JUST IN: A three-judge panel of the Appeals Court agreed that the RNC's lawsuit against the Jan. 6 select committee is now moot (the committee withdrew its subpoena).
BUT! The judges also decided to vacate the lower court ruling that had been one of the committee's biggest wins.
BUT! The judges also decided to vacate the lower court ruling that had been one of the committee's biggest wins.
The committee won a huge victory in May from Judge Kelly (a Trump appointee) who ruled that the panel was validly constituted and had a legitimate purpose in seeking the RNC records.
The committee has cited Kelly's ruling repeatedly since then.
politico.com/news/2022/05/0…
The committee has cited Kelly's ruling repeatedly since then.
politico.com/news/2022/05/0…
But the RNC appealed — and through sheer luck, drew a panel that included all three of Trump's picks to the federal appeals court in DC
The committee urged the panel to reject the RNC's injunction request ahead of public hearings, but the panel denied it
politico.com/news/2022/05/2…
The committee urged the panel to reject the RNC's injunction request ahead of public hearings, but the panel denied it
politico.com/news/2022/05/2…
After once describing those RNC records as urgently necessary, the committee then asked the three-judge panel to slow things down. Ultimately, the committee withdrew its subpoena altogether: politico.com/news/2022/09/0…
The panel bristled at those shifting positions but agreed the case had become moot. Instead, it vacated the significant May ruling Judge Kelly (also a Trump appointee), citing "the important and unsettled constitutional questions that the appeal would have presented."
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