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2020-03-07 Home Front: Politix
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House asks full appeals court to rehear McGahn case
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 [THEHILL] The House is asking a full appeals court to rehear its case for subpoenaing former White House counsel Don McGahn after a divided three-judge panel ruled last week that congressional subpoenas of the executive branch are legally unenforceable.Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee warned the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a court filing on Friday that if the decision were to stand, it would undermine Congress's constitutional role.
"This unprecedented ruling compels the attention of the full Court. The panel decision conflicts with D.C. Circuit precedent, prevents the House from carrying out its function as a check on the power of the Executive, and undermines Congress’s authority to fulfill its Article I responsibilities," the filing reads. "Present circumstancesâin which the President has announced broadscale defiance of Congress’s oversight powerâunderscore how dramatically this ruling could upset the constitutional balance of powers."
A panel of D.C. Circuit judges ruled 2-1 last week that Congress cannot sue to enforce its subpoenas of the executive branch, reasoning that the courts are forbidden from resolving disputes between different branches of government.
The two judges who sided with President Trump's appeal were both appointed by Republicans, and the lone dissenting judge was appointed by former President Clinton.
"If we order McGahn to testify, what happens next? McGahn, compelled to appear, asserts executive privilege in response to the Committee’s questions," Judge Thomas Griffith wrote in the majority opinion. "The Committee finds those assertions baseless. In that case, the Committee assures us, it would come right back to court to make McGahn talk.
"The walk from the Capitol to our courthouse is a short one, and if we resolve this case today, we can expect Congress’s lawyers to make the trip often," he added.
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