The federal judge assigned to the suit seems to be leaning in favor of dismissing the case on the grounds that the House has dropped the demand for testimony
After consulting with House Counsel Doug Letter, Tatelman said the assurance included the House Judiciary Committee, as well as any others involved in the impeachment probe.
Kupperman’s attorneys argued that he faces a real possibility of a fine for contempt, something various Democratic lawmakers raised publicly in general terms earlier this year as a way of going after reluctant witnesses, but Tatelman said that sort of action by the House was also was fleetingly remote.Tatelman also said the House’s few contempt efforts have been directed to officials senior to Kupperman. “We haven’t been on a contempt spree, here,” the attorney said.
Burnham said that in light of an Office of Legal Counsel opinion upholding Trump’s immunity claim, it was entirely impossible that Kupperman would ever be criminally prosecuted for contempt of Congress. “That’s never going to happen,” Burnham said. “It could never happen.” “A contempt proceeding is a very real possibility given the repeated threats by the House,” Cooper said.
The judge also signaled that he believes House leaders have made a strategic decision to try to shut down the litigation in front of him, even by making unusual forward-looking pledges not to come after Kupperman again.
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