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DOJ Position And Trump Impeachment Argument 'Cannot Be Reconciled,' House Lawyer Argues
Oh my, what a surprise, these fuckers continue to try and get away with talking out of both sides of their lying deceitful gobs...
The filing was one in a series of from Letter regarding two cases: One case seeks to force former White House counsel Don McGahn’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, despite an order from the President; another seeks grand jury material from the Mueller probe.
The contradiction boils down to this: In the Senate impeachment trial, Trump’s defense team has argued against the “Obstruction of Congress” charge against him by saying that the courts, not the impeachment process, are the proper venue to pursue witnesses and documentary evidence that Trump has blocked from reaching congressional investigators. In short, the evidence must be litigated in court.
But in court, in the McGahn and Mueller grand jury cases, Justice Department prosecutors have argued for months that the disputes are political — not an appropriate place for the courts to step in. In short, the evidence cannot be litigated in court.
“The Executive Branch cannot have it both ways,” the Judiciary Committee said in a statement Tuesday.
The contradiction boils down to this: In the Senate impeachment trial, Trump’s defense team has argued against the “Obstruction of Congress” charge against him by saying that the courts, not the impeachment process, are the proper venue to pursue witnesses and documentary evidence that Trump has blocked from reaching congressional investigators. In short, the evidence must be litigated in court.
But in court, in the McGahn and Mueller grand jury cases, Justice Department prosecutors have argued for months that the disputes are political — not an appropriate place for the courts to step in. In short, the evidence cannot be litigated in court.
“The Executive Branch cannot have it both ways,” the Judiciary Committee said in a statement Tuesday.
[link:https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-position-and-trump-impeachment-argument-cannot-be-reconciled-house-lawyer-argues|]
Emphasis mine
Gotta to tell you, legally and judicially, in theory they should not be able to have it both ways... not sure that is going to stop them trying their damnedest though!
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