House didn't do it's job, or seem to know how to actually do it's job. Or, didn't care enough to follow protocol, and even passed it's own new rule for the 116th Congress to subjugate it...........
House of Rep's subpoenas were invalid, legally. (Philbin and lack of authorization for House subpeoans)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-conte...l-Memorandum-of-President-Donald-J.-Trump.pdf
On the charge that the President lacked “lawful cause or excuse” to resist House Democrats’ subpoenas........
They (House of Representatives) never authorized an impeachment inquiry to obtain subpoenas, they cannot issue subpoenas unless they have enabling authorization from the House........after Trump counsel said not getting anything, they realized when Kuppperman filed his action they screwed up, so, they now authorized impeachment inquiry, and then, never retro actively said they were valid, and never issued them as new ones either.
Supposedly this is basic Supreme Court law/ruling that says a House committee cannot just start go issuing subpoenas
unless they have enabling authorization from the House........
So, what is a counter response in terms of the "law".
Trump’s Defense Against Subpoenas Makes No Legal Sense
Reading the article, it seems this entire argument counter to Philbin is forgetting the one simple bueracratic-on the book way to do things to continue on with this supposed granted power
was to follow the SOP, and they didn't. Similar to getting off on a technicality for some crime, police or attorney's screwed up, and thus, it's invalid.
Mr. Philbin argues that the Constitution literally means impeachment belongs to the whole House while House Democrats have argued
that the rules they passed for the 116th Congress rendered such a separate vote unnecessary.
So, they can pass this and invalidate Supreme Court rulings....for sole purpose of...........
You attorneys on here like to expound? Seemingly, the simple procedure is what is important, and regardless of what validation the Dem's in the House feel they have, or might have, or do have, they didn't follow the simple operating procedure, which, like it or not, means the case and foundation for the case are null and void as something as simple as following protocol derails it's legitimacy regardless of any current 116th Congress rule to invalidate it......?
Genuinely interested in discussion/responses so please try and keep it to topic of this concept above. All respondents back and forth try and be nice and civil and no name calling.......
Is why nobody that has two brain cells bumping together, is buying the impeachment articles or the lefts calls for removal . It’s all political partisan games . There’s no desire for truth from the party leaders , the only thing that matters is scoring political points .
