By The Hill Staff – 11/11/19 03:08 PM EST
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House Democrats, ex-Bolton aide ask judge to block Mulvaney from joining lawsuit
House Democrats and former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman separately asked a federal judge on Monday to block President Trump’s acting chief of staff from intervening in a lawsuit over subpoenas related to the House’s impeachment inquiry.
Trump’s top aide, Mick Mulvaney, had filed a motion in D.C. District Court on Friday seeking to join Kupperman’s lawsuit over a subpoena in order to fight the House Intelligence Committee’s efforts to compel his own testimony.
But Democrats argued that the original lawsuit is moot since they withdrew the subpoena directing Kupperman to testify.
Kupperman also filed a brief on Monday opposing Mulvaney’s motion, arguing that he should be directed to file a separate lawsuit.
The Democrats wrote in their filing that even if the case was not moot at this point, Mulvaney and Kupperman are in very different circumstances.
— Harper Neidig
