Mulvaney to file his own impeachment lawsuit, lawyers say

November 11, 2019 at 11:46 p.m. | Updated November 11, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

by Associated Press

In this Jan. 20, 2018, file photo, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney stands during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. Mulvaney, appointed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November, promised to shrink the bureau's mandate and take a much softer approach to enforcement, and records reviewed by The Associated Press indicate he has kept his word. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
In this Jan. 20, 2018, file photo, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney stands during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. Mulvaney, appointed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in November, promised to shrink the bureau's mandate and take a much softer approach to enforcement, and records reviewed by The Associated Press indicate he has kept his word. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

WASHINGTON - White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney plans to file his own lawsuit over the House impeachment inquiry rather than join an existing one brought by one of the president's former advisers.

That's according to a court filing Monday evening withdrawing Mulvaney's earlier motion to join a lawsuit from Charles Kupperman. The motion followed a private telephone conference call with a judge.

Kupperman, the former deputy national security adviser to President Donald Trump, asked a judge to decide whether he had to comply with a subpoena from the House or an order from the White House directing him to not testify.

Lawyers for Kupperman and House Democrats opposed Mulvaney's effort to join the suit, saying his case presented some different issues.

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