President Trump asserts that 'I would actually like people to testify,' but 'I am fighting for future Presidents and the Office of the President.'
a subpoena and appear before Congress, though he retains the ability to"invoke executive privilege where appropriate" during his appearance. The Trump administration has since appealed the ruling and asked it to be stayed.
"It is clear to this court for the reasons explained above that, with respect to senior-level presidential aides, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist,""This means that they do not have subjects, bound by loyalty or blood, whose destiny they are entitled to control," Jackson said."Rather, in this land of liberty, it is indisputable that current and former employees of the White House work for the people of the United States. ...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., praised the ruling, which came as the same question about White House immunity is pending before another judge on the federal district court in Washington in a lawsuit filed by former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman. The House withdrew its subpoena for Kupperman's testimony, but the case is continuing.
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