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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Charles Kupperman defies subpoena to testify in impeachment inquiry

    Charles Kupperman, former deputy national security adviser, wants a judge to rule on whether he has to testify. The Trump administration claims Kupperman has “constitutional immunity” and therefore doesn’t have to testify.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 28, 2019 • 1 min read

    Charles Kupperman, former deputy national security adviser, wants a judge to rule on whether he has to testify. The Trump administration claims Kupperman has “constitutional immunity” and therefore doesn’t have to testify. It’s one of the more extreme ways the White House has tried to thwart the growing investigation into the president.

    On Friday, a judge ruled that the House’s impeachment inquiry is constitutional. It also ordered the Justice Department to turn over grand jury evidence to Congress.

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    3 of 5
    The latest on the Getty fire
    1. 0:00The latest on the Getty fire and how bad it could get
    2. 9:57Rep. Katie Hill resigns. Will this affect the Democratic party?
    3. 17:23Charles Kupperman defies subpoena to testify in impeachment inquiryYou’re reading this
    4. 24:32Why Joe Biden’s campaign is a slow-motion disaster
    5. 35:07How Hildur Guðnadóttir composed ‘Joker’ soundtrack before the film was shot
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