they?”
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The Department argued the judiciary need not even involve itself in the dispute between Congress and the Executive Branch, “particularly where the Committee’s primary asserted need for subpoenaing McGahn — his potential testimony related to an obstruction-of-justice impeachment charge, see JA17 — appears to be moot.”
As if the Articles of Impeachment were the end of the HoR’s oversight responsibilities.
I think Billy Barr needs to think about a new occupation. He’s not doing too well in his current gig.
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Is this why Trump is complaining about toilets not flushing? Did he try to hide the evidence of his crimin’ by himself?
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It’s not “moot”.
He may be called as a witness in the Impeachment Trial in the Senate by the House Prosecutors.
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And I’m sure the Capitol Steps will have some witty ditty to commemorate to the occasion.
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I believe it’s Barr’s batshit filled crazy cave in the bowels of the DOJ.
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Everyday if not every week Trump does something impeachable. It’s sad when people don’t keep themselves informed.
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And/or others in the administration.
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I look forward to learning the sordid details behind Trump’s obsequiousness toward Erdogan.
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That’s why he has to flush 10 to 15 times
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the only thing more ridiculous than the DoJ’s brief is that the court demanded briefs on the question of whether the case was moot in the first place.
I said when this court first decided to wait until after Jan 3 to even decide whether to hear the McGahn appeal that the House needed to petition the Supreme Court to leapfrog the appeals process and go directly to the Supreme Court --as was done in Watergate, by Trump with his Muslim ban, etc. (or ask the appeals court to rule on the merits of the case on Jan 3)
Its now even clearer that at least two of the judges in this case are in Trump’s pocket.
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You beat me to it
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Well, i could, if i really wanted to, but i don’t, so i won’t.
Someone might uncover a memo.
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That one seems legit. There’s been a bunch of problems with their government, big protests and unrest.
That it’s even a question is a sad statement about how far we’ve fallen.
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Considering what he has to work with…
He also heard you could clean it all up by running it through the dishwasher.
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Yes, one was appointed by Trump & another by GWBush.
ETA:
“Two D.C. Circuit judges, Clinton appointee Judith Rogers and George W. Bush appointee Thomas Griffith, are assigned to both pending appeals. Judge Karen Henderson, a George H.W. Bush appointee joins them on the McGahn case, while Trump appointee Neomi Rao is hearing the Mueller-related case.”
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Easy. Brown-ish furriners. What more does Trump need to know?
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